# The Foschini Group has announced plans to close about 280 stores across South Africa, the UK, and Australia by 2029 following a severe drop in global retail spending. The fashion giant, hit hard by international brand impairments, warns its full-year earnings per share could plunge by up to 65-percent. CEO Anthony Thunström says the […]
# Pensioners of South Africa vra ouer persone, gemeenskapsorganisasies en ondersteuners om Maandag landwyd deel te neem aan vreedsame byeenkomste buite SASSA-kantore. Die stigter, Chef JC, sê hulle eis dat die toelaag vir ouer persone van twee-duisend-400-rand per maand tot vyf-duisend-rand verhoog word. Hy sê dit sal ʼn waardiger en leefbare vlak van ondersteuning vir […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum verwelkom die afdanking van die adjunkhoof van Misdaadintelligensie, Feroz Khan, en sê dit sal die Polisiediens se integriteit en geloofwaardigheid herstel. Sy afdanking volg nadat hy versuim het om voor ʼn interne tugverhoor te verskyn oor beweerde wangedrag. Die forum se woordvoerder, Dennis Bloem, sê dis bemoedigend om te sien […]
# Pensioners of South Africa is calling on older persons, community organisations and supporters to participate in peaceful nationwide gatherings outside SASSA offices on Monday. Founder, Chef JC, says they demand that the older persons grant of two-thousand-400-rand per month be increased to five-thousand. He says this would provide a more dignified and liveable level […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum has welcomed the dismissal of Crime Intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan, saying it believes this will restore the Police Service’s integrity and credibility. His dismissal follows his failure to appear before an internal disciplinary hearing over misconduct allegations against him. The forum’s spokesperson, Dennis Bloem, says it’s encouraging to see that […]
# FNB se senior landbou-ekonoom, Paul Makube, sê vandag se skerp brandstofprysverhoging kom op ‘n kwesbare tyd vir die landbousektor, slegs weke voor die begin van die somergewas-produksieseisoen. Petrolpryse het met een-rand-34-sent per-liter gestyg, en dieselpryse met tussen twee-rand-93- en drie-rand-15-sent per-liter. Makube sê die jongste styging in dieselpryse dui aan kostedruk kan weer begin […]
# Die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid verwelkom die inhegtenisneming van die sindikaatbaas Joel Govindraju in verband met die ondersoek na meer as twee-miljard-rand wat deur tenderbedrog van die Tembisa-hospitaal in Gauteng geplunder is. Hy staan tereg op verskeie aanklagte in verband met die beweerde verkryging van mediese voorraad en toerusting. Die SOE beweer die Govindraju-sindikaat het sowat […]
# ‘n Verslag toon die gletser wat verlede week ingestort en die dodelike oorstromings in Nepal en Tibet veroorsaak het, het dae vooraf sigbare tekens van onbestendigheid getoon. Die dodetal is tans meer as een-duisend-100 en sowat vier-duisend mense word steeds vermis. Die verslag deur ‘n groep internasionale wetenskaplikes lui dat aanduidings voor die gebeure […]
# FNB Bank senior agricultural economist, Paul Makube, says today’s sharp fuel-price increase has arrived at a sensitive time for the agricultural sector, just weeks before the start of the summer crop production season. Petrol prices have increased by one-rand-34-cents a litre, and diesel prices by between two-rand-93- and three-rand-15-cents per litre. Makube says the […]
