# Die Parlement se ad hoc-komitee wat ondersoek instel na die KwaZulu-Natalse polisiekommissaris, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, se bewerings, vergader vandag om sy verwysingsraamwerk te oorweeg. Die komitee is gestig om bewerings van politieke inmenging in misdaadbestrydingspogings te ondersoek, maar moet eers die omvang van die werk uiteensit voor hy voortgaan. Die Parlement sê die proses is […]
# Cosatu has welcomed the decision by Finance minister, Enoch Godongwana to order an investigation into the Government Pension Administration Agency’s leasing of a building for nearly one-billion-rand. The federation says the agency administers funds for the Government Employees Pension Fund for the benefit of 1.7-million workers and pensioners. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says the […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has praised the automotive manufacturing sector’s vital contribution to South Africa’s GDP. Speaking at the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers Show, in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, Mashatile reaffirmed the government’s support for domestic component manufacturing, which employs over 80-thousand people. Mashatile outlined opportunities in localisation and transformation, including […]
# According to Statistics South Africa, retail trade sales rose by 1.6-percent year-on-year in June, driven mainly by strong sales in textiles, clothing, footwear, leather goods, hardware, paint and glass. Stats SA’s Raquel Floris says on a quarterly basis, seasonally adjusted sales increased by 0.9-percent, while food, beverages, and tobacco retailers recorded the biggest decline […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on Statistics SA to expedite its planned revisions to the labour force survey methodology to better capture informal sector employment. The union says this may provide a more accurate picture of economic activity and inform more effective policy responses. The association’s spokesperson, Claude Naiker says South Africa’s rising unemployment is […]
# Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is meeting today to consider its terms of reference. The committee was established to probe claims of political interference in crime fighting efforts and must outline the scope of its work before proceeding. Parliament says the process aims to ensure transparency, […]
# Small Business Development minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has called on cooperatives and entrepreneurs to participate in the National Dialogue’s first phase in Pretoria starting tomorrow. This follows withdrawals by legacy foundations, including the Thabo Mbeki and FW de Klerk Foundations, and groups like AfriForum and Solidarity over funding and transparency concerns. She told the SABC […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has redirected nearly 44-thousand-rand, raised via a BackaBuddy campaign, to the SAPS Education Trust Fund for children of fallen officers. The funds, collected by social media influencers Chris Excel and Ori to buy him two cows, followed his 6 July anti-corruption media briefing. Over 430 donors contributed. The police […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Suikerrietkwekersvereniging versoek die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, om die regulasies te finaliseer wat kleinhandelaars, voedsel- en drankvervaardigers, meulenaars en produsente sal toelaat om gesamentlik te onderhandel oor die aankoop van hoofsaaklik plaaslike suiker. Die suikerbedryf ondervind ‘n beduidende bedreiging oor die tariewe van 30-persent wat op suikeruitvoere na […]
