# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille has officially inaugurated South Africa’s first Club Med Beach and Safari Resort in KwaZulu-Natal, on behalf of president Cyril Ramaphosa. The development represents more than two-billion-rand in investment, created 600 permanent direct jobs, one-thousand-500 indirect jobs supported and more than two-thousand-300 jobs were created during construction. She says the […]
# Statistiek Suid-Afrika sê kleinhandelverkope was in Julie 3,4-persent hoër as dieselfde maand verlede jaar. Die groei is hoofsaaklik aangevuur deur algemene handelaars, ander kleinhandelaars en winkels wat klere, skoeisel en voedselprodukte verkoop. Verkope het ook met 2,5-persent toegeneem vergeleke met Junie. Raquel Floris van Statistiek Suid-Afrika sê kleinhandelverkope het oor die drie maande tot […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the Constitutional Court ruling invalidating the Public Procurement Act, protects local and provincial governments’ right to make their own procurement decisions. This follows the municipality’s challenge to the legislation, arguing the law was passed unlawfully, without enough public input. The court also ordered the opposing respondents to pay […]
# Die Inligtingsreguleerder ondersoek ‘n data-diefstal by die voertuig-opsporingsmaatskappy Cartrack ná ‘n kuberaanval verlede maand. Cartrack sê toegang is verkry tot sy kliënte-databasis, wat kontakbesonderhede, bankinligting en voertuigdata bevat. ‘n Kuberkrakergroep het aanspreeklikheid aanvaar en beweer dat 500 giga-grepe data gesteel is. Woordvoerder Hangi Mbedzi sê Cartrack het die Inligtingsreguleerder in kennis gestel ingevolge die […]
# The Southern African Agri Initiative says reported zero-tariff access for South African blueberries to China could boost exports and create opportunities for farmers, but the details must first be confirmed. The organisation states the issue is urgent as local blueberry farmers face tougher competition from Zimbabwe due to lower labour costs. Saai’s Theo de […]
# Financial services group Momentum has achieved its seven-billion-rand headline earnings target a year ahead of schedule. The group reported earnings of 7.06-billion-rand for the year to June, up 13-percent from the previous financial year. CEO Jeanette Marais says every business unit delivered a profit for the first time, with five divisions each contributing more […]
# Die vakbond Solidariteit sê die Konstitusionele Hof het bevind dat die Wet op Openbare Verkryging nie behoorlik aan parlementêre prosesse onderwerp is en dus nie aanvaar kan word nie. Gevolglik kan ras nie gebruik word om maatskappye outomaties van staatstenders uit te sluit nie. Woordvoerder Theuns du Buisson sê staatskontrakte behoort eerder op waarde […]
# Die waarnemende Gautengse polisiekommissaris, Fred Kekana, versoek die publiek om die polisie toe te laat om hul ondersoek uit te voer ná die ontdekking van ‘n negende vrou se liggaam in Ekurhuleni. Sy is sowat 30-jaar-oud en is met steekwonde en gedeeltelik geklee aangetref. Sy is nog nie uitgeken nie. Forensiese ondersoeke word gedoen […]
# Acting Gauteng police commissioner Fred Kekana has urged the public to allow police to conduct their investigation following the discovery of a ninth woman’s body in Ekurhuleni. The woman, believed to be about 30, had stab wounds and was partially clothed. She remains unidentified. Forensic investigations are underway to establish the cause of death. […]
