# Die Staatspensioenfonds het aangekondig aansoeke vir tweepot-pensioenonttrekkings word tydelik opgeskort, en dit is onmiddellik van krag tot 21 Oktober. Die onderbrekings laat die fonds toe om sy stelsels op datum te kry met nuwe aktuariële rentefaktore om te verseker voordele word akkuraat bereken. Ander voordele, insluitend aftree- en sterfte-uitbetalings, sal voortgaan. Die fonds sê […]
# The South African National Taxi Council and the Metered Taxi and E-Hailing Association have started working with Bolt, Teksi Ride, and Shuma Ride following new government regulations legalising e-hailing. The meeting focused on driver and passenger safety, including panic buttons, and enterprise development. Santaco spokesperson Mmatshikhidi Phala says all parties committed to collaboration, establishing […]
# Die Afrika Mayibuye-beweging sê hy staan in volle solidariteit met alle geloofsleiers, gemeentes, en gemeenskappe wat vandag aan ‘n vreedsame betoging in Pretoria deelneem. Die party sê die optrede is teen die kommissie vir die regte van kulturele, godsdienstige en taalkundige gemeenskappe se hernude pogings om geloof te reguleer onder die dekmantel van aanspreeklikheid. […]
# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has extended the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit until 28 May 2027, benefiting around 180-thousand holders in South Africa. The extension protects holders from deportation, allows entry and exit under conditions, and simplifies visa applications. This follows a 2023 High Court ruling declaring the earlier permit termination unlawful. Consultations with permit […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare, moedig die regering en werkgewers aan om die regte van werkers, insluitend regverdige betaling, veilige omstandighede, werksekerheid en loopbaan groei, te handhaaf. Claude Naicker van die vakbond beklemtoon die kwesbaarheid van vastetermyn werknemers en gemeenskapwerkers, en wys daarop dat respek vir, en bemagtiging van staatsamptenare instellings versterk, dienslewering verbeter, en […]
# Die Instituut vir Rasseverhoudinge sê hulle het die Suid-Afrikaanse Raad van Kerke genader om die omvang van ‘morele bedrog’ oftewel vals transformasie te bespreek. Makone Maja van die Instituut sê vals transformasie is ‘n stelsel van beleide en praktyke wat korrupsie verskans, staatsinstellings uitgehol en openbare dienste verwoes het. Sy sê dit is geen […]
# The Financial Intelligence Centre, with assistance from the Asset Forfeiture Unit, has recovered 144-million-rand in criminal proceeds during the 2024/25 financial year, a 46-percent increase from the previous year. The centre also blocked 157-million-rand linked to suspected crime. Acting director Pieter Smit told eNCA that most recovered funds, tied to fraud, corruption, and money […]
# Basic Education minister, Siviwe Gwarube says her department together with its partners, is reviewing the Basic Education Employment Initiative programme’s internal governance to ensure that the programme is adequately resourced, properly supervised, and supported by reliable systems. Gwarube briefed the media in Pretoria on the resolution of delayed payments to school assistants. The minister says […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union is calling for a national summit to tackle the growing number of police killings. Speaking at Popcru’s Central Executive Committee meeting in Johannesburg, president Thulani Ngwenya voiced concern over ongoing challenges within the Criminal Justice Cluster amid the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. He said new strategies are […]
