# Volgende Donderdag is Erfenisdag, maar ‘n organisasie sonder winsbejag, Inyathelo, sê dit is nie genoeg om Suid-Afrika se ryk kulturele uiteenlopenheid slegs te vier nie. Die organisasie se woordvoerder, Feryal Domingo, sê die ware gees van Erfenisdag is om die diep wonde en sistemiese ongelykhede van apartheid heeljaar aan te pak. Sy sê organisasies […]
# Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane says government is expanding housing opportunities for South Africans unable to secure traditional home loans. Speaking at the National Housing Finance Corporation’s 30th anniversary summit in Boksburg, Simelane says ten-billion-rand has been mobilised from the private sector, assisting more than 800-thousand households over five-years. She says government is considering […]
# The United Democratic Movement will approach the Electoral Court over the omission of its ward councillor candidates in the Buffalo City Metro in the Eastern Cape. Deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa says court papers will be filed next week, challenging the Electoral Commission’s decision as some of its candidates are missing from the final lists. […]
# The quarterly Consumer Confidence Index jointly published by First National Bank and the Bureau for Economic Research improved to minus 13 in the third quarter – July to September. This is up from minus 19 recorded during the second quarter – April to June. FNB Senior Economist Sphamandla Mkhwanazi says the improvement reflects stronger […]
# The National Gambling Board and Advertising Regulatory Board have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen oversight of gambling advertising and consumer protection. The partnership will cover traditional and digital platforms, including television, radio, billboards and social media. The Board’s acting CEO, Lungile Dukwana, says the rapid growth of online gambling requires closer cooperation […]
# An elderly Ukrainian woman has disabled a high-tech Russian drone with her bare hands. Footage from the Zaporizhzhia region shows the grandmother calmly approaching the grounded kamikaze drone, which was lying in wait for a target. She disabled the device by ripping out its fibre-optic control cable, completely severing the pilot’s signal. While the […]
# Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, sê Amerika se nuwe visumbeperkings op Suid-Afrika is ‘n verrassing. Dis gemik op diegene wat volgens Amerika rassediskriminasie, die aanhitsing van geweld of onteiening sonder vergoeding bevorder. Tau sê hy sal volgende week met die Amerikaanse minister van Buitelandse Sake, Marco Rubio, vergader. Hy beklemtoon […]
# Die vakverbond COSATU in Gauteng veroordeel die onlangse moorde op vroue in Ekurhuleni ten sterkste en sê mans moet ‘n daadwerklike rol speel om die geweld te bekamp. Die liggame van nege vroue is die afgelope twee maande op verskeie plekke aan die Oos-rand aangetref, insluitend Kemptonpark, Olifantsfontein en KwaThema in Springs. Provinsiale voorsitter […]
# Heritage Day is observed on Thursday, and non-profit organisation Inyathelo says celebrating the country’s rich cultural diversity is not enough. Spokesperson Feryal Domingo says the true spirit of Heritage Day lies in confronting the deep wounds and systemic inequalities left by apartheid. She says this work is being driven 365 days a year by […]
