# Solidarity has welcomed the US Senate’s approval of a two-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act until the end of December 2028. Solidarity spokesperson, Jaco Kleynhans says although it still needs to be approved by the House of Representatives and subsequently signed by the US president, no immediate obstacles are anticipated. Howevr, […]
# Solidariteit verwelkom die Amerikaanse Senaat se goedkeuring van ‘n twee-jaar verlenging van die Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika, tot einde Desember 2028. Solidariteit se woordvoerder, Jaco Kleynhans, sê dit moet nog deur die Huis van Verteenwoordigers goedgekeur en daarna deur die Amerikaanse president onderteken word, maar geen onmiddellike struikelblokke word voorsien nie. […]
# Die Nasionale Dobbelraad vra die regering om dringend aandag te skenk aan die krisis van jongmense wat steeds uitermate swaar deur ekonomiese uitsluiting getref word. Die raad se waarnemende uitvoerende hoof, Lungile Dukwana, moedig jong Suid-Afrikaners aan om nie sportweddenskappe en ander vorme van dobbelary as ‘n alternatief vir ‘n inkomste te beskou nie. […]
# The National Gambling Board is calling on government to urgently address the crisis of young people who continue to experience disproportionately high levels of economic exclusion. The Board’s acting CEO, Lungile Dukwana strongly encourages young South Africans not to view sports betting and other forms of gambling as an alternative pathway to earning an […]
# The African Unite Borders Bus Trucks Association is calling on African leaders to intervene into the Lake Kariba ferry tragedy in Zimbabwe. Forty-four people died when an overloaded ferry capsized near Long Island on Tuesday, with many people still missing . The association chairperson, Mukhwathi Phumudzo says it was an old boat and African […]
# Die Forum for South Africa eis die onmiddellike heraanstelling van die geskorste nasionale Polisiekommissaris, Fannie Masemola, hangende die afhandeling van alle regs- en tugprosesse. Die forum se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê getuienis wat voor die Madlanga-kommissie gelewer is, het ernstige vrae laat ontstaan oor die optrede en motiewe van sekere individue. Hy sê die […]
# The Forum for South Africa calls for the immediate reinstatement of the suspended National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, pending the conclusion of all legal and disciplinary processes. Forum leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says evidence presented before the Madlanga Commission has raised serious concerns about the conduct and motives of certain individuals. He says the testimony […]
# The Forum for South Africa says unemployment is a social crisis that contributes to poverty, crime, inequality, substance abuse and hopelessness among millions of South Africans. According to StatsSA the official unemployment rate increased from 32.7-percent in the first quarter of this year to 33.6-percent in the second quarter. Forum leader, Tebogo Mashilompane is […]
# The DA has welcomed the Pretoria High Court judgement declaring key aspects of ICASA’s election broadcasting regulations unconstitutional and unlawful. The party’s Ashor Sarupen says the Court has granted the relief by creating an urgent mechanism for disputes over rejected political advertisements and party election broadcasts. He says the Court also found it unlawful […]
