# President Cyril Ramaphosa met with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, in Pretoria yesterday, for discussions on strengthening respect for international humanitarian law and the rules of war. South Africa is one of the six founding states of the Global International Humanitarian Law Initiative, which has mobilised 118 […]
# Die Verkiesingskommissie sê hy het die ANC nie ‘n bykomende geleentheid gegee ná die 17:00-sperdatum van Vrydag verlede week om sy kandidaatlyste in te dien nie. Die party het versuim om sy lyste vir verskeie Oos-Kaapse munisipaliteite in te dien weens ‘tegniese probleme’ met die kommissie se kandidaatvasleggingstelsel. Die ANC beweer hy het die […]
# Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, says the National Minimum Wage remains a critical protection for sectors where women are concentrated: domestic work, agriculture, hospitality and retail. The national minimum wage is 30-rand-23-cents per ordinary hour worked. Meth says it is concerning that a significant proportion of economically active women in South Africa […]
# Parliament’s Impeachment Committee chairperson, Makashule Gana, has given political parties until Friday to submit further nominations for an evidence leader. The committee rescinded its decision to recommend advocate Thandazani Madonsela as the evidence leader of its inquiry into president Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala saga. Ramaphosa objected to the appointment, citing potential conflicts […]
# The Electoral Commission says it has not given the ANC an additional opportunity beyond the 5 pm deadline of Friday last week to submit its candidate nomination lists. The party failed to submit its lists for several Eastern Cape municipalities owing to ‘technical issues’ with the commission’s candidate-capture system. The ANC claimed it was […]
# South Africa’s largest retailer Shoprite has reported a 12.2-percent increase in annual headline earnings, driven by steady sales growth and expansion in its core grocery business. Merchandise sales from continuing operations increased 7.2-percent to 270.8-billion-rand in the 52 weeks to June 28, from 252.7-billion-rand a year earlier. Shoprite says its focus is on affordability […]
# Statistics South Africa says 85-percent of people aged 16 years and older identified addiction, substance or alcohol abuse as the leading cause of violence against women and children. Spokesperson Boitumelo Mooketsi says the latest victims of crime report from the governance, public safety and justice survey indicates more than 80-percent of women and men […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says the government must urgently introduce a plan to recycle old vehicles while protecting and creating jobs. The union warns without proper recycling rules, South Africa could lose access to the European market, putting billions of rand in exports and many jobs at risk. MISA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says […]
# Bontebok National Park in the Western Cape has reopened to the public after suffering major damage in floods in May. The floods damaged chalets, the picnic site and the main access road, with repairs expected to cost about 12-million-rand. Repairs to the remaining facilities and trails are still underway. Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment […]
