# The Congress of South African Trade Unions says it adjourned its 15th National Congress two days early, in the interests of protecting the unity, integrity and strength of the union federation. The congress descended into chaos after affiliate unions refused to submit credentials in retaliation against the suspension of COSATU’s first president, Mike Shengange, […]
# The DA has offered an additional 500-thousand-rand cash reward for information that could assist the investigation into the deaths of eight women in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni. Police have already offered a cash reward of 400-thousand-rand. Two of the eight bodies linked to the recent investigations have been identified, while the identities of the six […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has been booked off from public engagements due to ill health. The Presidency says that after Ramaphosa’s return from the BRICS Summit in India on Monday, his medical team advised him to rest and recover. It says that, where possible, the president has asked the respective ministers to represent him at […]
# Build One South Africa is again calling for the sex offenders register to be made publicly accessible, with appropriate legal safeguards. BOSA argues communities have a legitimate public-safety interest in knowing whether people convicted of sexual offences are living or working among them, especially in places involving children and other vulnerable people. The party’s […]
# Build One South Africa vra weer dat die register van seksuele oortreders vir die publiek toeganklik gemaak behoort te word, onderhewig aan gepaste wetlike waarborge. BOSA voer aan gemeenskappe het ‘n reg wanneer dit kom by openbare veiligheid om te weet of persone wat aan seksuele misdrywe skuldig bevind is, in hul midde woon […]
# AfriForum says regulations allowing certain driving licences to be valid for ten years must be implemented without delay. The civil rights organisation supports the proposed changes but wants the extended validity to apply to all licence categories, including heavy vehicle licences, which would otherwise remain valid for five years. AfriForum’s Louis Boshoff says the […]
# SaveAct says it’s empowering women and young people in rural communities through savings groups that provide access to affordable finance and training in financial literacy and enterprise development. The organisation has reached more than 115-thousand people through about five-thousand-700 savings groups since 2005. SaveAct’s Belinda Glenn says the organisation operates in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, […]
# AfriForum sê regulasies wat toelaat dat sekere rybewyse vir tien jaar geldig is, moet sonder versuim in werking gestel word. Die burgerregte-organisasie ondersteun die voorgestelde veranderings maar wil hê die verlengde geldigheid moet van toepassing wees op alle lisensiekategorieë, insluitend swaarvoertuiglisensies, wat andersins vir vyf jaar geldig sou wees. Louis Boshoff van AfriForum sê […]
# SaveAct sê hy bemagtig vroue en jongmense in plattelandse gemeenskappe deur middel van spaargroepe wat toegang bied tot bekostigbare finansiering, asook opleiding in finansiële geletterdheid en ondernemingsontwikkeling. Die organisasie het sedert 2005 meer as 115-duisend mense deur ongeveer vyf-duisend-sewe-honderd spaargroepe bereik. Belinda Glenn van SaveAct sê die organisasie is werksaam in KwaZulu-Natal, die Oos-Kaap, […]
