# Cosatu says South Africa’s economic crisis is set to deepen following the imposition of the 30-percent trade tariffs by the US. The union federation says it is concerned by the potential jobs bloodbath that may result from these tariffs imposed on the country’s exports to the world’s largest economy. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela, says […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has condemned the mismanagement of funds by the Government Pensions Administration Agency. The agency manages approximately three-trillion-rand in retirement assets for civil servants and employees of parastatals. Several procurement contracts entered into by the agency have been flagged for potential irregularities, with reported costs exceeding 1.2-billion-rand. FF Plus’ Anton Alberts says […]
# Beskuldigde nommer vier in die Senzo Meyiwa-moordsaak, Mthokoziseni Maphisa, sal vandag hoor of die aanklagte teen hom laat vaar word. Dit volg nadat hy aansoek gedoen het vir ʼn Artikel 174-ontslag onder die Strafproseswet. Maphisa voer aan die staat het misluk om hom te verbind met die beweerde plan om die Bafana Bafana-kaptein te […]
# Die DA sê die regering se traagheid het veroorsaak dat duisende Suid-Afrikaners hul werk in die staal- en voertuigbedryf verloor. ArcelorMittal Suid-Afrika gaan drie-duisend-500 poste afskaf terwyl Ford, Goodyear en Mercedes ook honderde werkers gaan afdank. Toby Chance van die DA sê bedrywe kan nie meeding nie, weens die regering se struikelblokke soos rompslomp, […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Public Service and Administration has expressed concern about reports on a repayment based on a ghost contract of the Government Pensions Administration Agency. According to reports, the agency paid Shula Developers, who allegedly misrepresented themselves as the landlord, 36-million-rand upfront to lease a building for its headquarters. Shula Developers has […]
# New evidence has emerged in the ongoing Digital Vibes corruption scandal involving over 150-million-rand in alleged unlawful contracts awarded by the Department of Health. The Special Tribunal has granted the Special Investigating Unit permission to introduce the new evidence in its case against Digital Vibes and several other companies and directors. The SIU spokesperson, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het ‘n bevel onderteken wat die omvang van die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid se ondersoek na die Geïntegreerde Finansiële Bestuurstelsel-tender uitbrei. Aanvanklik het die eenheid slegs op die Nasionale Tesourie gefokus. Die omvang is nou verbreed om die Staatsinligtingstegnologie-agentskap en die Departement van Staatsdiens en Administrasie in te sluit. Dit sal enige beweerde […]
# Accused number four in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Mthokoziseni Maphisa, will find out today if the charges against him will be dropped. This is after he applied for a Section 174 discharge under the Criminal Procedure Act. Maphisa has argued that the State has failed to link him to the alleged plot to […]
# The DA says government inaction has resulted in thousands of South Africans losing their jobs in the steel and auto industries. This comes as ArcelorMittal South Africa will be cutting three-thousand-500 direct jobs, while at the same time, Ford, Goodyear, and Mercedes are also cutting hundreds more jobs. The DA’s Toby Chance says industries […]
