# Union federation Saftu calls on workers to reject proposed changes to labour laws, as they favour employers and weaken workers’ rights. The federation says the new draft code on dismissal would allow unfair dismissals, especially in small businesses, remove fair hearing processes, and make it easier to fire workers on probation or those deemed […]
# Die president van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank, Lesetja Kganyago, sê die G20 moet sleutelkwessies wêreldwyd voorkeur gee en besluitneming vereenvoudig om weer relevant te wees. Hy het in Washington gepraat op die Brookings Global Economy and Development-program, en die G20 se potensiaal beklemtoon om komende uitdagings aan te pak en volhoubare groei te bevorder. Kganyago […]
# South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says the G20 must prioritise key global issues and streamline decision-making to regain relevance. Speaking in Washington at The Brookings’ Global Economy and Development programme, Kganyago highlighted the G20’s potential to tackle emerging challenges and promote sustainable growth. He emphasised that better processes are essential for the […]
# Action Society dring aan op die onmiddellike herroeping van die voorgestelde wysigings aan regulasies vir privaat sekerheid, en waarsku dat dit openbare veiligheid ernstig in gevaar kan stel. Hulle voer aan dat die konsepregulasies noodsaaklike sekerheidsdienste sal verswak, veral in hoë-misdaadgebiede waar die polisie dikwels onderbeman en onderbefonds is. Die organisasie se woordvoerder, Juanita […]
# Action Society calls for the immediate withdrawal of proposed changes to private security regulations, warning they could put public safety at serious risk. They argue the draft rules would weaken vital security services, especially in high-crime areas where the police are often under-resourced. The organisation’s spokesperson, Juanita du Preez, says disarming tactical units, which […]
# ‘n Voormalige polisiebeampte van Montagu in die Wes-Kaap is gevonnis tot 25-jaar tronkstraf vir die verkragting van ‘n tiener in ‘n traumakamer in 2016. Die meisie was 15-jaar-oud toe haar ma haar na die polisiestasie geneem het ná ‘n woordewisseling by die huis om die polisie te vra om die kind te kalmeer. Frederick […]
# A former policeman from Montagu in the Western Cape was sentenced to 25-years in jail for raping a teenager in the trauma room in 2016. The girl was 15-years-old when her mother took her to the police station following an altercation at home, requesting police to calm the child down. Frederick Soldaat, now 64, […]
# Die Unisa Thabo Mbeki Afrika-skool vir Openbare en Internasionale Sake, in vennootskap met die Miriam Makeba-stigting, sal vandag die derde jaarlikse Miriam Makeba-gedenklesing by Unisa se hoofkampus in Tshwane aanbied. Die lesing, met die tema ‘Aluta Continua,’ gedenk 30 jaar sedert Suid-Afrika se politieke skikking van 1994, en sal Makeba se nalatenskap vereer. Sprekers […]
# The Unisa Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, in partnership with the Miriam Makeba Foundation, will host the Third Annual Miriam Makeba Memorial Lecture at Unisa’s main campus in Tshwane today. The event, themed “Aluta Continua,” marks 30 years since South Africa’s 1994 political settlement and will honour Makeba’s legacy. Speakers […]
