# Die Departement van Gesondheid is hierdie week die aanlyn-gasheer vir die derde G20 Gesondheidswerksgroep-vergadering. Die twee-daagse geleentheid, wat vandag begin, fokus op die versterking van die wêreldwye gesondheids- en arbeidsmag. Die G20-nasies verteenwoordig meer as 70-persent van die wêreld se gesondheidswerkers. Die departement se woordvoerder, Foster Mohale, sê die gesprekke is daarop gemik om […]
# Voormalige hoofregter Raymond Zondo sê Suid-Afrika se stryd teen korrupsie is, ten spyte van vordering sedert die Staatskaping-kommissie, nog lank nie verby nie. Hy het by die 15de Statebondstreekskonferensie vir Hoofde van Teenkorrupsie-agentskappe in Afrika beklemtoon dat aanspreeklikheid en wetstoepassing versterk moet word. Zondo het instellings aangemoedig om beslissend op te tree gegrond op […]
# Die Departement van Indiensneming en Arbeid het gevra dat die DA se hofaansoek teen die Wysigingswet op Gelyke Indiensneming van die hand gewys word. Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria het uitspraak in die saak vir minstens drie maande voorbehou. Die DA voer aan dat die wet streng rassekwotas instel en ongrondwetlik is. Thobeka Magcai van […]
# Build One South Africa calls on the Auditor-General to urgently launch a forensic audit into the Department of Basic Education’s budget for 2024/2025. This follows reports of widespread mismanagement, unpaid service providers, and neglected infrastructure. They argue the department has failed to account for billions in expenditure, while learners suffer from hunger, transport issues, […]
# South Africa’s 2025 wine grape harvest has delivered excellent fruit quality due to mild, dry conditions that enhanced flavour, structure and acidity. The CEO of the industry body SA Wine, Rico Basson, reports a yield of 1.24-million tonnes from over 86-thousand hectares. Basson says this harvest underscores the resilience and commitment of the country’s growers […]
# Transnet National Ports Authority has named five preferred bidders for a 17-billion-rand liquid bulk and green fuel terminal project at Richards Bay’s South Dunes precinct. KZN Oils, Linsen Nambi, Protank, KNGM Engineering, and Bidvest/Mnambith Consortium will lead the 25-year concession. The terminals will handle fuels like diesel, hydrogen, and biofuel, strengthening South Africa’s energy […]
# Former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo says South Africa’s fight against corruption remains far from over, despite progress since the State Capture Commission. Speaking at the 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa, Zondo stressed that accountability and enforcement must be strengthened. He urged institutions to act decisively on the commission’s findings, […]
# The Department of Employment and Labour has called for the dismissal of the DA’s legal challenge against the Employment Equity Amendment Act. The High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in the matter for at least three months. The DA claims the law introduces rigid race quotas and is unconstitutional. However, the department’s Thobeka […]
# Trade union Solidarity says administrative chaos at the South African Council for Educators is putting teachers’ careers at risk. According to the union, hundreds of teachers have been forced to queue outside SACE offices in Gauteng to fix registration errors, often at their own cost and using personal leave. Solidarity’s Johnell Prinsloo says teachers’ […]
