# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says it rejects the shallow celebration by government of the marginal 0.1-percent gross domestic product growth recorded in the first quarter of this year. It says this so-called growth is neither inclusive nor transformative. Saftu’s spokesperson, Newton Masuku, says fiscal, monetary and trade policy will have to […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng says the re-tabled by the MEC for Finance and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, does not differ much from last year’s, except for an increase of 886.6-million-rand. The budget for the 2025/2026 financial year is 172.3-billion-rand. The FF Plus’, Anton Alberts, says it will meet with Maile to discuss […]
# Cosatu says unemployment remains South Africa’s existential threat, which is a ticking time bomb that the government, working with business, labour and society, must pull out all stops to defeat. The federation union has noted with concern the tepid economic growth of 0.1-percent for quarter one of this year. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, says […]
# The DA says it will write to Parliament’s portfolio committee on Justice chairperson, requesting that the Department of Justice and the National Prosecuting Authority account for yet another failure in prosecuting state capture cases. The High Court in Bloemfontein ruled that the extradition of former Free State premier Ace Magashule’s ex-personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota, was unlawful, and she cannot […]
# Krieket: Die Royal Challengers Bengaluru het die Punjab Kings met ses lopies geklop om hul eerste Indiese Premierliga-titel te buit. Virat Kohli met 43 het die meeste lopies bygedra en RCB het in sy 20 boulbeurte 190 vir nege behaal. Ten spyte van Shashank Singh se onoorwonne 61, is Punjab in antwoord daarop tot […]
# Die DA in Gauteng sê die 886,6-miljoen-rand wat by die provinsiale begroting gevoeg is, sal nie ʼn beduidende verskil maak aan dienslewering en inwoners se lewensgehalte nie. Die LUR vir Finansies en Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling, Lebogang Maile, het gister die provinsiale begroting vir die 2025/2026-boekjaar opnuut voorgelê nadat veranderinge aangebring is ná gewysigde nasionale toewysings. […]
# The EFF in Gauteng says the provincial government needs to play a participatory role in the economy as the over reliance on investors is not sustainable. MEC for Finance and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, has re-tabled the 2025/2026 financial year budget, which now stands at 172.3-billion-rand, an increase of some 886.6-million-rand from the one tabled […]
# Oekraïne sê hy het die Kerch-brug wat Rusland met die Krim verbind, met onderwater-plofstof aangeval. Dis die derde keer dat Kiev die brug teiken sedert Rusland se inval in 2022. Oekraïne se veiligheidsdiens sê hy het een-duisend-100 kilogram plofstof gebruik wat die brug se pilare ernstig beskadig het. Hy voeg by die aanval het […]
# The US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says its aid distribution centres will be closed today. This comes after the Israeli Defence Forces warned residents of Gaza against travelling in areas leading to aid distribution centres, which are considered combat zones. Twenty-seven people were killed on Tuesday as they gathered to receive food at […]
