# 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 […]
# Kaapstad is een van TimeOut se 20 beste plekke om tussen Oktober en Februarie te besoek. Dit is omdat lande in die Noordelike Halfrond in dié tyd kouer weer ervaar. Sharm-el-Sjeik in Egipte, bekend vir sy turkoois water en wolklose blou hemel feitlik heeljaar, is boaan die lys. Namibië is tweede, gevolg deur Ciprus, […]
# The Do More Foundation says good nutrition is vital in shaping children’s ability to learn and succeed in life. The 9th to the 15th of October is National Nutrition Week. The foundation’s Jessica Ronaasen says research shows that stunting in early childhood, caused by chronic malnutrition, is one of the strongest predictors of a […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the government’s Growth and Inclusion Strategy is nothing new, but just another neoliberal assault on the working class. The strategy drafted by the ministers of Finance and Trade, Industry and Competition sets an ambitious plan to turbocharge economic growth to 3.5-percent and revive job creation. GIWUSA […]
