# Higher Education and Training minister, Buti Manamela says South Africa does not primarily have a skills shortage, but a workforce transition-capacity problem. Manamela was addressing the Johannesburg Business School Skill Forum at the University of Johannesburg. The minister says a skills shortage implies that South Africa simply needs more graduates while a workforce transition-capacity […]
# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has called for greater unity and resilience among Southern African countries. He was speaking during the opening of the SADC Ministers of Foreign Affairs Retreat at Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga. Minister Lamola warned that global geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty are placing increasing pressure on […]
# Cosatu is urging Parliament to swiftly open the public participation phase for the Protected Disclosures Bill to effectively combat corruption and protect whistleblowers. The initial window for written public submissions has officially closed and the legislative process is advancing toward parliamentary public hearings. COSATU’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, says South Africa’s cannot afford to cut corners when […]
# A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed 82 people. According to state media rescue efforts are underway, with the number of casualties still being tallied and at least nine people still missing. It was unclear how many people remained trapped at the mine in Shanxi province. Coal is a […]
# Motorsport: Williams driver Alex Albon was ruled out of Canadian Grand Prix sprint qualifying on Friday after hitting a groundhog in the sole practice session and crashing his car. His team said despite best efforts to repair the car, the damage was far more extensive than originally thought, requiring the gearbox and power unit […]
# FlySafair hou vol sy oorbesprekingsmodel is wettig en word algemeen in die lugvaartbedryf wêreldwyd toegepas. Die Nasionale Verbruikerskommissie het die lugredery na die Nasionale Verbruikerstribunaal verwys omdat hy vlugte oorbespreek. Dit volg na bevindings dat die laekoste-lugredery moontlik die Wet op Verbruikersbeskerming oortree het. FlySafair sê hy vertrou die inagneming van die feite, die […]
# FlySafair maintains that its overbooking model is both lawful and commonly applied in the global aviation industry. The National Consumer Commission has referred the airline to the National Consumer Tribunal for overbooking flights. This follows findings that the low-cost carrier may have contravened sections of the Consumer Protection Act. FlySafair says it is confident […]
# Amerika se minister van Buitelandse Sake, Marco Rubio, sê Kuba is reeds jare lank ʼn bedreiging vir Amerika weens sy bande met dié land se vyande. Dit volg nadat Amerika strafregtelike klagtes teen Kuba se voormalige leier, Raúl Castro, ingedien het. President Donald Trump het voorheen gesê hy wil ʼn regime-verandering sien op die […]
# Die MK-party is gefrustreerd met die regsmening van die Parlement se subkomitee wat vergaderingsreëls oor die ampsklagproses hersien. Stappe is aangedui wat gedoen moet word voordat die ampsklag-komitee met sy werk kan begin. Die komitee sal ‘n onafhanklike paneelverslag oorweeg wat voorgestel het president Cyril Ramaphosa moet dalk antwoorde verstrek oor die diefstal op […]
