# Die beweging vir inwoners van informele nedersettings, Abahlali baseMjondolo, het die rekord brandstofprysstygings vir hierdie maand skerp veroordeel en gewaarsku kwesbare Suid-Afrikaners word nog dieper in armoede en lyding gedompel. Petrolpryse het met tussen drie-rand-12-sent en drie-rand-33-sent per liter gestyg, en dieselpryse met tussen twee-rand-84-sent en drie-rand-24-sent per liter. Abahlali baseMjondolo sê ‘n werker […]
# Die Parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Kommunikasie en Digitale Tegnologieë sê hy is bekommerd oor die langdurige vertragings met die voltooiing van Suid-Afrika se program vir digitale uitsaai-migrasie wat reeds lank uitgestel is. Regsprosesse rakende die program belemmer steeds die staking van analoog-televisie-uitsendings. Die voorsitter van die komitee, Khusela Sangoni-Diko, sê dit is jammer dat meningsverskille […]
# Security analyst Andy Mashaile says the discovery of a suspected multimillion-rand Mandrax laboratory near Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West raises concerns that international drug manufacturers may be finding South Africa a conducive base. Police arrested four suspects following yesterday’s raid. Mashaile says gaps in the criminal justice system are creating a vacuum that […]
# The Public Servants Association, representing over 250-thousand public servants, today is commemorating International Day of Decent Work. The Association’s Claude Naicker says public servants face unsafe conditions, excessive workloads and high vacancy rates while expected to do more with less. He called on government to prioritise filling funded vacancies, strengthen safety measures and uphold […]
# Die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid het ‘n eenheid gestig om te monitor hoeveel van sy verwysings na die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag op suksesvolle vervolgings uitloop. Die hoof, Leonard Lekgetho, het aan die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Justisie gesê hulle het vanjaar reeds meer as 700 verwysings gedoen. Die komitee se voorsitter, Xola Nqola, sê die eenheid se […]
# The South African Social Security Agency cautions beneficiaries against unnecessary and frequent changes to payment methods. Spokesperson Andile Tshona says repeated changes can place grants at risk, lead to delays and returned payments due to errors or unverified accounts. He says stable banking helps ensure uninterrupted payments and builds banking history. He warns that […]
# The Special Investigating Unit has set up a unit to track how many of its referrals to the National Prosecuting Authority end in successful prosecutions. Addressing Parliament’s Justice Committee, SIU head Leonard Lekgetho said it reported more than 700 referrals this year alone. Committee chairperson Xola Nqola says the SIU’s work is in vain […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Buti Manamela, het hom verbind tot sterker toesig en aanspreeklikheid oor hoër onderwys en opleiding. Hy sê herhalende swakhede wat deur toesig en oudits geïdentifiseer is, moet met daadwerklike optrede aangespreek word. Manamela sê hy het kennis geneem van die ouditeur-generaal se aanbevelings, insluitend die behoefte aan […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Communications and Digital Technologies says it is concerned over the prolonged delays in completing South Africa’s long-delayed Broadcasting Digital Migration programme. Legal proceedings over the programme continue to hold up the analogue television switch-off. Committee chairperson Khusela Sangoni-Diko says it is unfortunate that disagreements around the implementation of the programme […]
