# The Competition Commission of South Africa has approved seven major mergers and acquisitions, including deals in aerospace, technology, property, industrial, and financial sectors. Spokesperson Siyabulela Makunga says conditions were applied to some transactions to promote employment, skills development, and procurement of plastic pipes and fittings, while others were cleared without conditions. He says the […]
# Die DA in Gauteng doen ‘n beroep op die LUR van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Faith Mazibuko, om alle BDO– en Bowmans-ouditverslae by die provinsiale wetgewer ter tafel lê. Die verslae ontbloot diepgewortelde befondsings- en verkrygingskwessies van organisasies sonder winsbejag. Refiloe Nt’sekhe van die DA sê Mazibuko moet dringend streng finansiële bestuursbeheermaatreëls implementeer en ophou om […]
# The Gauteng Health Department emphasised the urgent need for community members to recognise the early signs of stroke and take immediate action. Today marks World Stroke Day, to underscore the serious nature and high rates of stroke. The department says in recent years, the Gauteng Province has reported over 32-thousand new cases of strokes between […]
# Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations is being briefed by the Communications and Digital Technologies Department on various issues. This includes the funding models, spending reviews, and the impact of budget constraints on the department and its entities, including the SABC. Lawmakers aim to assess how underfunding affects broadcasting obligations and ensure public funds are […]
# The UDM says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s celebration of South Africa’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force greylist sounds profoundly tone deaf. UDM deputy president, Nqabayomzi Kwankwa says while the president hails technical compliance and investor confidence, millions of South Africans face hunger, joblessness and fear. He adds that technical milestones must be matched […]
# The DA says Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane’s unlawful announcement of drastic funding cuts for Quintile 5 schools for 2026, after the 30 September 2025 deadline, is creating financial uncertainty for parents and schools. Sergio Dos Santos says the DA condemns the 879-rand to 301-rand per learner reduction, citing potential fee hikes and […]
# Rugby: Springbok-afrigter Rassie Erasmus sê hy het volle vertroue in die stut Zachary Porthen. Die 21-jarige is gereed om Saterdag die eerste keer vir Suid-Afrika uit te draf in die toets teen Japan op Wembley in Londen. Die voormalige SA Onder-20-kaptein het slegs in vyf senior wedstryde vir die Stormers gespeel – vier vanaf […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committees on Trade, Industry and Competition, and Transport met with black traders over concerns about Transport minister Barbara Creecy’s directive to renew 25-year leases at Durban’s Transnet Island View Precinct. Traders allege oil majors control port infrastructure and limit fair access. Creecy and Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe defended the move […]
# Die ontwikkelaar van Please Call Me, Nkosana Makate, betwis ‘n regskostebevel van 13-miljoen-rand nadat hy in die Konstitusionele Hof teen Vodacom verloor het. Die koste hou verband met ‘n enkele dag se betoë nadat die hof in Vodacom se guns beslis en die saak terugverwys het na die Appèlhof. Makate noem die bevel onbillik […]
