# United Nations Tourism secretary-general Zurab Pololikashvili has announced 100 scholarships for South Africans to support education and skill-building in the tourism sector. Speaking at the Tourism Investment Summit in Cape Town, Pololikashvili said the initiative targets the youth, equipping them to thrive in a competitive industry and contribute to inclusive growth. The scholarships, part […]
# Eskom het sy eerste vloot van 20 elektriese voertuie bekendgestel as deel van sy oorgang na skoner energie. Die voertuie, wat wissel van afleweringsvoertuie tot ligte vragmotors, sal hoofsaaklik in die verspreidings- en opwekkingsafdelings gebruik word om koste te besnoei en uitstralings te verminder. Eskom se woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê dit is die begin […]
# Die DA in Noordwes het LUR Susanna Dantjie versoek om in te gryp in die gedwonge sluiting van die Maatskaplike Ontwikkelingsdienspunt in Naledi. Beskadigde slotte het amptenare verhinder om toegang tot kliëntrekords te verkry, dienste te lewer en noodsaaklike opleiding vir nie-regeringsorganisasies aan te bied. Die DA-lid, Hendriëtte van Huyssteen, sê die party het […]
# The High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20-years in prison each after convicting them on 158 of 160 charges related to kidnapping and forced labour. The group, arrested in 2019, had illegally detained 91 Malawian nationals, including children, at their business premises. They were convicted in March. Judge David Mhango […]
# ActionSA has submitted its Amendment Bill to the Constitution directly to president Cyril Ramaphosa at his request. The bill aims to cut unnecessary deputy minister positions and give Parliament more oversight over the executive. The party claims deputy ministers add little value and mainly serve as political appointments. ActionSA’s Athol Trollip says their proposals […]
# Hong Kong lawmakers rejected a bill that would have granted limited rights to same-sex couples. Hong Kong’s government proposed legislation to recognise some rights for same-sex partners, but only for those whose unions are registered abroad. Despite LGBTQ activists decrying its limitations, the proposal drew near-universal criticism from the pro-Beijing politicians that dominate Hong […]
# Cricket: South Africa’s T20 captain, Aiden Markram, says the SA20 has given a wide range of players the opportunity to showcase their skills and thus widened the pool for the national team. The allrounder, who was sold for a whopping 14-million-rand to Durban’s Super Giants during yesterday’s player auction, was speaking before today’s first […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille has launched South Africa’s first Tourism Investment Summit in Cape Town, aiming to diversify the sector. De Lille said the summit, showcasing projects worth over one-billion-rand, highlights tourism’s role in economic transformation and job creation. She told SABC News that initiatives such as digital transformation and youth-driven innovation will […]
# The latest FNB and Bureau for Economic Research building confidence index shows builders remain negative, with confidence dropping to 35 points from July to September. Main contractor confidence rose to 46 points, quantity surveyors fell 12 points, architects dropped two points, sub-contractors rose to 37 points, and hardware retailers to 36 points. FNB senior […]
