# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa will march to KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli’s office in Pietermaritzburg today. NUMSA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says the union demands that the provincial government stop awarding tenders to non-compliant security companies. She accuses these firms of defrauding workers by deducting medical and pension contributions without paying them […]
# Die minister van Water en Sanitasie, Pemmy Majodina, lei vandag ‘n afvaardiging na die derde Pan-Afrikaanse Instellings- en Vennootskapskonferensie oor Water in Lusaka, Zambië. Die driedaagse byeenkoms, aangebied deur die Afrika-Unie, fokus op klimaatsveerkragtige watersekerheid. Die departement se woordvoerder, Wisane Mavasa, sê Majodina se deelname beklemtoon Suid-Afrika se verbintenis tot watergeregtigheid, Afrika-eenheid en volhoubare […]
# South Africa’s Water and Sanitation minister, Pemmy Majodina, will lead a delegation to the Third Pan-African Implementation and Partnership Conference on Water in Lusaka, Zambia today. The three-day conference, hosted under the African Union, focuses on climate-resilient water security. The department’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa says Majodina’s participation underscores South Africa’s commitment to water justice, […]
# Die minister van Menslike Nedersettings, Thembi Simelane, het provinsies aangespoor om die opgradering van informele nedersettings voorrang te gee ná ‘n brand in die Marikana-nedersetting in Boksburg waarin ses mense gesterf het. ‘n Sewe-jarige is gered en met ernstige brandwonde in die hospitaal opgeneem. Simelane noem die tragedie ‘n waarskuwing en het planne uitgelig […]
# Transnet sal voor 30 Junie ‘n netto bedrag van 4,3-miljard-rand aan Sasol betaal. Dit volg nadat ‘n skikking tussen die twee ondernemings bereik is wat jare se regsgedinge beëindig het. Die skikking sluit ‘n Hooggeregshof-uitspraak van Junie 2024 in, warin Transnet opdrag gegee is om 3,9-miljard-rand te betaal vir pyplyn-tariefoortredings. ‘n Ander Transnet-eis teen […]
# Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has urged provinces to prioritise upgrading informal settlements following a fire in Boksburg’s Marikana settlement that killed six people. A seven-year-old was rescued and has been hospitalised with severe burns. She called the tragedy a wake-up call. Simelane highlighted plans to upgrade over four-thousand informal settlements by 2029 and […]
# Die DA se woordvoerder vir Menslike Nedersettings, Luyolo Mphithi, het kommer uitgespreek oor georganiseerde misdaadsindikate se toenemende betrokkenheid by grondbesettings. Mphithi het die party se voorneme aangekondig om die Wet op die Voorkoming van Onwettige Uitsetting en Onregmatige Besetting van Grond te wysig om hierdie kwessie aan te pak. Hy het aan Newzroom Afrika […]
# Transnet will make a net payment of 4.3-billion-rand to Sasol before 30 June. This follows a settlement reached between the two companies ending years of legal battles. The settlement includes a High Court ruling from June 2024, which ordered Transnet to pay 3.9-billion-rand for pipeline tariff breaches. Another pending claim by Transnet against Sasol […]
# The DA’s Human Settlements spokesperson, Luyolo Mphithi, has raised concerns over the increasing involvement of organised crime syndicates in land invasions. Mphithi announced the party’s intention to amend the Prevention of Illegal Eviction and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act to address this issue. He told Newzroom Afrika that the proposed changes aim to halt […]
