# Die landbou-organisasie, TLU SA, sê die land se jongste kwartaallikse polisiemisdaadstatistiek bied geen rede vir selfvoldaanheid nie. Tussen April en Junie vanjaar is vyf-duisend-427 mense in Suid-Afrika vermoor. Kontakmisdaad het met 2,3- persent afgeneem, terwyl die aantal moorde met 5,9-persent gedaal het. Bennie van Zyl van TLU SA sê egter die regering kan nie […]
# The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Local Government Elections has urged all South Africans to exercise caution and not undermine democracy through any type of violence during the elections. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs spokesperson, Pearl Maseko-Binqose says, the Electoral Commission’s research report provides information on the views and behavioural preferences of adult […]
# The agriculture organistion, TLU SA, says the country’s latest quarterly police crime statistics provide no reason for complacency. Between April and June this year, five-thousand-427 people were murdered in South Africa. Contact crime decreased by 2.3-percent, while the number of murders fell by 5.9-percent. TLU SA’s Bennie van Zyl says the government cannot present […]
# SAFTU has urged government and the Higher Education and Training Department to prioritise the transformation of the higher education sector. Statistics show that at the University of Cape Town, 39.7-percent of the professors are white, 39.3-percent are foreign nationals, while African, coloured and Indian professors combined constituted only 22.6-percent. Saftu’s Asive Dyani says this […]
# COSATU doen ‘n beroep op dringende maatreëls om werkers en die ekonomie te beskerm teen die skerp brandstofprysstygings wat volgende week verwag word. Petrol sal na verwagting met tot een-rand-sewe-sent per liter styg, terwyl diesel met soveel as twee-rand-92-sent kan styg. Die vakbondfederasie sê die verhogings sal verdere druk op huishoudings plaas wat reeds […]
# COSATU is calling for urgent measures to protect workers and the economy from steep fuel price increases expected next week. Petrol is forecast to rise by up to one-rand-seven-cents a litre, while diesel could increase by as much as two-rand-92-cents. The union federation says the increases will place further pressure on households already struggling […]
# Die Motorbedryf-personeelvereniging sê die motor-meesterplan 2035 moet die kleinhandelmotorbedryf insluit. Volgens die vakbond fokus die plan te veel op voertuigvervaardiging terwyl handelaars, dienssentrums en vulstasies uitgelaat word. Phakamile Hlubi-Majola van MISA sê meer as 311-duisend mense werk in die kleinhandelmotorbedryf en behoort by die plan baat te vind. Hlubi-Majola sê die meesterplan het nie […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says the automotive masterplan 2035 should include the retail motor industry. According to the union, the plan focuses too much on vehicle manufacturing while leaving out dealerships, repair centres and fuel stations. MISA’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says more than 311-thousand people work in the retail motor industry and should benefit […]
# Taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni has told the Madlanga commission that businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and Katiso “KT” Molefe allegedly worked as hitmen for the late taxi boss Mswazi Msibi. Sibanyoni says Msibi strengthened his security after he confronted him over an alleged assassination attempt in 2006. He testified that Msibi surrounded himself with […]
