# The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa has lowered its 2026 export forecast to 205.3-million 15-kilogram cartons, down from 209.4 million. The industry says floods, rising input costs and conflict in the Middle East have disrupted production, shipping and key export markets. Delays at the Port of Durban have added further pressure during the […]
# Die speaker van die Nasionale Vergadering, Thoko Didiza, het die mandaat van die ad hoc-komitee wat bewerings van die KwaZulu-Natalse polisiekommissaris, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, ondersoek, tot 11 September verleng. Die komitee ondersoek bewerings van korrupsie, politieke inmenging en misdaadsindikate in die Polisiediens. Sy vorige mandaat het einde verlede maand verstryk, maar die werk was nog […]
# Die staatsbeheerde wapenvervaardiger Denel sê sy omkeerstrategie vorder, maar baie stadiger as beplan. Denel het aan die Parlement se staande komitee oor Toewysings gesê befondsings-tekorte en vertragings met die verkoop van bates wat nie deel van sy kernbedrywighede vorm nie, belemmer die uitvoer van die herstelplan. Die groep het 4,4-miljard-rand verseker van die 5,2-miljard-rand […]
# COPE het president Cyril Ramaphosa weer gevra om die geskorste minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, af te dank. Drushanta Ramsamy van die Ondersoekdirektoraat teen Korrupsie het aan die Madlanga-kommissie gesê Mchunu het ‘n getuie na die Oos-Kaap gevlieg om getuienis aan hoofondersoeker Dylan Perumal te lewer in verband met ‘n beweerde tenderverkrygings-onreëlmatigheid binne Misdaadintelligensie. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê hy het kennis geneem van die aanbevelings en verwysings in die tweede tussentydse verslag van die Madlanga-kommissie. Dis op 29 Mei aan hom voorgelê na die indiening van die eerste tussentydse verslag op 17 Desember verlede jaar. Ramaphosa se woordvoerder, Vincent Magwenya, sê die kommissie het tugstappe aanbeveel, asook onmiddellike […]
# National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza has extended the mandate of the ad hoc committee investigating KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations until September 11. The committee was established to investigate alleged corruption, political interference, and criminal cartel infiltration in the Police Service. Its previous mandate expired at the end of last month, but it […]
# State-owned defence company Denel says its turnaround strategy is progressing, however it is much slower than planned. Briefing Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations, Denel said funding shortfalls and delays in disposing of non-core assets have hampered implementation. The group has secured 4.4-billion-rand of the 5.2-billion-rand needed for recovery. While operating costs have been reduced […]
# Forum for South Africa verwelkom die terugroep van Suid-Afrika se hoëkommissaris in Indië, Anil Sooklal. Hy het in Junie ‘n godsdienstige seremonie in ‘n Hindoe-tempel in Haridwar in die noorde van Indië bygewoon saam met oudpresident Jacob Zuma en een van die vermeende meesterbreine agter staatskaping, Ajay Gupta. FOSA se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê […]
# Union federation Cosatu welcomes the tabling of the Employment Services Amendment Bill before Parliament. It seeks to strengthen the employment services framework, regulate the employment of foreign nationals, and strengthen enforcement mechanisms. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says the bill enables the minister of Employment and Labour to set limits on the number of documented migrant workers […]
