# Die hoofekonoom van Momentum Investments, Sanisha Packirisamy, sê Moody’s het Suid-Afrika se soewereine graderingsvooruitsigte van bestendig na positief hersien, met die kredietgradering op Ba2. Sy sê die vooruitsig-opgradering weerspieël verbeterende fiskale prestasie en strukturele hervormings wat skuld bestendig maak en die ekonomiese herstel sedert 2007 ondersteun, ondanks die wêreldwye verlangsaming. Packirisamy sê egter Moody’s […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Willie Aucamp, is geskok na die tragiese ontdekking van twee toeriste se liggame in die noordelike deel van die Krugerwildtuin. Hy sê ‘n soektog is Donderdagaand van stapel gestuur nadat personeel opgemerk het die toeriste het nie teruggekeer na hul kamp nie. Ander toeriste het Vrydag […]
# The Health Department has assured the public that the operations at forensic pathology centres continue as usual across the country. Spokesperson Foster Mohale says this follows a sporadic cases of picketing actions by public forensic pathology staff in some provinces over labour-related issues. He says the department and the National Education, Health and Allied […]
# Momentum Investments’ Chief Economist, Sanisha Packirisamy, says Moody’s Ratings revised South Africa’s sovereign rating outlook from stable to positive, while affirming the credit rating at Ba2. She says the outlook upgrade reflects improving fiscal performance and structural reforms that are stabilising debt and supporting an economic recovery since 2007, despite a global slowdown. However, Packirisamy says […]
# Cosatu has welcomed president Cyril Ramaphosa’s promulgation of Sections 5, 6 and 19 of the Companies’ Amendment Act. COSATU’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks says the promulgation of these long overdue provisions compels listed companies and state-owned enterprises to submit their remuneration policies for approval. He says this is including the total packages and the wage gap […]
# Polisie in Limpopo soek na verdagtes nadat twee toeriste in die Krugerwildtuin vermoor is. Polisiewoordvoerder, Hlulani Mashaba, sê ‘n 71-jarige man en sy metgesel het verlede Sondag by ‘n kamp in die park aangekom en is Woensdag laas gesien. Hulle liggame is Vrydag in die Levubu-rivier gevind:
# Die waarnemende nasionale polisiekommissaris, Puleng Dimpane, het ‘n grootskaalse soektog aangevra na die verdagtes in ‘n gewapende roof en huisbraak by die woning van voormalige minister Naledi Pandor in Pretoria. Polisiewoordvoerder Athlenda Mathe sê drie gewapende verdagtes het Vrydagaand toegang tot die perseel verkry en die gesin met vuurwapens gedreig voor hulle die huis […]
# AZAPO sê Suid-Afrikaners kan nie veilig voel te middel van bewerings oor senior polisiebeamptes wat met misdaadnetwerke in die land verbind word nie. Woordvoerder, Nosipiwo Manona, sê ‘n polisiediens waar hooggeplaaste polisiebeamptes by korrupsie betrek word, kan nie gewone burgers op grondvlak doeltreffend beskerm nie. Sy sê vyf-duisend sterftes binne slegs drie maande is […]
# AZAPO says South Africans cannot feel safe when allegations persist that senior police officials are themselves connected to criminal networks operating within the country. Spokesperson Nosipiwo Manona says a police service that is compromised at the top cannot effectively protect ordinary citizens at the grassroots level. She says five-thousand deaths in just three months is […]
