# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on political factions within municipalities to cease infighting and prioritise stable governance and service delivery. Delivering the keynote address on behalf of Ramaphosa at the Local Government Indaba in Midrand, Gauteng, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, emphasised that trust is earned through accountability, efficient infrastructure, and […]
# Kenners van hoër onderwysinstellings vra vir beter ondersteuning vir tegniese en beroepsonderwys en -opleiding as ‘n belangrike naskoolse studierigting. Kenners het by ‘n dialoog vna Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite gesê handelsvaardighede is die sleutel om Suid-Afrika se vaardigheidstekort en die toekoms van werk aan te spreek wat insluit die bevordering van onderwys in wetenskap, tegnologie, ingenieurswese […]
# Justice and Constitutional Development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has urged former Chief Evidence Leader of the Madlanga Commission, Terry Motau, to clarify his reasons for resigning. Kubayi dismissed claims that the 147-million-rand commission budget influenced Motau’s decision, stressing that finances have been properly managed. Speaking to SABC News, the minister reaffirmed her commitment to transparency […]
# Die GOOD-party verwelkom die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria se uitspraak wat die regering se poging verwerp om die apartheids-era skadevergoedingsaak van 167-miljoen-rand te vertraag. Regter Nicoline Janse van Nieuwenhuizen het gesê verdere vertragings dien geen geregtigheid nie, veral nie vir bejaarde slagoffers nie, en het die regering gelas om die koste te betaal. GOOD se […]
# The DA says it will oppose minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau’s proposed three-percent Black Economic Empowerment levy on unlisted businesses. The party warns the levy would burden companies, hurt small businesses, and cripple job creation. The DA’s Toby Chance calls for true empowerment through jobs and entrepreneurship, rather than forcing businesses […]
# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has welcomed the conviction of dismissed official Dawn Pieterson, who was found guilty on nine counts of fraud and two of contravening the Births and Deaths Registration Act. Pieterson, who worked in Calvinia, Northern Cape, defrauded clients by opening funeral policies with their ID numbers and falsely declaring them […]
# The GOOD Party welcomes the ruling by the High Court in Pretoria rejecting the government’s attempt to delay the 167-million-rand apartheid-era damages case. Judge Nicoline Janse van Nieuwenhuizen said further delays serve no justice, especially for elderly victims, and ordered the government to pay costs. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron says the ruling is key […]
# Die Activists and Citizens Forum se raad aan president Cyril Ramaphosa en die minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, is om onmiddellik te bedank om die land te red van verdere verleentheid. Dit volg nadat verdoemende onthullings by die Madlanga-kommissie aan die lig gebring is oor misdaadsindikate wat die strafregstelsel geïnfiltreer het. Die forum se […]
# Die waarnemende minister van Polisie, Firoz Cachalia, sê georganiseerde misdaadsindikate neem toe in Suid-Afrika en die regering moet sy wetstoepassingsagentskappe versterk om dit te bekamp. Hy het vandag gepraat tydens die oorhandiging van helikopters en gepantserde voertuie aan gespesialiseerde eenhede by die polisie-akademie in Pretoria. Cachalia sê sedert hy twee maande gelede oorgeneem het, […]
