# The Bureau for Economic Research and Rand Merchant Bank’s Business Confidence Index fell eight points to 39 in the second quarter. New vehicle dealers, wholesalers, retailers and building contractors recorded the sharpest decline. Manufacturing was the only sector to show improvement, albeit by one point, but it is still suppressed due to demand weakness. […]
# Krieket: Krieket Kanada het ʼn prokureur en voormalige Pan-Amerikaanse atleet, Dasha Peregoudova, aangestel om ʼn onafhanklike ondersoek te lei na die organisasie se bestuur en finansiële beheer. Dit volg nadat die Internasionale Krieketraad Kanada se lidmaatskap opgeskort het ná omstredenheid en bewerings van korrupsie en finansiële wanbestuur. Die land se nasionale spanne mag tydens […]
# The International Organisation for Migration is warning that reactive border closures in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda may push people towards less monitored informal crossing points. Over 600 suspected Ebola cases and more than 300 deaths were reported. The IOM says reactive border closures can reduce […]
# The African People’s Convention raises concern over packaged goods company Tiger Brands’ decision to sell its Beacon confectionery brand, warning the deal could threaten jobs and local manufacturing. Spokesperson Lucas Mphaka says the transaction may affect factory workers, suppliers, transport operators, and small businesses linked to the value chain. He calls for job security […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê hy het die bykomende watertenkwaens wat tydens Rand Water se beplande instandhoudingswerk ontplooi is, onttrek nadat die verspreidingsnetwerk tekens van herstel begin toon het. Tegnici hou ‘n ogie oor die Mabopane- en die Kruisfontein-stelsel, en dele van die Soshanguve L- en die Soshanguve DD-stelsel, wat op laer vlakke funksioneer. Die […]
# Nine suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a 51-year-old businessman from Summer Greens in Cape Town. The victim was abducted during a house robbery last Monday after armed attackers stormed his home and stole cash and cellphones before demanding a ransom. A police tracing operation led to arrests in Khayelitsha […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse polisie ontken die moord op die 19-jarige Nhlamulo Sambo, oorspronklik van Giyani in Limpopo, in Mosselbaai hou verband met betogings teen onwettige immigrante. Sy ma, Patricia Sambo, het op sosiale media beweer haar seun is die naweek tydens betogings vermoor omdat hy Tsonga bepraat het. Die provinsie se polisiekommissaris, Thembisile Patekile, sê […]
# Cricket: Cricket Canada has appointed lawyer and former Pan American athlete, Dasha Peregoudova, to lead an independent investigation to examine governance and financial control issues within the organisation. This comes after the International Cricket Council suspended Canada’s membership following a series of controversies and allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. The country’s national teams […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has withdrawn the additional external water tankers deployed during Rand Water’s planned maintenance period, as its water distribution network is showing signs of recovery. Technicians are closely monitoring the Mabopane and Kruisfontein systems and sections of the Soshanguve L and Soshanguve DD systems, which remain at lower operating […]
