# 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 […]
# 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 […]
