# Die kabinet sê voorbereidings vir vanjaar se plaaslike regeringsverkiesing op 4 November is goed op dreef. Die minister in die Presidensie, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, sê samewerkingstrukture is op alle regeringsvlakke ingestel om te verseker die verkiesing is vry, regverdig, geloofwaardig en vreedsaam. Ntshavheni het die onlangse moorde op raadslede veroordeel en vra Suid-Afrikaners om intimidasie, […]
# Die Minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, sê Suid-Afrika moet van energiebeplanning na lewering oorgaan, gerugsteun deur ‘n elektrisiteitsbeleggingsprogram van 2,23-duisend-miljard-rand. Ramokgopa het tydens ‘n byeenkoms van rolspelers in die energiesektor in Johannesburg gesê die Geïntegreerde Hulpbronplan mik daarna om teen 2039 sowat 105-duisend-megawatt nuwe opwekkingsvermoë by te voeg. Dit sluit in son-, […]
# Cabinet says government is preparing for the registration and introduction of a new tuberculosis vaccine, should ongoing Phase Three trials prove successful. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the M72/AS01E candidate is being tested in South Africa and other countries and it aims to prevent active pulmonary tuberculosis in adolescents and adults. It […]
# Kaapstad se burgemeester, Geordin Hill-Lewis, het beloof om die volgende vyf jaar minstens 500-duisend nuwe werksgeleenthede te skep indien die DA beheer behou in die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing. Hy sê die metro het die afgelope vyf jaar 418-duisend werksgeleenthede geskep, byna die helfte van alle nuwe werksgeleenthede in Suid-Afrika se agt metro’s. Hill-Lewis sê die […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has pledged to create at least 500-thousand more jobs over the next five years if the DA retains control of the city in the local government elections. He says the metro created 418-thousand jobs over the past five years, almost half of all new jobs across South Africa’s eight […]
# Die waarnemende minister van Polisie, Firoz Cachalia, sê aanvalle op polisielede is aanvalle op die oppergesag van die reg en die gesag van die demokratiese staat. Dit volg ná die onlangse moorde op polisielede in Reigerpark, Gauteng, en Knysna in die Wes-Kaap. Cachalia het tydens ‘n nuuskonferensie oor die misdaadstatistiek vir April tot Junie […]
# Cabinet has welcomed Eskom’s continued progress, with seven provinces achieving load-reduction status ahead of the October target. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says about 1.2-million customers have been restored to normal supply, while affected customers now account for 6.8-percent of Eskom’s base. She also welcomes the reduction in diesel spending by more than […]
# Cabinet says preparations for this year’s local government elections are progressing, with the polls scheduled for 4 November. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says coordination mechanisms across all spheres of government are in place to support free, fair, credible and peaceful elections. She also condemned the recent killings of councillors, and called on […]
# Die taxibaas Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni beweer sekere lede van wetstoepassingsagentskappe tree op as tussengangers vir mense in die taxibedryf. Hy het voor die Madlanga-kommissie getuig hierdie reëlings is bekend binne sommige taxi-verenigings, maar hy kon nie spesifieke amptenare of verenigings identifiseer nie. Sibanyoni sê dis privaat ooreenkomste tussen mense en moeilik om te bewys, […]