# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union is hosting its National Gender Forum from today at the Holiday Inn in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The two day event brings together POPCRU’s leadership and allies to promote gender equality and inclusion, honoring gender activists, celebrating graduates of the 2023 Women Development Cohort. The forum is also addressing […]
# Applications for Phase five of the Basic Education Employment Initiative have officially opened. Young South Africans aged 18 to 34 are urged to apply via the sayouth.mobi portal for over 204-thousand positions nationwide. Participants will serve as education and general assistants in schools. The programme, supported by the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative, aims to […]
# Over 17-thousand-600 people were arrested in the past week during intensified operations under Operation Shanela. More than 500 illegal liquor outlets were shut down over the Easter weekend, with the majority in KwaZulu-Natal. Arrests included over one-thousand-100 motorists for drunk driving, drug possession, and wanted suspects. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says police rescued kidnap […]
# The EFF has told the High Court in the Western Cape that the planned VAT increase set to come into effect next week, is unconstitutional and will worsen inequality. Arguing alongside the DA, the red berets say the hike violates the Bill of Rights and disproportionately affects the poor. The party’s legal representative, Tembeka […]
# Die leier van BOSA, Mmusi Maimane, bevraagteken die deursigtigheid rakende die voortgesette betalings van die Covid-19-toelaag aan die taxibedryf. ‘n Bedrag van 408-miljoen-rand word in die 2025/26-begroting toegeken. Hierdie eenmalige bydrae het ten doel om die oorblywende 53-duisend-407 kwalifiserende operateurs wat nog ondersteuning moet ontvang, te help. BOSA se woordvoerder, Roger Solomons, het kommer […]
# Die vakverbondfederasie Cosatu sê Franciskus se pousdom was hervormend en dat sy oproepe om seksuele misbruike binne die Katolieke Kerk aan te pak, voortgesit moet word. Die 88-jarige was die hoof van die Katolieke Kerk vanaf 2013 tot sy dood gister. Cosatu se woordvoerder, Zanele Sabela, sê Franciskus, as die eerste nie-Europese pous in […]
# Nedbank Korporatiewe en Beleggingsbankdienste het drie prestige-pryse ontvang op vanjaar se Globale Bank-en Markte: Afrika-toekennings. Die toekennings is vir Plaaslike Geldeenheid-Leningstransaksie van die Jaar vir die finansiering van Kaapstad se infrastruktuur, die ESG-Verbandstransaksie van die Jaar vir die Volhoubaarheidsvlak 2-verband van 2,1-miljard-rand wat vrouebemagtiging ondersteun; en Eiendomsfinansieringstransaksie van die Jaar vir die hervorming van […]
# Die DA het die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, daarvan beskuldig dat hy sy grondwetlike magte oorskry het toe hy sonder parlementêre goedkeuring die BTW-verhoging aangekondig het. Die Hooggeregshof in die Wes-Kaap hoor vandag ‘n dringende aansoek van die DA en EFF om hom te verbied om BTW volgende maand te verhoog. Die DA […]
# Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane has questioned the transparency for the continued payments of the Covid-19 relief funds to the taxi industry. A sum of 408-million-rand is allocated in the 2025/26 budget. This once-off gratuity aims to assist the remaining 53-thousand-407 qualifying operators yet to receive support. BOSA spokesperson Roger Solomons has […]
