# The Eastern Cape government has intensified the search for missing flood victims by deploying drone technology capable of scanning for human remains. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Xolile Williams told Newzroom Afrika the aim is to bring closure to families still searching for loved ones. He adds some families continue to report missing relatives, […]
# Members of Parliament have raised concerns over SASSA’s new grant verification process, which requires in-person reviews and biometric checks, leaving many poor and rural beneficiaries struggling to access their grants. The Treasury has warned it may withhold funds if SASSA fails to meet conditions, including income and database checks. With nearly half the population […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George says his department is operating in a constrained fiscal environment, but they are not sitting still. He says they launched a departmental spending review and implemented firm cost-containment measures. George says they are exploring international donor support for enforcement and anti-poaching, developing innovative financing mechanisms for […]
# The Airports Company South Africa has announced key updates to its airport maintenance programme, covering OR Tambo, Cape Town, and other major airports. CEO Nompumelelo Mpofu says the upgrades over two years include refurbishing ablution facilities, air bridges, people movers, and terminal roofs. She emphasised that ACSA is reinventing the passenger experience ensuring long-term […]
# Waveski: Cape Town’s rising waveski champion Jethro Keys is heading to France for a three-month training programme under world champion Pablo Arrouays. Discovered at a Big Bay beginners’ clinic three years ago, Keys now holds national colours and placed fourth at the World Waveski Titles. He will train in Lacanau, and will be learning […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank waarsku toenemende geopolitieke spanning en wêreldwye beleidsonsekerheid hou groot gevaar in vir die land se finansiële sektor. Die bank sê in sy Finansiële Bestendigheidsverslag handelsgeskille en konflik soos dié tussen Israel en Iran plaas druk op die olieprys en maak beleggers versigtig. Volgens die verslag verhoog dit die risiko van kapitale […]
# Cosatu sê hy verwerp met uiterste veragting die aanval van die uitvoerende hoof van Business Leadership South Africa, Busisiwe Mavuso, op Transnet se werknemers. Mavuso het Transnet se besluit gekritiseer om ‘n verhoging van ses-persent aan werkers toe te staan vir die volgende drie jaar en sê die ooreenkoms neem nie die land se […]
# The South African Reserve Bank has warned that rising geopolitical tensions and global policy uncertainty pose major risks to the country’s financial sector. In its Financial Stability Review, the bank states that trade disputes and conflicts like the Israeli-Iranian crisis are driving up oil prices and investor caution. The review indicates this increases the […]
# Cosatu says it rejects with utter disdain Business Leadership South Africa CEO, Busisiwe Mavuso’s attack on Transnet’s employees. Mavuso criticised Transnet’s decision to provide an above-inflation wage increase of six-percent to workers for the next three-years, saying that the agreement overlooks the country’s weak economic growth, rising debt, and Transnet’s poor performance record. Cosatu’s spokesperson, […]
