# South Africans are being urged to embrace healthy saving habits as National Savings Month begins. Experts say increased savings boost investment and grow the economy. However, high unemployment and rising living costs make saving difficult for many. Citizens are encouraged to budget, reduce debt, and consider side hustles or retirement annuities. The 50-30-20 budgeting […]
# Cosatu says it applauds Proudly SA’s launch of its online locally produced consumer goods platform at a high-profile event in Johannesburg, today. The federation says this is a welcome boost to supporting local businesses and jobs. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks says thousands of locally produced goods will be available to consumers across South Africa over […]
# Die EFF het in ‘n brief aan die waarnemende hoof van die Nasionale Studente Finansiële Hulp Skema, Waseem Carrim, kommer uitgespreek oor beweerde onreëlmatige betalings wat aan vier studenteverblyf tussengangers gemaak word. Die party sê dié maatskappye neem 5-persent van alle transaksies wat tussen NSFAS en akkomodasie-voorsieners gemaak word, wat beteken dat 145-miljoen-rand per […]
# Die Johannesburgse Kamer van Koophandel het Caren Sutherns aangestel as sy nuwe president, om Connie Mashaba op te volg. Sutherns, met meer as 30 jaar-regservaring en ‘n uitgebreide agtergrond in eiendomsontwikkeling, het ‘n deurslaggewende rol gespeel in beleidsbesprekings en herlewingsprojekte. Sy het belowe om innovasie, lede-waarde en samewerking te bevorder en sakegroei te ondersteun. […]
# Die GOOD-party in die Wes-Kaap sê die moord op raadslede van die Stellenbosch-munisipaliteit skets ‘n prentjie van ‘n owerheid in die greep van wetteloosheid en ‘n magstryd waarin mense kan sterf. Robin Hendrikse van GOOD sê die verhoor van die beskuldigdes wat na bewering in 2019 die moord op ‘n gewese onder-burgemeester, Cameron Mcako, […]
# Wes-Kaapse damvlakke het met 10-persent gestyg na die onlangse reën en broodnodige verligting vir die streek gebring. Volgens plaaslike owerhede het die toename die waterreserwes vir huishoudings, landbou en nywerhede ʼn aansienlike hupstoot gegee. Dit volg na goeie reënbuie die afgelope weke oor die provinsie. Ten spyte van die styging, waarsku owerhede dat inwoners […]
# ʼn Strafregtelike ondersoek is begin ná Bob Vylan en Kneecap se vertonings op die Glastonbury-kunstefees in Engeland. Die Britse minister van Kultuur, Lisa Nandy, beweer daar is ʼn leierskapsprobleem by die BBC. Sy kritiseer die korporasie oor sy besluit om nie die regstreekse uitsending te staak nie nadat die groep se voorsanger uitgeroep het […]
# The EFF has written to the acting CEO of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme Waseem Carrim raising urgent concerns about alleged irregular payments made to four student accommodation intermediaries. The party says these companies each charge 5-percent on all transactions facilitated between the scheme and accommodation providers. It says the scheme disbursed 2.9-billion-rand in 2024 to […]
# The City of Cape Town has redeployed additional policing resources to support SAPS operations targeting known gang and extortion hotspots. On Saturday evening, officers attached to the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan arrested a driver and passenger for possession of a loaded assault rifle in Gugulethu. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says the discovery […]
