# The S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 50.8 in May from 50 in April, indicating growth for the first time since November last year. A PMI reading above 50 indicates growth, while below 50 points to a contraction. The index showed a marginal improvement in the private sector’s health, with companies […]
# Tennis: Jannik Sinner en Novak Djokovic probeer vandag om die halfeindronde by die Franse Ope te bereik, maar die kollig gaan op Lois Boisson in die vrouetoernooi wees. Die 22-jarige Franse speler is ‘n promotorskeuse en 361ste op die wêreldranglys. Sy speel teen die sesde-gekeurde Mirra Andreeva van Rusland nadat sy die derde-gekeurde Jessica […]
# Die uitvoerende hoof van AgriSA, Johann Kotze, sê Suid-Afrika benodig ‘n voedselsekerheidsindeks wat die werklik situasie intyds aandui. Volgens die 1996 Wêreldvoedselberaad word voedselsekerheid gedefinieer as ‘n toestand wat bestaan wanneer alle mense te alle tye fisiese en ekonomiese toegang tot voldoende, veilige, voedsame voedsel het om aan hul dieetbehoeftes en voedselvoorkeure vir ‘n […]
# The DA in Gauteng says premier Panyaza Lesufi has failed to curb skyrocketing kidnappings in Gauteng making up 52.8-percent of national cases. The DA’s Michael Sun says that Lesufi has failed to fulfill his promises terming them as hollow. Sun says concerns have mounted following the murder of Olorato Mongale and a businessman’s abduction […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut vir Maatskaplik-Ekonomiese Regte het ‘n verslag getiteld Food for Thought bekend gestel. Die verslag probeer om te agter te kom hoe sommige van die instituut se vennote en kliëntgroepe geraak is deur, en hoe hulle reageer, op voedselonsekerheid en hongersnoodkwessies. Die instituut sê 23,1-persent van huishoudings in Suid-Afrika beskou hul toegang […]
# Rise Mzansi says 733-thousand citizens have been left waiting for their driver’s licence cards as the only printing machine breaks down again. The machine has now been offline for 38 days, with Transport minister Barbara Creecy confirming the massive backlog in Parliament. The party’s Makashule Gana urges Creecy to urgently provide a public update […]
# Former National Prosecuting Authority prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach says young prosecutors are struggling due to lack of experience and mentorship. Breytenbach told SABC News that this is evident in recent high-profile case losses, including the recent acquittal of Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota, and Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso. Breytenbach warns that no mentorship […]
# Die voormalige Vrystaatse premier, Ace Magashule, dring aan sy voormalige persoonlike assistent, Moroadi Cholota, is onskuldig al appelleer die NVG volgende Vrydag teen die uitspraak van die Bloemfonteinse Hooggeregshof. Die Hof het bevind dat Cholota onwettig uit die VSA uitgelewer is en daar is nie genoegsame jurisdiksie het om haar in die asbesdak-bedrogverhoor van […]
# The Department of Transport says it has received over 160 submissions following its recent call for private sector participation in rail and port infrastructure. The request for information, launched by minister Barbara Creecy in March, drew strong interest, especially in key export routes for minerals, containers, and vehicles. The department’s Collen Msibi says a […]
