# Die sakeman Hangwani Maumela, wat die middelpunt is van ‘n wyer ondersoek na beweerde korrupsie by die Tembisa-hospitaal in Gauteng, betwis ‘n belastingrekening van 1,9-miljard-rand. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens eis die geld van Maumela en die trustees van die MHR-familietrust. Die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid het voorheen sy familietrust gekoppel aan beskermde bates wat by die ondersoek […]
# Independent columnist and researcher, Lehumo Sejaphala, says South Africa must confront the deeper causes of gender-based violence and femicide, following the discovery of nine women’s bodies in and around Ekurhuleni. Sejaphala says tougher punishment alone will not end violence. He points to childhood trauma, harmful ideas about masculinity, poverty, unemployment and unequal gender attitudes […]
# Businessman Hangwani Maumela, who is at the centre of a wider investigation into alleged corruption at Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng, is challenging a 1.9-billion-rand tax bill. The South African Revenue Service is seeking the money from Maumela and trustees of the MHR Family Trust. The Special Investigating Unit has previously linked his family trust […]
# Volgende Donderdag is Erfenisdag, maar ‘n organisasie sonder winsbejag, Inyathelo, sê dit is nie genoeg om Suid-Afrika se ryk kulturele uiteenlopenheid slegs te vier nie. Die organisasie se woordvoerder, Feryal Domingo, sê die ware gees van Erfenisdag is om die diep wonde en sistemiese ongelykhede van apartheid heeljaar aan te pak. Sy sê organisasies […]
# Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane says government is expanding housing opportunities for South Africans unable to secure traditional home loans. Speaking at the National Housing Finance Corporation’s 30th anniversary summit in Boksburg, Simelane says ten-billion-rand has been mobilised from the private sector, assisting more than 800-thousand households over five-years. She says government is considering […]
# The United Democratic Movement will approach the Electoral Court over the omission of its ward councillor candidates in the Buffalo City Metro in the Eastern Cape. Deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa says court papers will be filed next week, challenging the Electoral Commission’s decision as some of its candidates are missing from the final lists. […]
# The quarterly Consumer Confidence Index jointly published by First National Bank and the Bureau for Economic Research improved to minus 13 in the third quarter – July to September. This is up from minus 19 recorded during the second quarter – April to June. FNB Senior Economist Sphamandla Mkhwanazi says the improvement reflects stronger […]
# The National Gambling Board and Advertising Regulatory Board have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen oversight of gambling advertising and consumer protection. The partnership will cover traditional and digital platforms, including television, radio, billboards and social media. The Board’s acting CEO, Lungile Dukwana, says the rapid growth of online gambling requires closer cooperation […]
# Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, sê Amerika se nuwe visumbeperkings op Suid-Afrika is ‘n verrassing. Dis gemik op diegene wat volgens Amerika rassediskriminasie, die aanhitsing van geweld of onteiening sonder vergoeding bevorder. Tau sê hy sal volgende week met die Amerikaanse minister van Buitelandse Sake, Marco Rubio, vergader. Hy beklemtoon […]
