# National Treasury Director-General Duncan Pieterse says institutional investors are showing strong confidence in the government’s infrastructure funding programme. Speaking at an Absa conference, Pieterse said the latest infrastructure bond auction attracted bids of 17.8-billion-rand, against five-billion-rand on offer, with 4.4-billion-rand allocated. He says the bonds will finance projects under the Budget Facility for Infrastructure. […]
# ActionSA gaan ‘n wetsontwerp in die Parlement bekendstel wat daarop gemik is om Suid-Afrika se openbare verkrygingstelsel te versterk deur te verseker verskaffers wat by korrupsie betrek is, word verbied om sake te doen met die staat. Alan Beesley van ActionSA sê die voorgestelde Wetsontwerp op die Swartlys van Korrupte Verskaffers sal verpligte tydraamwerke […]
# Energy expert Chris Yelland says Eskom deserves credit for improving its performance, but should not take sole responsibility for ending load-shedding. He says reduced electricity demand, increased private investment in renewable energy, and government’s financial support have all contributed to the utility’s recovery. Eskom reported an energy availability factor of 82.04-percent and more than […]
# The National Shelter Movement of South Africa welcomes president Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of it’s member, Zubeda Dangor, to the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. The organisation’s Joy Lange says the council marks an important step towards strengthening the country’s response to gender-based violence and femicide. She expresses confidence that the council will […]
# Die minister in die Presidensie, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, herbevestig die regering se verbintenis tot die bevordering van geslagsgelykheid en om vroue se nalatenskap te eer met die eerste Portraits of Power-uitstalling. Dit bring hulde aan Charlotte Maxeke se bydraes. Ntshavheni sê dié verbintenis is in die Grondwet geanker en word weerspieël in beleide, programme en […]
# South African Revenue Service Commissioner Johnstone Makhubu says procurement should be judged by its contribution to economic growth, resilience and competitiveness, rather than simply securing the lowest price. Addressing the conference of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Southern Africa in Johannesburg, Makhubu urged procurement professionals to become drivers of infrastructure delivery, investment […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare het die Maatskaplike Sekerheidsagentskap gelukgewens met sy 20ste bestaansjaar en prys sy bydrae tot die ondersteuning van miljoene Suid-Afrikaners. Woordvoerder Claude Naicker sê die langdurige vennootskap met SASSA het gehelp om arbeidsverhouding te versterk, werknemers se welstand te verbeter en doeltreffende dienslewering te steun. Hy herbevestig die vakbond se verbintenis […]
# ActionSA will be introducing a Private Member’s Bill in Parliament aimed at strengthening South Africa’s public procurement system by ensuring suppliers implicated in corruption are barred from doing business with the state. The party’s Alan Beesley says the proposed Blacklist Corrupt Suppliers Bill will introduce mandatory timeframes for banning proceedings, strengthen oversight by National […]
# The Soil of Africa civic advocacy movement is calling for a national conversation about the future of South Africa’s democracy and democracy renewal. The movement’s spokesperson, Luzuko Sofute says democracy remains the best constitutional framework because it protects the rights of citizens, guarantees political participation, and ensures government remains accountable to the people. He […]
