# Action Society says South Africa recorded over 26-thousand murders last year, surpassing the death toll in the Gaza conflict. The organisation has launched the ‘Decade of Decline’ campaign to highlight rising crime and government failure to protect citizens. Action Society’s Juanita du Preez calls for urgent police reforms, including a dedicated task team for […]
# Die vakbond Solidariteit het sy oproep hernu vir die regering om swart ekonomiese bemagtiging te skrap, terwyl Suid-Afrika voorberei om die G20-beraad in November aan te bied. Volgens die vakbond gaan die ekonomie steeds gebuk onder swart ekonomiese bemagtiging en verryk ‘n polities-verbonde elite, terwyl miljoene werkloos is. Theuns du Buisson van Solidariteit gee […]
# Trade union Solidarity has renewed calls for the government to scrap broad-based black economic empowerment policies, as South Africa prepares to host the G20 Summit in November. According to the union, BEE is crippling the economy and enriching a politically connected elite, while millions remain unemployed. Solidarity’s Theuns du Buisson blames BEE for driving […]
# Die minister van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur, Dean Macpherson, sal die Gauteng-been van die Uitgebreide Openbare Werke-program se luistertoer in Johannesburg begin. Die toer gee gemeenskappe die geleentheid om hulle ondervindings te deel. Die ministerie sê dit sal help om die visie te hervorm van programme wat gemik is op lang-termyn sosio-ekonomiese bemagting. Daarbenewens […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson, will host the Gauteng leg of his Expanded Public Works Programme Listening Tour in Johannesburg. The tour gives communities a chance to share their experiences. The Ministry says that this will help shape a renewed vision for the programme focused on long-term socio-economic empowerment. In addition, the […]
# Die minister vir Vroue, die Jeug en Persone met Gestremdhede, Sindisiwe Chikunga, het kommer uitgespreek oor die toename in vrouemoord. Chikunga het verwys na ‘n 2022-opname oor geslagsgeweld, en sê meer as 7,3-miljoen vroue is fisiek mishandel en byna 2,1-miljoen is seksueel aangerand. Die land se vrouemoordgevalle bly onder die hoogste ter wêreld. Die […]
# The minister for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has raised alarm over increasing femicide cases. Citing the 2022 Gender-Based Violence survey, Chikunga says over 7.3-million women have faced physical abuse and nearly 2.1-million have been sexually violated. In addition, the country remains among the highest globally for femicide. The department’s spokesperson, […]
# Build One South Africa se adjunkleier, Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster, sê die nuut ingestelde Wetsontwerp op Billike Betaling is ontwerp om jong en benadeelde werksoekers teen onbillike loonpraktyke te beskerm. Sy het op ‘n nuuskonferensie in die Parlement gesê baie mense wat vir die eerste keer werk, veral swart professionele persone en vroue, word dikwels minder […]
# Build One South Africa’s deputy leader Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster says the newly introduced Fair Pay Bill is designed to protect young and disadvantaged job seekers from unfair wage practices. Speaking at a press briefing in Parliament, she said many first-time workers, particularly black professionals and women, are often paid less due to reliance on salary […]
