The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa calls for an urgent and timeous discussion on measures to mitigate and neutralise the impacts of the projected October fuel price increases. South African motorists face projected petrol price increases of between one-rand-81-cents and one-rand-93-cents per litre while diesel could cost between one-rand-73-cents and two-rand-three-cents per litre […]
# Die vakbond GIWUSA sê hy is werklik bekommerd oor die aanhoudende stygings in brandstof- en elektrisiteitspryse, wat volgens hom Suid-Afrikaanse werkers en hul gesinne benadeel. Hierdie maand se petrolstyging was een-rand-34 sent per liter, terwyl diesel met tussen twee-rand-94-sent en drie-rand-15-sent per liter gestyg het. Die president van GIWUSA sê daar sal volgende maand […]
# Eskom says the energy availability factor has risen to 67,78-percent year-to-date, marking its highst level in six year. The power utility’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says unplanned outages has also declined from 26.61-percent to 19.43-percent compared to the same period last year. She says improved fleet reliability and availability have restored three-thousand-500-megawatts of generation capacity […]
# Tennis: Alexander Zverev has reached the US Open men’s singles final after beating Karen Khachanov in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 at Flushing Meadows yesterday. The German top seed held his nerve in two tight tie-breaks to secure his second US Open final appearance. Zverev will face 23-year old American Ben Shelton, who defeated […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Buti Manamela, en die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente se raad het ooreengekom die onmiddellike fokus moet op studentebefondsing en dienslewering bly. Hulle het ook die skema se finansiële posisie, die afhandeling van verskille, die regstelling van ouditbevindings, studenteverblyf en gereedheid vir die 2027-akademiese jaar bespreek. Die […]
# Higher Education and Training minister, Buti Manamela and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme Board have agreed that their immediate focus must remain on student funding and service delivery during their engagement meeting. They also agreed over the financial position of the scheme, institutional reconciliations, audit remediation, student accommodation and readiness for the 2027 […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the Jewish community in South Africa and around the world a peaceful, safe, and joyous Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. As the Jewish community enters the period of the high holy days, South Africans are reminded of the abiding value in faith and family. The President says in Jewish […]
# Agriculture minister Willie Aucamp has announced that plans are underway to increase the number of extension officers supporting farmers across South Africa. During this year state of the nation Adress, president Cyril Ramaphosa announced plans to deploy ten-thousand extension officers to help farmers boost food production and create jobs for young graduates. Aucamp highlighted […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Buti Manamela, het ‘n reeks maatreëls aangekondig om die bestuur, leierskap en bestendigheid van die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente te versterk. Die minister het Richardt Ramashia as tussentydse voorsitter van die raad aangewys. Die departement se woordvoerder, Matshepo Seedat, sê die aanstelling het ten doel om […]
