# Die Soil of Africa-burgerlike voorspraakbeweging dring aan op ‘n nasionale gesprek oor die toekoms van Suid-Afrika se demokrasie en demokrasie-hernuwing. Woordvoerder Luzuko Sofute sê demokrasie bly die beste grondwetlike raamwerk omdat dit die regte van burgers beskerm, politieke deelname waarborg en verseker dat die regering aanspreeklik bly. Hy sê die uitdaging waarmee Suid-Afrika te […]
# Die energiekenner Chris Yelland sê Eskom verdien erkenning vir die verbetering in sy prestasie, maar die einde van beurtkrag kan nie uitsluitlik aan die kragvoorsiener toegeskryf word nie. Hy sê die afname in elektrisiteitsvraag, groter privaat beleggings in hernubare energie en die regering se finansiële steun het alles tot Eskom se herstel bygedra. Eskom […]
# The Public Servants Association calls for the immediate suspension of the Information Regulator’s return-to-office directive, saying employees are being forced back to the Woodmead offices despite an unresolved prohibition notice issued by the Department of Employment and Labour. The union’s Claude Naicker says the regulator is disregarding workplace safety laws and failing to honour […]
# Advocate Drushantha Ramsamy of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption has told the Madlanga commission she faced intimidation after questioning the Section 27 referral in an investigation. She testified after challenging chief investigator Dylan Perumal, former head Andrea Johnson instructed her to respond to alleged office gossip through a formal memo. Ramsamy says Johnson later […]
# National Treasury Director-General Duncan Pieterse says institutional investors are showing strong confidence in the government’s infrastructure funding programme. Speaking at an Absa conference, Pieterse said the latest infrastructure bond auction attracted bids of 17.8-billion-rand, against five-billion-rand on offer, with 4.4-billion-rand allocated. He says the bonds will finance projects under the Budget Facility for Infrastructure. […]
# ActionSA gaan ‘n wetsontwerp in die Parlement bekendstel wat daarop gemik is om Suid-Afrika se openbare verkrygingstelsel te versterk deur te verseker verskaffers wat by korrupsie betrek is, word verbied om sake te doen met die staat. Alan Beesley van ActionSA sê die voorgestelde Wetsontwerp op die Swartlys van Korrupte Verskaffers sal verpligte tydraamwerke […]
# Energy expert Chris Yelland says Eskom deserves credit for improving its performance, but should not take sole responsibility for ending load-shedding. He says reduced electricity demand, increased private investment in renewable energy, and government’s financial support have all contributed to the utility’s recovery. Eskom reported an energy availability factor of 82.04-percent and more than […]
# The National Shelter Movement of South Africa welcomes president Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of it’s member, Zubeda Dangor, to the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. The organisation’s Joy Lange says the council marks an important step towards strengthening the country’s response to gender-based violence and femicide. She expresses confidence that the council will […]
# Die minister in die Presidensie, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, herbevestig die regering se verbintenis tot die bevordering van geslagsgelykheid en om vroue se nalatenskap te eer met die eerste Portraits of Power-uitstalling. Dit bring hulde aan Charlotte Maxeke se bydraes. Ntshavheni sê dié verbintenis is in die Grondwet geanker en word weerspieël in beleide, programme en […]
