# Die onderwysaktivis Hendrick Makaneta daag diegene wat kinders van buitelanders die skuld gee vir oorvol klasse in Suid-Afrika uit om dit te bewys. Data dui aan dat 98,2-persent van leerders in skole Suid-Afrikaanse burgers is, en slegs 1,8-persent buitelanders. Makaneta sê die regering moet eerder daarop fokus om meer skole te bou en te […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu verwelkom die kredietgraderingsagentskap Fitch se jongste gradering van Eskom as ‘n positiewe mosie van vertroue. Die kragvoorsiener se langtermyn-gradering is opgradeer van B na B-plus na die onlangse opgradering van Suid-Afrika se soewereine kredietgradering. Dis ‘n kritieke tyd vir Eskom, wat sy langtermyn bedryfs-omkeerplan uitvoer. Matthew Parks van Cosatu sê nadat […]
# Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, has challenged those who blame children of foreign nationals for overcrowding in South African schools to provide evidence for their claims. Data indicates that 98.2-percent of learners in the country’s schools are South African citizens, while only 1.8-percent are foreign nationals. Makaneta says instead of blaming foreign children, government should […]
# Die Anglikaanse Kerk van Suider-Afrika is bekommerd oor die geweld teen buitelanders wat in Suid-Afrika woon. Betogings teen buitelanders neem toe. Die kerk se vikaris-generaal, eerwaarde Stephen Diseko, sê hulle glo immigrasiewette moet afgedwing word, maar deur die betrokke owerhede en nie deur oproeriges nie. Hy vra diegene wat vyandigheid teenoor buitelanders aanvuur om […]
# Union federation Cosatu has welcomed international ratings agency Fitch’s latest credit rating on Eskom, saying this is a positive vote of confidence. Fitch has raised the power utility’s long-term issuer default rating from B to B+, following a recent upgrade of South Africa’s sovereign credit rating. This comes at a critical time for the […]
# The Anglican Church of Southern Africa has expressed concern about the violence and brutality being inflicted on foreign nationals living in South Africa. This comes as anti-foreigner protests around the country continue to gather pace. The Anglican Church’s Vicar-General, Reverend Stephen Diseko, says while they believe that immigration laws should be enforced, they should be implemented by the […]
# Die minister van Indiensneming en Arbeid, Nomakhosazana Meth, sê Suid-Afrika het bewys eenheid is krag en dialoog is mag in ‘n wêreld wat sukkel met ongelykheid, digitale ontwrigting en geslags-gapings. Sy het die 114de sitting van die Internasionale Arbeidskonferensie in Genéve, Switserland, bygewoon waar besprekings gewentel het om die wêreld van werk, maatskaplike dialoog […]
# ActionSA verwerp president Cyril Ramaphosa se dringende hofaansoek teen die voortsetting van die werk van die parlementêre ampsklagproseskomitee. Hy het die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof gevra om die proses te stuit hangende ‘n regshersiening van die Artikel 89-paneelverslag. ActionSA se woordvoerder, Lerato Ngobeni, sê die Parlement se grondwetlike verantwoordelikheid kan nie onbepaald opgeskort word met regstappe […]
# Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, says in a world grappling with inequality, digital disruption, and persistent gender gaps, South Africa has shown that unity is strength, and dialogue is power. The minister attended the 114th session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, where discussions centred around the world of work, […]