# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says minister Ronald Lamola will meet with South African National Defence Force Chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya, to seek clarity on comments he made in Iran. During a meeting in Tehran, Maphwanya and Iran’s army commander, Major General Amir Hatami, reportedly commended their countries’ common goal of fighting […]
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has secured a two-year above-inflation increase for over ten-thousand workers in the pharmaceutical sector. In each of the two-years, workers will receive a 5.5-percent increase, which will rise to six-percent. The minimum wage of 11-thousand-398-rand-80-cents will be adjusted accordingly across the board. Numsa’s spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, […]
# Die GOOD-party sê hy het ingestem om aan die Nasionale Dialoog-konvensie deel te neem omdat hy dit as noodsaaklik vir die volhoubaarheid van die nie-rassige Konstitusionele demokrasie beskou. Die naweek se konvensie gaan die grondslag lê vir besprekings van Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese-, maatskaplike- en regeringsprobleme. Die sekretaris-generaal van GOOD, Brett Herron, sê wat nodig […]
# Cosatu says government needs to expand public employment programmes to provide a path for young people to find permanent jobs. This comes as the union federation has expressed concern about the increase in the official unemployment rate from 32.9-percent in the first quarter of this year to 33.2-percent in the second quarter. Cosatu’s spokesperson, […]
# ActionSA sê in die lig van toenemende kommer oor die Nasionale Dialoog, sal hy nie die naweek ʼn amptelike afvaardiging van sy nasionale leierskap na die nasionale konvensie stuur nie. Die party sal egter twee senior parlementslede as waarnemers stuur om die konvensie te monitor en toesig te hou. ActionSA se woordvoerder, Matthew George, […]
# The Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans has distanced itself from comments made by South African National Defence Force General, Rudzani Maphwanya, in Iran. During a meeting in Tehran, Maphwanya and Iran’s army commander, Major General Amir Hatami, reportedly commended their countries’ common goal of fighting global arrogance and aggressive colonial approaches. Maphwanya also […]
# The GOOD Party says it has agreed to participate in the national dialogue convention because it views it as critical to the sustainability of the non-racial Constitutional democracy. This weekend’s convention is set to lay the groundwork for discussions on South Africa’s economic, social and governance ills. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says what […]
# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile sê die bemagtiging van vroue moet voorkeur kry om ekonomiese groei en sosiale gelykheid te bevorder. Hy het die eerste P20-vroueparlement van die sewende administrasie toegespreek. Suid-Afrika beklee die tweede plek onder G20-nasies wat vroue-verteenwoordiging betref, met vroue wat 42-persent van parlementslede uitmaak. Mashatile sê ware demokrasie kan net floreer wanneer alle […]
# ActionSA says in light of growing concerns surrounding the national dialogue, it will not send a formal delegation from its national leadership to the national convention this weekend. However, the party will deploy two senior members of Parliament on an observation brief to monitor and exercise oversight over the convention. ActionSA’s spokesperson, Matthew George, […]
