# Rugby: The All Blacks completed a clean sweep of South Africa’s franchise sides with a hard-fought 41-35 win over the Lions at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. This follows victories against the Stormers, Sharks, and the Bulls. New Zealand also beat the Springboks 33-16 in the first Test. The Lions played brilliantly in the first […]
# The Centre for Development and Enterprise says the City of Johannesburg’s budget is increasingly disconnected from reality, noting the non-payment of rates and utility bills by residents. This is amid the metro’s lack of service delivery and failing infrastructure. The organisation’s latest report shows unpaid bills owed to Johannesburg rose from 15-billion-rand in 2014/2015 […]
# ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the party has approached the candidate selection process with the seriousness it deserves. The party convened an extended National Executive Committee meeting yesterday, the final stage of the national list process before submitting candidates to the Independent Electoral Commission. This is ahead of the November local government elections. […]
# Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on a wide range of US goods to the value of about 322.47-billion-rand, effective from the eighth of September. The tariffs, ranging from 15-to-50-percent will hit over 700 US products, including steel and aluminium, furniture, clothing, and fish. This is in response to 50-percent tariffs imposed by president Donald […]
# Die minister van Toerisme, Patricia de Lille, en die minister van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur, Dean Macpherson, het ‘n driejaar-ooreenkoms onderteken om belegging in toerisme-infrastruktuur te bespoedig. Die vennootskap beoog om toerismeplanne in lewensvatbare projekte te omskep wat werk kan skep en ekonomiese groei bevorder. De Lille sê Infrastruktuur Suid-Afrika sal deskundige ondersteuning verskaf […]
# Die vakbond Solidariteit dreig met regstappe teen die Departement van Korrektiewe Dienste oor die indiensneming van byna 200 voormalige G4S-werkers by die Mangaung-korrektiewe sentrum in die Vrystaat. Volgens die vakbond het die Arbeidshof gelas die werknemers moet na die departement oorgeplaas word met hul bestaande regte en diensjare ongeskonde. Theunis van Staden van Solidariteit […]
# Trade union Solidarity is threatening legal action against the Department of Correctional Services over the employment of nearly 200 former G4S workers at the Mangaung Correctional Centre in the Free State. According to the union, the Labour Court ordered that the employees be transferred to the department with their existing rights and years of […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille and Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson have signed a three-year agreement to speed up investment in tourism infrastructure. The partnership aims to turn tourism plans into viable projects that can create jobs and boost economic growth. De Lille says Infrastructure South Africa will provide specialist support to […]
# Die geskorste minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, ontken die KwaZulu-Natalse Valke-beampte, Deenadayalan Govender, se bewerings teen hom by die Madlanga-kommissie. Govender het verlede week getuig Mchunu het hom probeer oorreed om talle skietvoorvalle deur die polisie, voor die deur van die provinsie se polisiekommissaris, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, te lê. Mchunu se woordvoerder, Sithembiso Mshengu, het […]
