# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Minerale en Petroleumbronne sê Suid-Afrika benodig ‘n regulatoriese raamwerk wat die omgewing en gemeenskappe se regte beskerm, terwyl dit beleggers voldoende sekerheid bied om verantwoordelike olie- en gas-verkenning te onderneem. Die Konstitusionele Hof het Shell en Impact Africa se verkennings-bedrywighede langs die Wildekus verbied. Die komitee is bekommerd oor […]
# Middelmaand-data van die Sentrale Energiefonds toon motoriste kan hoër brandstofpryse verwag in September. Die prys van 93-oktaan-petrol toon tans ‘n onderverhaling van 66-sent per liter, terwyl 95-oktaan-petrol met sowat 77-sent per liter kan styg. Dieselgebruikers kan die swaarste getref word, met stygings van tussen twee-rand-73 en twee-rand-90 per liter. Kenners sê die verhogings word […]
# Motorists could face higher fuel prices in September, according to mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund. Ninety-three octane petrol’s price is showing an under-recovery of 66-cents per litre, while 95-octane could rise by 77 cents. Diesel users may be hit hardest, with increases of between two-rand-73 and two-rand-90 per litre projected. Experts say […]
# Die Madlanga-kommissie se kommissaris, Sesi Baloyi, vra dat die geskorste polisiesersant Fannie Nkosi aanspreeklik gehou word nadat getuienis aangedui het hy het polisiebriefhoofde vir privaat transaksies gebruik. Die hoof-getuienisleier, Matthew Chaskalson, het WhatsApp-boodskappe oor Nkosi en die vermoorde taxibaas Jothan Msibi voorgelê. Hy sê dit toon na bewering hoe Nkosi instem om ‘n konsepbrief […]
# Madlanga commissioner Sesi Baloyi has called for suspended police Sergeant Fannie Nkosi to be held accountable after evidence suggested he used police letterheads for private dealings. Chief evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson presented WhatsApp messages involving Nkosi and slain taxi boss Jothan Msibi. He says they allegedly show Nkosi agreeing to place a draft letter […]
# More than 40-thousand students at 76 institutions were improperly funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, costing 5.1-billion-rand. Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka revealed the findings in an investigation released today. Only two-billion-rand has been recovered, leaving approximately 3.1-billion-rand outstanding. The findings raise serious concerns about NSFAS’s financial controls, eligibility checks, and accountability. She […]
# A new study by Stellenbosch University and Artefact South Africa is calling for targeted prevention and support strategies to address cyberbullying among teenagers. Researchers Daniel le Roux and Camryn Twaddle found that 63.9-percent of learners surveyed had been involved in cyberbullying. Twaddle says the study found that girls and boys experienced different forms of […]
# ‘n Studie deur die Universiteit van Kaapstad het bevind stokvelle kan ‘n belangrike platform word vir die verbetering van voeding en voedselsekerheid in lae-inkomste gemeenskappe. Die Internasionale Navorsings- en Ontwikkelingsentrum het die studie befonds. Ondersoek is ingestel na die uitwerking van kruideniersware-stokvelle op voedselaankope en voedingsverwante besluite in twee lae-inkomstegemeenskappe in Kaapstad, Dunoon en […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens het sy raadplegings-dokument oor die vernuwing van BTW bekendgestel en ‘n openbare raadplegingsproses begin om die land oor te skakel na ‘n digitale BTW-administrasiestelsel met bykans onmiddellike verwerking. Die diens stel ‘n aanlyn BTW-model voor wat e-fakturering en e-rapportering integreer om BTW-administrasie te herposisioneer, nakoming te vergemaklik en toesig te versterk. […]
