# The SABC needs 120-million-rand to provide fair and comprehensive coverage of November’s local government elections. The chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, Khusela Sangoni-Diko, says the funding is needed for editorial operations, technology, results data and digital services. She warns the public broadcaster is on the brink of collapse and […]
# The Border Management Authority says the recent mass repatriations have not deterred foreign nationals from trying to re-enter South Africa. A total of 89-thousand-936 people had been repatriated through the country’s ports of entry by August 7, at a cost of almost 293-million-rand. The BMA has intercepted four-thousand-229 individuals who have tried to enter […]
# The Mining Affected Communities United in Action says organised illegal mining, violence, trafficking and the illicit trade in minerals require an effective State response. Cabinet has decided to advance the General Mining Laws Amendment Bill, which government says is intended to strengthen the legislative response to illicit mining. MACUA’s Christopher Rutledge says it is […]
# Die mynwerkersvakbond N-U-M se nasionale uitvoerende komitee gaan Eskom se herstrukturering in die hof uitdaag en sê hy sal tot by die Konstitusionele Hof gaan. President Cyril Ramaphosa het verlede maand ʼn plan ondersteun vir die vestiging van ʼn onafhanklike transmissiestelsel-operateur. Dit sal Eskom se eeu-oue alleenheerskappy beëindig en privaat vervaardigers en handelaars toelaat […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers’ national executive committee has decided to legally challenge Eskom’s restructuring, saying it is willing to take the matter as far as the Constitutional Court. Last month, president Cyril Ramaphosa backed a plan for the establishment of an independent transmission system operator, ending a century-old monopoly by Eskom, and bringing […]
# Landwye Shanela Twee-operasies het die naweek gelei tot die inhegtenisneming van 20-duisend-211 verdagtes, insluitend 275 vermeende seksoortreders. Neëntig persone is in verskillende dele van die land weens verkragting aangekeer. Die polisiewoordvoerder, Amanda van Wyk, sê nakomingsinspeksies by sakeondernemings en aktiwiteite wat met onwettige optrede verband hou, is ook uitgevoer en 484 ongelisensieerde drank-verkooppunte is […]
# Nationwide high-density Shanela Two operations resulted in the arrest of 20-thousand-211 arrests, including 275 alleged sexual offenders, this past week. Among those arrested were 90 people wanted for rape, who were traced and apprehended in different parts of the country. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says compliance inspections aimed at businesses and activities linked […]
# Die vakverbond SAFTU sê werkloosheid vernietig mense se potensiaal, vererger armoede en veroorsaak maatskaplike krisisse. Die werkloosheidskoers het in die tweede kwartaal tot 33,6-persent gestyg teenoor 32,7-persent in die eerste kwartaal. Volgens die kwartaallikse arbeidsmagopname het die getal werklose mense met 345-duisend toegeneem tot 8,5-miljoen. Asive Dyani van SAFTU sê die land se ekonomiese […]
# Die ANC-ringkop en voormalige minister Naledi Pandor is bekommerd oor die nuwe private, eksklusiewe Afrikaanse Akademia-universiteit wat in Pretoria gebou word. Die nuwe kampus word ontwikkel deur ‘n vennootskap tussen Solidariteit en Kanton, teen ‘n verwagte koste van meer as drie-miljard-rand. Die universiteit sal voorsiening maak vir vyfduisend voltydse voorgraadse studente en eenduisend-500 nagraadse […]
