# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says plans to complete Eskom’s restructuring and introduce a competitive wholesale electricity market will entrench energy apartheid. The government sees the wholesale electricity market as a key evolutionary step in the development of a fully competitive electricity supply industry in the country. GIWUSA president, Mametlwe Sebei, says […]
# Die vakbond Giwusa sê die regering se Groei- en Insluitingstrategie is niks nuuts nie, maar net nog ‘n neoliberale aanval op die werkersklas. Die strategie van die ministers van Finansies en van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging stel ‘n ambisieuse plan in die vooruitsig om ekonomiese groei tot 3,5 persent te verhoog en werkskepping te […]
# Kaapstad is een van TimeOut se 20 beste plekke om tussen Oktober en Februarie te besoek. Dit is omdat lande in die Noordelike Halfrond in dié tyd kouer weer ervaar. Sharm-el-Sjeik in Egipte, bekend vir sy turkoois water en wolklose blou hemel feitlik heeljaar, is boaan die lys. Namibië is tweede, gevolg deur Ciprus, […]
# The Do More Foundation says good nutrition is vital in shaping children’s ability to learn and succeed in life. The 9th to the 15th of October is National Nutrition Week. The foundation’s Jessica Ronaasen says research shows that stunting in early childhood, caused by chronic malnutrition, is one of the strongest predictors of a […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the government’s Growth and Inclusion Strategy is nothing new, but just another neoliberal assault on the working class. The strategy drafted by the ministers of Finance and Trade, Industry and Competition sets an ambitious plan to turbocharge economic growth to 3.5-percent and revive job creation. GIWUSA […]
# Cape Town has been included in TimeOut’s best 20 places to visit between October this year and February 2026. This as countries in the Northern Hemisphere are experiencing colder weather during this period. Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, known for having turquoise waters and cloud-free skies pretty much all year round, tops the list. […]
# Business Leadership SA sê die regering moet deur BRICS en die Afrika-vasteland vryhandelsooreenkoms met mening alternatiewe handelsvennootskappe vind en bou. Dit volg op die verstryking van die Amerikaanse voorkeurhandelsraamwerk, Agoa, op 30 September. Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, sê hy vertrou ‘n hernuwing is op hande. Suid-Afrika was verantwoordelik vir […]
# Benoemings is nou oop vir die 2025 Legends-toekennings, met die sluitingsdatum volgende Woensdag. Die toekennings vereer Suid-Afrika se grootste lewende legendes wie se werk, kreatiwiteit en impak steeds die land se erfenis vorm. Daar is tien kategorieë, insluitend lewenslange prestasie, the People’s Choice, sport, musiek, letterkunde en storievertelling, en humanitêre en sosiale impak. Vanjaar […]
# Business Leadership SA says the government must aggressively pursue alternative trade partnerships through BRICS and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. This follows the expiry of the US preferential trade framework, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, on September 30th. However, Trade, Industry, and Competition minister Parks Tau has expressed confidence that a renewal […]
