# Asset management company Westbrooke has invested more than 750-million rand in three South African founder-led and family-owned businesses. The investments span an equipment rental company, a family-owned distributor and retailer, and a Western Cape industrial property investment group. Westbrooke says the partnerships will support organic and acquisitive growth while allowing founders and management teams […]
# The Construction Industry Development Board has honoured women-owned construction companies, academics, mentors and industry leaders at its annual Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction Awards in Johannesburg. Public Works minister Dean McPherson says the government remains committed to expanding opportunities for women, with award entries doubling to 160. He also reaffirmed a 300-million-rand […]
# Higher Education and Training deputy minister Nomusa Dube-Ncube is leading the launch of Higher Health’s first Comfort Room at Ekurhuleni East TVET College’s Springs Campus. The initiative, run by the non-profit organisation Higher Health, will provide students with a safe, accessible space for mental health support, gender-based violence, HIV services, discrimination concerns and other […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa has noted the latest inflation figures released by Statistics South Africa. The figures show that annual headline inflation cooled to 4.3-percent in July, down from 5.0-percent in June. GIWUSA president, Mametlwe Sebei says while this slowdown driven by lower fuel costs, softer food price inflation, and […]
# Union federation SAFTU fully endorses union FAWU’s demand for a 13-percent across the board wage increase in the sugar manufacturing and refining industry. Thousands of sugar workers resumed protected strike action this week following the collapse of wage negotiations. The Sugar Manufacturing and Refining Employers’ Association has offered a 5.4-percent wage increase. SAFTU’s Asive […]
# Former Knysna mayor and current ward councillor, Aubrey Tsengwa, has been shot dead in Joodse Kamp. Western Cape police say the 48-year-old was attacked in his vehicle on Ngxalo Street. Three passengers were also wounded, with one taken to hospital. The attacker fled on foot and no arrests have been made. Tsengwa served as […]
# Die energiereguleerder, NERSA, het in die eerste kwartaal van die huidige boekjaar 124 opwekkingsaanlegte geregistreer. Dit wek saam 804 megawatt krag op, met ʼn geraamde beleggingswaarde van 20,18-miljard-rand. Foto-voltaïese sonkrag-tegnologie was die gewildste keuse vir die opwekking van elektrisiteit. NERSA se woordvoerder, Charles Hlebela, sê 63 van die 124 aanlegte is aan munisipale verspreidingsnetwerke […]
# ActionSA het hofstukke teen die Polisiediens by die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria ingedien oor ʼn beweerde polities-gedrewe poging om lede van die presidensiële beskermingsdiens te beskerm. ʼn Polisie-ondersoek het die hoof van die diens, Wally Rhoode, en Hlulani Rekhoto vrygespreek nadat hulle beskuldig is dat hulle die inbraak op president Cyril Ramaphosa se plaas, Phala […]
# Die Departement van Gesondheid sê die regering is verbind tot noue samewerking met die farmaseutiese bedryf om die sektor te versterk en plaaslike vervaardiging te ondersteun. Senior regeringsamptenare en leiers in Suid-Afrika se farmaseutiese sektor het vroeër die week vergader om dringend uitdagings in die bedryf te bespreek. Die departement se woordvoerder, Foster Mohale, […]
