# Die DA sê hy is ontsteld oor die ongebreidelde besteding by staatsondernemings waar senior bestuurders steeds buitensporige salarisse ontvang ten spyte van swak prestasie en herhaalde reddingsboeie. Leah Potgieter van die party sê 13 regeringsdepartemente wat vir 117 ondernemings verantwoordelik is, bestee jaarliks meer as 400-miljoen-rand aan bestuurders se salarisse. Sy sê dis hoër […]
# The second Annual Khuma Film Festival in North West will honour award-winning legendary actor, Moditle “Boikie” Pholo, who is best known for his iconic role as Raitlhwana in the 1980s sitcom Lesilo Rula. With a career spanning more than five decades, Pholo is being recognised for his outstanding contribution to the South African film and […]
# COPE het die minister van Kommunikasie en Digitale Tegnologieë, Solly Malatsi, se besluit om toegewings te maak wat wetgewing oor Breed-gebaseerde Swart Ekonomiese Bemagtiging betref, veroordeel. Die minister het ʼn beleidsaanwysing vir openbare kommentaar gepubliseer wat aansoekers vir kommunikasielisensies toelaat om ʼn reël te omseil waarvolgens lisensiehouers 30-persent besit aan ʼn voorheen benadeelde groep […]
# The DA says its Private Members Bill to amend the problematic and stifling Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act is progressing through Parliament. The bill is now being considered by the Human Settlements Committee. The DA’s, Luyolo Mphithi, says the PIE Act has caused untold problems for property owners, […]
# Oudpresident Thabo Mbeki het die omstrede “Kill the Boer”-lied verdedig en sê dis ʼn simboliese uitdrukking van die teenapartheidstryd. Die lied was verlede week in die kollig nadat president Donald Trump tydens sy ontmoeting met president Cyril Ramaphosa by die Withuis ʼn video gespeel het waarin EFF-leier Julius Malema dit dreunsing. Mbeki het aan […]
# The DA says it is disturbed by the rampant executive spending in public entities, where senior managers continue to earn exorbitant salaries, despite underperformance, and repeated bailouts. The party’s, Leah Potgieter says, across 13 government departments responsible for 117 entities, more than 400-million-rand is spent annually on executive pay. She adds that this is […]
# COPE has condemned minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi’s decision to tamper with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment legislation. The minister has published a policy direction for public comment, which provides communication licence applicants with a workaround to a rule that requires license holders to be 30-percent owned by historically disadvantaged group. […]
# Die minister van Sport, Kuns en Kultuur, Gayton McKenzie, het die Silapha-welstandsprogram gestaak. Die program was ʼn driejaar-projek wat kunstenaars en sportlui help om toegang tot hulpbronne te kry. Die diensverskaffer het ʼn tender van meer as 18-miljoen-rand oor drie jaar ontvang en die departement het hom maandeliks sowat 507-duisend-rand betaal. Die departement sê […]
# Build One South Africa het kommer uitgespreek oor die verslapte B-BBEE-lisensievereistes vir satellietdiensmaatskappye wat skielik in die Staatskoerant gepubliseer is. Die voorgestelde beleidsverandering maak dit makliker vir Elon Musk se Starlink om in die land bedryf te word. Dit bied sekere aansoekers ʼn manier om reëls te omseil om ʼn lisensie te kry om […]
