# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says it rejects the shallow celebration by government of the marginal 0.1-percent gross domestic product growth recorded in the first quarter of this year. It says this so-called growth is neither inclusive nor transformative. Saftu’s spokesperson, Newton Masuku, says fiscal, monetary and trade policy will have to […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng says the re-tabled by the MEC for Finance and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, does not differ much from last year’s, except for an increase of 886.6-million-rand. The budget for the 2025/2026 financial year is 172.3-billion-rand. The FF Plus’, Anton Alberts, says it will meet with Maile to discuss […]
# Cosatu says unemployment remains South Africa’s existential threat, which is a ticking time bomb that the government, working with business, labour and society, must pull out all stops to defeat. The federation union has noted with concern the tepid economic growth of 0.1-percent for quarter one of this year. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, says […]
# Rugby: ‘n Voormalige hoofafrigter van Engeland, Stuart Lancaster, is aangestel as die nuwe hoofafrigter van Connacht in Ierland. Die 55-jarige het ‘n tweejaarkontrak geteken, en sal in Julie toesig hou oor die voorseisoen-afrigting. Lancaster is in 2011 as Engeland se hoofafrigter aangestel, maar is weg by die span na ‘n treurige tuiswêreldbeker in 2015. […]
# Rugby: Former England boss Stuart Lancaster is the new head coach of Ireland’s Connacht. The 55-year-old has signed a two-year contract and will oversee pre-season training in July. Lancaster was appointed England head coach in 2011 before leaving following a dismal home World Cup in 2015. He was most recently head coach of French […]
# Miljoene Suid-Koreane stem vandag in ‘n blitsverkiesing vir ‘n nuwe president om Yoon Suk Yeol op te volg. Meer as 15-miljoen mense het verlede week tydens ‘n twee dae lange vroeë stemperiode gestem, wat byna 35-persent van die land se 44,4-miljoen stemgeregtigde kiesers uitmaak. Yoon het die land in chaos gedompel deur in Desember […]
# Padwedlope: Suid-Afrika se ultra-marathon-ster, Gerda Steyn, sê haar doelwit is om vanjaar beide die Comrades-marathon en die Twee Oseane-marathon suksesvol te voltooi. Die 35-jarige atleet het in April in Kaapstad haar vyfde agteenvolgende oorwinning in die Twee Oseane-marathon behaal en mik nou om Sondag haar derde agtereenvolgende afdraende Comrades-marathontitel op te raap. Steyn sê […]
# Die Minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, het die goedkeuringsbesluit vir die Nywerheidsbestuursplan vir Afvalbande teruggetrek. Die plan was daarop gemik om verskeie uitdagings aan te spreek wat die afvalbandsektor in die gesig staar, insluitend beperkte plaaslike verwerkingsvermoë, beperkings op bergingsdepots en logistieke beperkings. Die departement se woordvoerder, Thobile Zulu-Molobi, sê […]
# Die minister van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Ronald Lamola, lei saam met die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, Suid-Afrika se afvaardiging vandag en môre by die ministeriële raadsvergadering van die Organisasie vir Ekonomiese Samewerking en Ontwikkeling in Parys. Die vergadering fokus op veerkragtige, inklusiewe en volhoubare welvaart deur georganiseerde handel, belegging […]
