# Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has been forced to adjourn after heated arguments among members of Parliament. The meeting broke down over whether Mkhwanazi’s statement was an original document or copied from his earlier testimony to the Madlanga commission. The committee’s chairperson, Soviet Lekganyane, halted proceedings to […]
# Die nywerheidsvakbond GIWUSA sê die beplande bekendstelling van Eskom se herstrukturering en instelling van ‘n mededingende groothand-elelektrisiteitsmark sal energie-apartheid ingrawe. Die regering sien die bemarking van groothandelektrisiteit as ‘n sleutelstap in die ewolusie van ‘n ten volle mededingende kragvoorsieningsbedryf in die land. Die president van GIWUSA, Mametlwe Sebei, sê hulle was nog altyd gekant teen […]
# Die Do More-stigting sê goeie voeding is noodsaaklik vir die vorming van kinders se vermoë om te leer en later sukses te behaal. Nasionale Voedingsweek vind van die 9de tot die 15de Oktober plaas. Jessica Ronaasen van die stigting sê navorsing het bewys dat vertragings in vroeë kinderjare deur chroniese wanvoeding veroorsaak word een […]
# National police commissioner, Fannie Masemola is warning unruly community members, especially those who disregard the blue uniform, that the police will not tolerate attacks on its members. Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe says this follows the video circulating on social media of a female police officer who was assaulted while performing her lawful duties in […]
# The family of South Africa’s late Ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, says they hope to bury him on Sunday after the French authorities concluded the postmortem. His phone was also recovered in a nearby park. Mthethwa died last week after reportedly falling from the 22nd floor of Hyatt Regency Hotel in Paris. Family spokesperson […]
# Farmers and industry bodies say the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural and Agro-processing Master Plan ignores their input. Despite raising nine formal objections, organisations like TLU-SA, SAAI and Wildlife Ranching South Africa were excluded from oversight meetings. SAAI chairperson Theo de Jager says they argue the plan prioritises ideological transformation over profitability, sustainability, and value-chain […]
# 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 […]
