# The GOOD Party says new conditions imposed by the National Treasury on social grants are punitive and harmful to poor citizens. These rules include monthly bank checks, biometric screenings, and extensive data verifications that could block millions from receiving essential grants. This comes despite the High Court’s ruling in Pretoria declaring similar measures unconstitutional. […]
# Die DA sê polisiefunksies moet aan plaaslike en provinsiale regerings gegee word om bendegeweld in die Wes-Kaap te help bekamp. Dit volg na ‘n bloedige naweek in Kaapstad, waar 26 moorde, 58 pogings tot moord en 84 bendeverwante voorvalle aangemeld is. Thomas Walters van die DA sê plaaslike pogings soos die Wetstoepassingsbevorderingsplan blyk doeltreffend […]
# The DA says policing powers must be given to local and provincial governments to help tackle gang violence in the Western Cape. This follows a bloody weekend in Cape Town, where 26 murders, 58 attempted murders, and 84 gang-related incidents were reported. The DA’s Thomas Walters says local efforts like the Law Enforcement Advancement […]
# Die metaalwerkersvakbond NUMSA hou vandag ‘n optog na die kantoor van KwaZulu-Natal se premier, Thami Ntuli, in Pietermaritzburg. Woordvoerder Phakamile Hlubi-Majola sê hulle eis dat die provinsiale regering ophou om tenders toe te ken aan sekerheidsmaatskappye wat nie aan vereistes voldoen nie. Sy beskuldig hierdie firmas daarvan dat hulle werkers bedrieg deur mediese en […]
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa will march to KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli’s office in Pietermaritzburg today. NUMSA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says the union demands that the provincial government stop awarding tenders to non-compliant security companies. She accuses these firms of defrauding workers by deducting medical and pension contributions without paying them […]
# Die minister van Water en Sanitasie, Pemmy Majodina, lei vandag ‘n afvaardiging na die derde Pan-Afrikaanse Instellings- en Vennootskapskonferensie oor Water in Lusaka, Zambië. Die driedaagse byeenkoms, aangebied deur die Afrika-Unie, fokus op klimaatsveerkragtige watersekerheid. Die departement se woordvoerder, Wisane Mavasa, sê Majodina se deelname beklemtoon Suid-Afrika se verbintenis tot watergeregtigheid, Afrika-eenheid en volhoubare […]
# South Africa’s Water and Sanitation minister, Pemmy Majodina, will lead a delegation to the Third Pan-African Implementation and Partnership Conference on Water in Lusaka, Zambia today. The three-day conference, hosted under the African Union, focuses on climate-resilient water security. The department’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa says Majodina’s participation underscores South Africa’s commitment to water justice, […]
# Die minister van Menslike Nedersettings, Thembi Simelane, het provinsies aangespoor om die opgradering van informele nedersettings voorrang te gee ná ‘n brand in die Marikana-nedersetting in Boksburg waarin ses mense gesterf het. ‘n Sewe-jarige is gered en met ernstige brandwonde in die hospitaal opgeneem. Simelane noem die tragedie ‘n waarskuwing en het planne uitgelig […]
# Transnet sal voor 30 Junie ‘n netto bedrag van 4,3-miljard-rand aan Sasol betaal. Dit volg nadat ‘n skikking tussen die twee ondernemings bereik is wat jare se regsgedinge beëindig het. Die skikking sluit ‘n Hooggeregshof-uitspraak van Junie 2024 in, warin Transnet opdrag gegee is om 3,9-miljard-rand te betaal vir pyplyn-tariefoortredings. ‘n Ander Transnet-eis teen […]
