# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille has welcomed Phase Three of the Government-Business Partnership, which identifies tourism as a key driver of economic growth and job creation. The initiative aims to lift economic growth above three-percent, with priorities including improving air access, modernising visa processing, enhancing destination marketing, tourist safety and infrastructure investment. De Lille […]
# Die leier van die National Coloured Congress, Fadiel Adams, het aspekte van sy getuienis voor die Madlanga-kommissie reggestel. Hy het erken hy het Getuie G ontmoet voor hy in die Orlando-polisiestasie in Gauteng ‘n saak gemaak het oor die beweerde misbruik van die polisie se geheime fonds. Adams het ook sy siening oor luitenant-generaal […]
# Graan SA sê byna 700-miljoen-rand kan oor die sojaboon-waardeketting verlore gaan weens die Johannesburgse Aandelebeurs se benadering tot die berekening van liggingsverskille. Die organisasie skat ‘n enkelverwysings-puntestelsel kan gemiddelde vervoeraftrekkings van 333-rand per ton tot gevolg hê, vergeleke met 113-rand onder sy voorgestelde multi-verwysingsmodel. Graan SA sê die verskil kan uiteindelik boere se verdienste […]
# The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union has condemned the Registrar of Labour Relations intention to cancel the registration of the Public Servants Association of South Africa as a trade union. NEHAWU spokesperson, Lwazi Nkolonzi says the Registrar published a notice in government Gazette following the ruling of the Labour Appeal Court, which […]
# National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams has corrected aspects of his testimony before the Madlanga commission. He acknowledged meeting Witness G before travelling to Orlando police station in Gauteng with another person. Adams opened a case alleging abuse of a police slush fund and wanted the political killings task team disbanded. He also clarified […]
# Grain SA says almost 700-million-rand could be lost across the soybean value chain because of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s approach to calculating location differentials. The organisation estimates a single-reference-point system could result in average transport deductions of 333-rand a tonne, compared with 113-rand under its proposed multi-reference model. Grain SA says the difference could […]
# Higher Education, Science and Innovation minister Blade Nzimande says the South African Women in Science Awards are vital in motivating women and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Nzimande says the awards form part of a broader transformation programme, supported through scholarships, postgraduate funding and assistance for emerging researchers. […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says it has some concerns about the draft revised Electricity Pricing Policy. The policy introduces unbundled transparent billing, curbs the shifting of non-payment losses onto compliant consumers, expands free basic electricity access, and sets concessional tariffs for distressed key industries. GIWUSA’s Zaki Mamdoo says the starting […]
# The Forum for South Africa is demanding stronger interventions to reduce the cost of basic food and essential household goods, improve energy security and address the affordability of electricity. Statistics South Africa reports that consumer inflation declined from 5.0-percent in June to 4.3-percent in July this year. Forum leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, has cautioned government […]
