# The Department of Water and Sanitation has activated more controlled water releases in the Vaal River System. Two additional sluice gates were also opened with the Vaal Dam now at 111-percent capacity. Meanwhile, the department’s spokesperson Wisane Mavasa has warned that Bloemhof Dam, at almost 107-percent will increase outflows. Mavasa says that overflowing dams, […]
# Die Forum for South Africa versoek president Cyril Ramaphosa om die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, te verwyder en beskryf hom as onbevoeg en sielsmoeg. Die organisasie voer aan Godongwana se hantering van die voorgestelde BTW-verhoging, voor dit heeltemal geskrap is, dui op besluiteloosheid en ‘n gebrek aan kommer oor die armes. Tebogo Mashilompane […]
# Forum for South Africa calls on president Cyril Ramaphosa to remove Finance minister Enoch Godongwana, labelling him incompetent and fatigued. The organisation argues Godongwana’s handling of the proposed VAT increase before scrapping it entirely, shows indecisiveness and a lack of concern for the poor. The forum’s Tebogo Mashilompane says the minister’s actions prove he […]
# Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, het die sperdatum vir openbare kommentaar oor die Konsepdokument vir die Transformasiefonds verleng vanaf 7 tot 28 Mei. Dit gee meer tyd vir openbare deelname en deelname van organisasies. Die fonds beoog om 100-miljard-rand in te samel deur ’n openbare-privaat poging om ondernemings in swart […]
# The minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has extended the deadline for public comments on the Draft Transformation Fund Concept Document to 28 May. Initially set for 7 May, the extension allows more time for public and organisational engagement. The fund aims to raise 100-billion-rand through a public-private effort to support black-owned […]
# Atletiek: Die naelloper Gift Leotlela het die mans 100-meter titel verower op Suid-Afrika se senior kampioenskap in Potchefstroom. Hy het die wêreld-junior-kampioen en Olimpiese silwermedaljewenner Bayanda Walaza met slegs 0,01-sekonde geklop en in 9,99-sekondes klaargemaak. Walaza was tweede op presies 10 sekondes, en Benjamin Richardson het die derde plek ingeneem in 10,05-sekondes. Leotlela en […]
# Athletics: Sprinter Gift Leotlela has won the men’s 100-metres title at South Africa’s senior championships in Potchefstroom. He beat world junior champion and Olympics silver medallist Bayanda Walaza by just 0.01 seconds, finishing in 9.99 seconds. Walaza came second in ten seconds, and Benjamin Richardson took third place in 10.05 seconds. Both Leotlela and […]
# Die organisasie teen belastingmisbruik, OUTA, het die regering van nasionale eenheid aangemoedig om interne kommunikasie te verbeter na die verwarring rondom die geskrapte BTW-verhoging. Die organisasie het die besluit verwelkom om BTW op 15-persent te hou, maar sê die situasie kon vermy gewees het deur beter koördinering. OUTA se uitvoerende hoof, Wayne Duvenage, sê […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has urged the government of national unity to improve internal engagement after the confusion surrounding the now-scrapped VAT hike. While welcoming the decision to keep VAT at 15-percent, the organisation says the situation could have been avoided through better coordination. OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage says South Africa’s real issue […]
