# The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters says Agriculture minister, John Steenhuisen, recognises that the foot-and-mouth disease is a national emergency, and the progress made in resolving the outbreak is encouraging. There are currently 274 unresolved outbreaks in five provinces, of which 180 are in KwaZulu-Natal. AMIE CEO Imameleng Mothebe welcomes the minister’s procurement […]
# Solidariteit sê meer as vierduisend werksgeleenthede is in gevaar terwyl ArcelorMittal Suid-Afrika voorberei om sy langstaal-aanlegte in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, en Vereeniging in Gauteng te sluit. Die vakbond skryf dit toe aan die regering se gebrek aan optrede, met verwysing na hoë elektrisiteitskoste, swak spoorwegstelsels en onvoldoende invoerbeskerming. Hulle beloof om betrokke lede te steun […]
# Trade union Solidarity says more than four-thousand jobs are at risk as ArcelorMittal South Africa prepares to close its long steel plants in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal, and Vereeniging in Gauteng, including Vanderbijlpark. The union blames government inaction, citing high electricity costs, weak rail systems, and insufficient import protections. They pledge to support affected members […]
# ActionSA verwelkom die Openbare Beskermer se ondersoek na die KwaZulu-Natalse Jeugbemagtigingsfonds van 100-miljoen-rand. Die ondersoek volg nadat ActionSA gekla het oor onreëlmatighede, bedreigings en politieke inmenging oor die manier waarop fondse toegeken word. Die party se woordvoerder, Zwakele Mncwango, hoop die ondersoek sal alle misbruik van openbare hulpbronne blootlê en verseker jongmense in die […]
# ActionSA has welcomed the Public Protector’s investigation into the 100-million-rand KwaZulu-Natal youth empowerment fund. The probe follows ActionSA’s complaints about irregularities, coercion, and political interference in how the funds were awarded. The party’s Zwakele Mncwango hopes the investigation will expose any misuse of public resources and ensure that young people in the province benefit […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, sê die regering gryp in om die verwoestende bek-en-klouseer-uitbreking te bekamp. Hy het 274 onopgeloste gevalle in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, die Vrystaat, Noordwes en Mpumalanga bevestig. Steenhuisen sê ook die oorblywende 400-duisend entstofdosisse uit Botswana is ontvang, met 50-duisend wat reeds versprei is. Hy sê die oorblywende dosisse is […]
# Suid-Afrika se staalreus ArcelorMittal sal na verwagting teen die einde van hierdie maand die sluiting van sy lang staalbesigheid afhandel. Die sluiting sal drie-duisend-500 werkers in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal, Vereeniging in Gauteng, en die spoorweg- en strukturele eenheid raak. Pogings om die besigheid te red, insluitend regeringsondersteuning, het misluk. Die uitvoerende hoof, Kobus Verster, blameer […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen says the government is stepping in to curb the devastating foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. Steenhuisen confirmed 274 unresolved cases across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, North West and Mpumalanga. He confirmed the receipt of the remaining 400-thousand vaccine doses from Botswana, with 50-thousand already distributed. He says the remaining doses will target […]
# South Africa’s steel giant ArcelorMittal is set to complete the wind-down of its long steel business by the end of this month. The closure will affect three-thousand-500 workers in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal, Vereeniging in Gauteng, and the rail and structural unit. Efforts to save the business, including government support, failed. CEO Kobus Verster blames […]
