# DA-leier Geordin Hill-Lewis kritiseer president Cyril Ramaphosa oor sy uitlating in die ANC se verkiesingsmanifes dat ANC-bestuurde munisipaliteite ‘n voordeel inhou omdat burgemeesters hulle tot kamerade in die nasionale regering kan wend. Hy sê dit strook nie met die werklikheid of die gees van die regering van nasionale eenheid nie. Hill-Lewis sê Ramaphosa vra […]
# As Women’s Month ends today, Inyathelo salutes the extraordinary female leaders, activists, and social workers who form the backbone of the of the country’s civil society. South Africa’s NPO sector, comprising nearly 300-thousand registered non-profits and women make up an estimated 65-percent to 70-percent of the NPO workforce. Inyathelo’s Feryal Domingo says while Women’s […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa met with Eskom board chairperson Mteto Nyati to reaffirm South Africa’s energy reform path as imperative to achieve an affordable, reliable, and sustainable electricity supply. Nyati had warned government’s ownership plans for the power utility would undermine Eskom’s finances and unsettle investors. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says the establishment of a […]
# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has criticised president Cyril Ramaphosa’s claim in his party’s local government manifesto that ANC-run municipalities will enjoy an advantage because their mayors can turn to a comrade in national government. He says this is contrary to the reality and the spirit of the government of national unity. Hill-Lewis says Ramaphosa […]
# Dis vandag Internasionale Oordosis-bewusmakingsdag. Die Departement van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling sê dit herinner mense dat oordosisse ʼn ernstige uitdaging bly wat mense, gesinne en gemeenskappe raak. Woordvoerder Sandy Godlwana sê om dwelmverwante skade teen te werk, vereis volgehoue voorkoming, vroeë ingryping, toegang tot behoorlike dienste en die gesamentlike pogings van die regering en samelewing. Sy sê […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Kommunisteparty sê hy gaan tydens sy veldtog voor die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing fokus op werkersklas-verteenwoordiging, die bou van die staat se produktiewe vermoë en die versterking van die voorsiening van openbare goedere en dienste. Hy het vier-duisend-418 wyksraadslid-kandidate bekendgemaak. Hoofsekretaris Solly Mapaila sê hulle verkiesingsveldtog sal werkers en arm gemeenskappe mobiliseer, korrupsie en […]
# With today being International Overdose Awareness Day, the Department of Social Development says it is a reminder that overdose remains a serious challenge affecting individuals, families and communities. This year’s theme is “25 Years On. Still Needed”. The department’s spokesperson, Sandy Godlwana, says addressing substance-related harm requires sustained prevention, early intervention, access to appropriate services […]
# The South African Communist Party says its local government election contest aims to address the crisis of working-class representation, build the productive capacity of the state, and strengthen its provision of public goods and services. The party will field four-thousand-418 ward candidates in the November elections. SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila says its electoral campaign […]
# Die vakverbond Saftu sê die regering moet ophou om graderingsagentskappe se goedkeuring met ekonomiese sukses te verwar. Fitch Ratings het Suid-Afrika se kredietgradering in Junie verhoog, en strenger fiskale dissipline en laer as verwagte skuld as redes aangevoer. Dit was die land se eerste opgradering in meer as twee dekades. Saftu-woordvoerder, Asive Dyani, sê […]
