# President Cyril Ramaphosa het ‘n beroep op geloofsorganisasies gedoen om ‘n sentrale rol te speel in die verligting van toenemende spanning oor migrasie en die versterking van Suid-Afrika se Nasionale Dialoogproses. Hy het gister ‘n spesiale vergadering met godsdiens-leiers by die Uniegebou in Pretoria gehou. Ramaphosa het gewaarsku dat frustrasie oor ekonomiese probleme nie […]
# South Africa and Rwanda have agreed to reset relations, restoring a decade of strained diplomatic ties. This follows high-level bilateral talks between minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola and Rwanda’s minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, in Pretoria yesterday. Relations between the two countries deteriorated in 2014, when restrictions […]
# FNB senior economist Koketso Mano says any prolonged disruption to physical supplies of energy provides key near-term upside risk. South Africa’s consumer inflation rate rose to 4.5-percent in May this year, up from 4.0-percent in April. This marks the highest annual rate recorded since July 2024, when inflation stood at 4.6-percent. Mano says the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on faith-based organisations to play a central role in calming rising tensions over migration and strengthening South Africa’s National Dialogue process. He held a special meeting with religious leaders at the Union Buildings in Pretoria yesterday. Ramaphosa warned that frustration over economic hardship must not be allowed to fuel […]
# Organised Labour says migrants should not be blamed for South Africa’s economic problems. They believe unemployment and poverty are caused by economic failure, corruption and weak governance. The union federations warn that rising anti-migrant sentiment is dividing workers and must not lead to violence or vigilantism. Union federation Saftu’s General Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi, has […]
# Georganiseerde arbeid sê migrante moet nie blameer word vir Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese probleme nie. Die sektor glo werkloosheid en armoede word veroorsaak deur ekonomiese mislukkings, korrupsie en swak regering. Vakbondfederasies waarsku toenemende anti-migrantesentiment verdeel werkers en mag nie tot geweld of vergeldingsaanvalle lei nie. Die algemene sekretaris van die vakbondfederasie Saftu, Zwelinzima Vavi, het […]
# Die SA Suikerrietkewekers het ‘n ooreenkoms tussen die Nywerheidsontwikkelingskorporasie en die Vision-konsortium verwelkom om die sakeredding van Tongaat Hulett te befonds. Die ooreenkoms bied korttermynfinansiering en trek die likwidasie-aansoek terug, wat die maatskappy toelaat om voort te gaan met bedrywighede terwyl ‘n reddingsplan geïmplementeer word. Die voorsitter van die organisasie, Higgins Mdluli, sê Tongaat […]
# Die geskorste KwaZulu-Natalse Valke-brigadier, Campbell Nyuswa, het voor die Madlanga-kommissie getuig die provinsiale hoof van die Valke, Lesetja Senona, was bewus van die veiligheidsleemtes in die Direktoraat vir Prioriteitsmisdaadondersoeke se kantore in Port Shepstone. Nyuswa het aan die getuienisleier, Lee Segeels-Ncube, gesê Senona was bewus van deurlopende pogings om veiligheid op die perseel te […]
# SA Canegrowers has welcomed an agreement between the Industrial Development Corporation and the Vision consortium to fund the business rescue of Tongaat Hulett. The deal provides short-term funding and withdraws the liquidation application, allowing the company to continue operating while a rescue plan is implemented. The organisation’s chairperson, Higgins Mdluli, says Tongaat Hulett remains […]