# The African Christian Democratic Party is calling on government to urgently prioritise the fight against anti-gang violence in communities across the country. The party’s Palesa Yates says the recent senseless killings in Reiger Park, Gauteng, of two young women and two police officers are a case in point. She argues that standard police deployments […]
# Die minister van Menslike Nedersettings, Thembi Simelane, sê die regering beplan ‘n beleidsverklaring om prioriteitstoegang tot gesubsidieerde behuising uit te brei vir oorlewendes van geslagsgeweld en vrouemoord. Simelane het gepraat by die Ministriële Leierskapbetrokkenheid-vergadering vir Vroue van Menslike Nedersettings by Vryheidspark in Pretoria. Sy sê die aanbeveling sal geslagsgeweld-voorkoming integreer in stedelike behuisingsbeplanning, maatskaplik-ekonomiese […]
# Die onderwysaktivis, Hendrick Makaneta, doen ‘n beroep op die raad van die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente om nie die goeie werk wat deur die administrateur, Hlengani Mathebulain, gedoen is, ongeldig te maak in ‘n poging om die uitdagings wat die skema in die gesig staar, op te los nie. Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria […]
# Saftu has joined the families, survivors, mineworkers and the entire working class in commemorating the 14th anniversary of the Marikana Massacre today. In August 2012, police opened fire on striking mineworkers at Lonmin’s platinum mine in Marikana, North West, killing 34 workers. The workers were engaged in a struggle for a living wage, centred […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Kleinsake-ontwikkeling verwelkom die streng interne beheer- en omsigtigheidsmaatreëls wat die Departement van Kleinsake-ontwikkeling en die Agentskap vir die Befondsing van Kleinsake-ontwikkeling ingestel het. Die maatreëls moet verseker die Spazawinkel-steunfonds bereik die beoogde begunstigdes naamlik kwalifiserende Suid-Afrikaanse burgers wat wettige spazawinkels bedryf. Die komitee se voorsitter, Masefako Dikgale, sê altesaam 930 […]
# The Parliament Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development has welcomed the stringent internal controls and due diligence measures implemented by the Department of Small Business Development and the Small Enterprise Development Finance Agency. This is in ensuring that the Spaza Shop Support Fund reaches qualifying South African citizens operating legitimate spaza shop businesses as […]
# Human Settlements minister, Thembi Simelane says government plans to introduce a policy declaration to expand priority access to subsidised housing for survivors of gender-based violence and femicide. Simelane was speaking at the Women of Human Settlements Ministerial Leadership Engagement at Freedom Park in Pretoria. She says the recommendation will integrate GBV prevention into housing […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta is calling on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme board not to invalidate the good work done by the administrator, Hlengani Mathebulain, in an effort to resolve the challenges faced by the scheme. The Pretoria High Court on Friday suspended the appointment of Mathebula and reinstated the disbanded NSFAS board. […]
# Eskom sê hy handhaaf steeds bykomende kapasiteit op die kragnetwerk, met drie-duisend-363 megawatt in reserwe weens ‘n oormaat opwekkingskapasiteit, wat verder verseker dat die kragstelsel aan die vraag kan voldoen. Die woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê die gemiddelde vlak van onbeplande onderbrekings het verlede week tot ses-duisend-653-megawatt afgeneem, vergeleke met elf-duisend-982-megawatt in die ooreenstemmende tydperk […]
