# Woolworths’ recently appointed group CEO and former head of the retailer’s highly successful food division, Sam Ngumeni, has made sweeping changes to the top structure. The company veteran of 30 years says the changes are designed to simplify corporate layers, eliminate redundant functions, and aggressively drive retail market growth. This has lead to the […]
# Free State MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development and Environmental Affairs, Elsabé Rockman, says the province has surpassed the one-million mark in vaccinating livestock against foot-and-mouth disease. The milestone forms part of South Africa’s broader effort to contain outbreaks and protect the livestock industry through the national rollout of vaccines to combat the disease. Rockman […]
# The Compliance Institute Southern Africa has launched a new Anti-Money Laundering Practice Guide in Durban and Cape Town. The institute says the guide aims to strengthen efforts to combat financial crime and maintain compliance with global standards. It also provides practical tools for institutions to improve anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing and sanctions controls. CISA […]
# The City of Johannesburg cleared the first legal hurdle in a dispute over its increased water demand management levy. The Johannesburg High Court dismissed AfriForum’s urgent application to halt the levy, ruling the organisation failed to prove urgency. The city’s Nombuso Shabalala says AfriForum knew since May that the levy would take effect on […]
# Sokker: Frankryk speel Vrydag sy laaste Wêreldbeker-groepswedstryd teen Noorweë sonder sy afrigter, Didier Deschamps, wat teruggekeer het huis toe na sy ma se dood. Sy hulpafrigter, Guy Stephan, sal in beheer wees totdat hy terugkeer. Die tweemalige kampioen het reeds vir die ronde van 32 gekwalifiseer nadat hulle Senegal en Irak geklop het, en […]
# Rugby: Springbok-afrigter Rassie Erasmus sê hulle het die grootste respek vir Engeland voor volgende Saterdag se Nasieskampioenskaps-openingswedstryd op Ellispark. Engeland se afrigter, Steve Borthwick, het vyf nuwe spelers gekies, insluitend die Suid-Afrikaans-gebore senter Benhard Janse van Rensburg. Erasmus verwerp opmerkings dat Engeland se vertoning in die Sesnasies hul moraal kan beïnvloed en sê Borthwick […]
# Die Departement van Binnelandse Sake sê 203 banktakke bied nou slim ID-vervanging aan deur sy vennootskap met die banksektor wat in Maart bekendgestel is. Minister Leon Schreiber sê toegang tot slim ID-dienste het binne drie maande met 73-persent verhoog. Hy sê die projek vervang die groen ID-boekies en sal identiteitsdiefstal verminder. Schreiber sê hul […]
# Die DA sê Johannesburg ervaar ‘n brandstofkrisis wat sekere munisipale voertuie raak en dienslewering bedreig. Woordvoerder Belinda Kayser‑Echeozonjoku sê departemente en instellings, insluitend Johannesburg Water en Pikitup, word geraak nadat hervullingsdienste opgeskort is. Sy sê ‘n metro wat nie brandstof kan bekostig nie, kan ook nie ‘n bykomende finansiële verpligting van tien-miljard-rand vir ‘n […]
# The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply warns that while sustained load-shedding has eased, rising electricity tariffs and energy-related costs continue to threaten South African businesses. CIPS says higher power and fuel prices are increasing pressure on supply chains, creating pricing volatility and operational risks. Regional managing director Paul Vos says organisations are increasingly […]
