# Die Buro vir Ekonomiese Navorsing en Rand Merchant Bank se Sakevertroue-aanwyser het in die tweede kwartaal met agt punte gedaal tot 39. Nuwe voertuighandelaars, groothandelaars, kleinhandelaars en boukontrakteurs het die skerpste dalings aangeteken. Vervaardiging het wel verbetering getoon het, al was dit met net een punt, en dit word steeds onderdruk weens swak aanvraag. […]
# Die African People’s Convention is bekommerd oor die verpakte goedere-maatskappy Tiger Brands se besluit om sy Beacon-lekkergoed-handelsmerk te verkoop en waarsku dit kan werksgeleenthede en plaaslike vervaardiging bedreig. Woordvoerder Lucas Mphaka sê die verkoop kan ‘n uitwerking hê op fabriekwerkers, verskaffers, vervoeroperateurs en klein ondernemings wat aan die waardeketting verbind is. Hy vra waarborge […]
# Nege verdagtes is in hegtenis geneem in verband met die ontvoering van ‘n 51-jarige sakeman van Summer Greens in Kaapstad. Hy is verlede Maandag tydens ‘n huisroof ontvoer toe gewapende aanvallers sy huis binnegedring en kontant en selfone gesteel het voor hulle ‘n losprys geëis het. ‘n Polisie-opsporingsoperasie het gelei tot inhegtenisnemings in Khayelitsha […]
# Athletics: UK Athletics has been fined 7.67-million-rand for the death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei. The 36-year-old shot-putter died after a metal throwing cage fell on his head during training in London in 2017. He was preparing for the World Para-athletics Championships. In February, UK Athletics pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter. UKA’s former head of […]
# Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, says government is committed to strengthening collaboration between municipalities and traditional leadership institutions. He led a consultation between his department and the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders on the Reviewed Draft White Paper on Local Government. Hlabisa says the review provides the chance […]
# Amazon has launched its Prime subscription service in South Africa, offering free same-day and next-day delivery, video streaming, cloud gaming and exclusive shopping deals. The service costs 59-rand per month or 399-rand per year following a 30-day free trial. Amazon says Prime members will also enjoy access to Prime Video, Amazon Luna, Twitch benefits […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa is calling on organised labour, community organisations and youth movements to immediately mobilise against ongoing xenophobic attacks and the so-called June 30 deadline. GIWUSA president Mametlwe Sebei, says campaigns to evict people out of country or certain regions are incitement to violence and must be condemned:
# The World Meteorological Organisation says there is an 80-percent chance that El Niño will emerge from this month to August, and a near 90-percent probability of it persisting through at least November. The periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean typically drives more extreme weather and rainfall patterns. United Nations Secretary-General […]
# The DA in Gauteng blames internal ANC divisions for the ongoing governance crisis in the Emfuleni Municipality. Spokesperson Solly Msimanga’s comments follow the collapse of a council meeting because ANC councillors failed to attend. Msimanga has approached the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Jacob Mamabolo, to intervene and help restore stability. He […]
