# Die vakverbond Cosatu is bekommerd oor wat hy beskou as die opkoms van verregse eiereg-, ras- en stamgroepe wat ʼn bedreiging inhou vir Suid-Afrika se swaarverworwe demokrasie. AfriForum en die March and March-beweging het ʼn gesamentlike werksgroep aangekondig vir kwessies soos gemeenskapsveiligheid, regsake, onderwys en veldtogte teen misdaad en onwettige immigrasie. Cosatu se woordvoerder, […]
# Eco-justice group the Green Connection has urged Parliament to withdraw the proposed Gas Bill, warning it could lock South Africa deeper into oil and gas dependence while weakening oversight. The legislation, once promulgated, would replace the Gas Act, with a new framework covering areas including liquefied natural gas, gas infrastructure, investment, licensing and enforcement. […]
# Union federation Cosatu is concerned about the rise of far-right vigilante, racial and tribal groupings that pose a serious threat to South Africa’s hard-won non-racial democracy. AfriForum and the March and March movement announced a collaborative working group to cooperate on community safety, legal issues, education, and anti-crime initiatives. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says this strange […]
# Die Australiese minister van Buitelandse Sake, Penny Wong, is woedend omdat Israel nie strafregtelike aanklagte gaan instel vir die moorde op die Australiese hulpwerker Zomi Frankcom en haar ses kollegas van die World Central Kitchen nie. Hulle is in April 2024 dood in ‘n Israeliese aanval in Gaza. Die Weermag het al sy personeellede […]
# Die hertog en hertogin van Sussex beplan glo om hierdie maand na Brittanje terug te keer, ses jaar nadat hulle na Amerika verhuis het. Prins Harry en Meghan het Brittanje in 2020 verlaat na hulle van die openbare verhoog teruggetree het, glo weens onder meer poniekoerant-indringing, rassisme in Britse instellings, aanlyn teistering en ingewikkelde […]
# Australian Foreign minister Penny Wong has expressed outrage at Israel’s decision to not pursue any criminal proceedings for the killings of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and her six World Central Kitchen colleagues. They died in an Israeli attack while distributing food in Gaza in April 2024. The Defence Force has cleared all its […]
# The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly planning to move back to the UK this month, six years after relocating to the US. Prince Harry and Meghan left Britain in 2020 after stepping back, citing tabloid intrusion, racism in British institutions, online abuse and complex family dynamics as among the reasons behind their […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging sê hy ondersteun die Mededingingskommissie se werk om wangedrag in die mark aan te spreek, pro-mededingende maatreëls in hoogs gekonsentreerde sektore in te stel, en mededingende tegnologie-markte te bevorder. Die kommissie het die komitee ingelig oor die gevolge van die Konstitusionele Hof se beslissing oor die […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Trade, Industry and Competition says it supports the work of the Competition Commission to address market misconduct, implement pro-competitive measures in heavily concentrated sectors, and promote competitive tech markets. The commission briefed the committee on the implications of the Constitutional Court’s judgement on the ongoing rand manipulation case involving 28 banks. […]
