# Suid-Afrikaanse huishoudings ondervind ‘n verergerende bekostigbaarheids-krisis, ondanks ‘n tydperk van gedempte amptelike voedselinflasie. ‘n Peiling deur die Pietermaritzburgse Ekonomiese Geregtigheids- en Waardigheids-organisasie toon dat die koste van ‘n noodsaaklike voedselmandjie mense se inkomste aansienlik oorskry, wat talle gesinne laat sukkel om basiese voeding te verseker. Woordvoerder Mervyn Abrahams sê daar is ‘n erge gaping […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum sê die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag moet versterk word om sake te hanteer wat voortspruit uit die Madlanga-kommissie. Die kommissie se tweede tussentydse verslag beveel strafregtelike stappe aan teen Shadrack Sibiya, Getuie G, Fannie Nkosi en Brown Mogotsi. Die forum se woordvoerder, Dennis Bloem, sê die Nasionale Direkteur van Openbare Vervolging, Andy […]
# The Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria, where the Madlanga commission is situated, has been cleared for safe occupation after a fire alarm triggered a precautionary evacuation this morning. Tshwane Emergency Services assessed the building, with no injuries or actual fire reported. The commission has since resumed proceedings, with businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala testifying. […]
# Die Forum for South Africa vra die onmiddellike bestendiging van die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente se bedrywighede en groter deursigtigheid met sy bestuur. Die skema, van 54,3-miljard-rand, is onder die vergrootglas nadat befondsingskwessies in tien-duisend gevalle steeds nie afgehandel is nie, met meer as vier-duisend studente wat wag op ‘n oplossing. Die leier […]
# The SPAR Group announced its independent non-executive chairman Mike Bosman and deputy chair Shirley Zinn have resigned from the board with immediate effect. Bosman served as chairman since December 2022, while Zinn joined the board in 2023. Lwazi Koyana, currently an independent non-executive director and Risk Committee chair, has been appointed interim chairman. SPAR […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika se lidmaatskap van die Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap gaan oor werkskepping en die verbetering van burgers se lewensgehalte. Die land bied hierdie week die 46ste SAOG-beraad in Durban aan. Ramaphosa sê in sy weeklikse nuusbrief geen land in die streek kan op sy eie ‘n geïntegreerde kragstelsel bou, oorgrens-vervoergange ontwikkel, gedeelde […]
# The African Farmers’ Association of South Africa is raising concerns over government support for Black farmers benefiting from land restitution. Afasa land reform committee head Piet Mothepu says some farmers have not received title deeds, preventing them from using their land as security for bank loans. Mothepu says some beneficiaries also face eviction and […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum says the National Prosecuting Authority needs to be strengthened to be able to deal with the cases arising from the Madlanga Commission. The commission’s second interim report recommended criminal proceedings against Shadrack Sibiya, Witness G, Fannie Nkosi and Brown Mogotsi. The forum’s Dennis Bloem says National Director of Public […]
# Despite a period of subdued official food inflation, South African households in lower-income brackets are facing a worsening affordability crisis. A survey by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity civic organisation indicates that the cost of essential food baskets is significantly outpacing earnings, leaving many families struggling to secure basic nutrition. Spokesperson Mervyn Abrahams […]
