# The Automotive Business Council, Naamsa, has defended the Automotive Production and Development Programme against calls for it to be scrapped. The industry body says the programme is an investment in South Africa’s industrial economy, not a subsidy for manufacturers. It says the programme generated about 137-billion-rand in local value addition and supported more than […]
# The South African government and the United Nations have signed a five-year Cooperation Framework Agreement in Pretoria today, to support the country’s development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals. Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, signed on behalf of South Africa and the UN’s Resident Coordinator Nelson Muffuh, represented the UN. The […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says the National Treasury’s decision to temporarily withhold funding from 69 municipalities punishes vulnerable communities and workers, while no steps are taken to address mismanagement and corruption that has crippled local government. MISA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says it is time that those responsible are held accountable. She says the […]
# The Forum for South Africa has welcomed the extension granted to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry; however, it remains concerned that critical issues and individuals may still be left out if the investigation is not expanded without fear or favour. President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the deadline for the commission to submit its final […]
# Telkom has pledged 100-million-rand to establish the Telkom Artificial Intelligence Institute to equip South Africans with vital skills. It was announced at a United Nations event in Geneva, Switzerland. The initiative expands Telkom’s role beyond infrastructure into job-ready development to prevent an economic divide. The programme aims to train over five-thousand young students in […]
# Minister of Agriculture, Willie Aucamp, says his department reached an out-of-court settlement which brings an end to the legal dispute over the procurement and distribution of foot-and-mouth-disease vaccines. Sakeliga, agricultural organisation Saai and Free State Agriculture had argued farmers should be allowed to procure vaccines directly, rather than wait for lengthy government processes. Aucamp says […]
# Die MK-party is volgens berigte onder ernstige finansiële druk en het in aanloop tot die munisipale verkiesing alle reistoelaes vir leiers opgeskort. Volgens News24 het interne kommunikasie tussen partyleier Jacob Zuma en die nuwe tesourier-generaal, Brian Molefe, alle nasionale beamptes, ligas, en erkende strukture in kennis gestel dat alle verblyf, gehuurde motors en lokale […]
# The MK Party is reportedly under severe financial pressure, revoking all travelling allowances for its leaders, ahead of the local government elections. According to News24, internal communications between party leader Jacob Zuma and new treasurer-general Brian Molefe inform all national officials, leagues, and recognised structures that all travel accommodation, car, and venue hire funded […]
# Die vakverbond SAFTU sê hy veroordeel die grondwetlike wysiging in Zimbabwe wat president Emmerson Mnangagwa toelaat om tot 2030 aan bewind te bly. Die nuwe wet wat in die Parlement aanvaar is, verleng presidensiële en parlementêre termyne van vyf tot sewe jaar. SAFTU se woordvoerder, Asive Dyani, sê die Suid-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap kan nie aanvoer […]
