# The minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp, has expressed shock after the tragic discovery of the bodies of two tourists in the northern section of the Kruger National Park, in Limpopo. He says a search operation was launched Thursday evening after camp staff noticed the tourists had not returned to the […]
# Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for suspects following the brutal murder of two tourists at Kruger National Park. Police spokesperson, Hlulani Mashaba says a 71-year-old male and his female companion reportedly arrived at one of the camps in the park last Sunday, and were last seen on Wednesday. Their bodies were found floating […]
# Acting national police commissioner, Puleng Dimpane has called for a manhunt following an armed robbery and housebreaking incident at the home of former Cabinet minister, Naledi Pandor in Pretoria. Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe says three armed suspects forced entry into the property on Friday night and allegedly held occupants at gunpoint before ransacking the […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare doen ‘n beroep op die minister van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur, Dean Macpherson, om die salarisse van alle onbevestigde werknemers wat die stelsel uitgelig het onmiddellik op te skort, hangende fisiese en biometriese bevestiging. Die minister het tydens die departement se begrotingsrede onthul 14-miljoen-rand in belastingbetalersgeld word stelselmatig gekanaliseer na […]
# SAFTU sê misdaad in Suid-Afrika moet verstaan word as ‘n uitvloeisel van dieper sosio-ekonomiese toestande, insluitend massa-werkloosheid, ongelykheid, onvoldoende behuising, swak openbare dienste, dwelm- en alkohol-misbruik en sistemiese maatskaplike uitsluiting. Asive Dyani van SAFTU sê hierdie toestande hou verband met die makro-ekonomiese raamwerk wat die staat aanvaar het. Sy sê besnoeiingsbeleide het die openbare […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on the minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, to activate immediate salary freezes for all unverified persons flagged by the system, pending physical and biometric validation. During the department budget speech, the Minster revealed that 14-million-rand in taxpayers’ money are being systematically channelled to ghost workers in the […]
# SAFTU says crime in South Africa must be understood as a manifestation of deeper socio-economic conditions, including mass unemployment, inequality, inadequate housing, failing public services, substance abuse, and systemic social exclusion. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says the persistence of these conditions is closely linked to the macroeconomic framework adopted by the state. She says austerity […]
# Eskom toon steeds volgehoue verbetering in kragstelselprestasie en handhaaf netwerk-bestendigheid te midde van hoër winter-aanvraag, veral in die oggend- en aandspitstye. Die woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê Eskom het onlangs 365 agtereenvolgende dae sonder beurtkrag bereik, die eerste volle jaar sonder kragonderbrekings sedert September 2018. Sy sê dit weerspieël ‘n merkbare herstel in die stelsel […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Buti Manamela, sê Suid-Afrika het nie oorwegend ‘n vaardigheidstekort nie, maar eerder ‘n probleem met die oorgangsvermoë van die werksmag. Manamela het die Vaardigheidsforum van die Johannesburgse Sakeskool by die Universiteit van Johannesburg toegespreek. Die minister sê ‘n vaardigheidstekort dui aan Suid-Afrika het meer gegradueerdes nodig, en […]
