# South Africa’s mining production rose by two-percent in June compared to the same month last year, driven mainly by increases in platinum group metals, coal, and chromium ore. However, mineral sales fell by 14-percent year-on-year in June, mainly due to sharp declines in gold, manganese, and coal sales. Statistics South Africa’s Juan-Pierre Terblanche says […]
# Statistieke SA het aangekondig dat 140-duisend mense in die tweede kwartaal vanjaar hul werk verloor het. Volgens die Arbeidsmagopname was daar ook ‘n toename van 19-duisend in die aantal mense wat werk. As gevolg van die veranderings in indiensneming en werkloosheid het die amptelike werkloosheidsyfer met 0,3 van ‘n persentasiepunt tot 33,2-persent gestyg. Werksgeleenthede […]
# ActionSA’s Lerato Ngobeni has condemned the setting on fire of Germiston’s Home Affairs office during an eviction protest in Ekurhuleni. Two arrests have been made. Ngobeni told Newzroom Afrika that the eviction of over 400 families from Pharoe Park followed proper procedures due to illegal occupation and nonpayment of rent, rates, and taxes. A […]
# Statistics SA has announced that 140-thousand people lost their jobs in the second quarter of this year. According to the Labour Force Survey there was also an increase of 19-thousand in the number of employed people. The changes in employment and unemployment resulted in the official unemployment rate increasing by 0.3 of a percentage […]
# Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, has vowed to strengthen oversight of Sector Education and Training Authorities to improve the quality of training and ensure they deliver measurable results. This after president Cyril Ramaphosa removed the previous minister, Nobuhle Nkabane, from the role over the SETA board chairpersons scandal. In a media […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Buti Manamela, sê die regering sal ‘n sterk program van stapel stuur om die naskoolse onderwys- en opleidingsektor te hervorm. Die plan fokus op ses hoofdoelwitte en vyf sleutelareas, en begin met projekte soos Vaardighede tot Werkoorskakeling, Loopbaankeuses, en Geletterdheid vir Bemagtiging. Manamela het aan die media […]
# Die Departement van Binnelandse Sake gaan met Capitec en FNB saamwerk om Slim ID- en paspoortdienste by banktakke landwyd aan te bied. Capitec sal van Oktober 2025 af hierdie dienste by uitgesoekte takke bekendstel, met ‘n teiken van 100 teen vroeg in 2026, terwyl FNB sy eie toepassing sal aanpas. Die minister van Binnelandse […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa has strongly condemned the ongoing xenophobic campaign led by Operation Dudula, March and March, ActionSA, and the Patriotic Alliance denying migrants access to healthcare. GIWUSA president, Mametlwe Sebei says it is true that the clinics and hospitals are failing residents and there are also shortages of […]
# Kaapstad het belê in 176 nuwe water- en sanitasievoertuie om diensbetroubaarheid en -doeltreffendheid te verhoog. Die vloot sluit in ‘n hyskraan-vragmotor, ‘n moderne straalmasjien-vragmotor, agt watertenkwaens, vakuum-kombinasievragmotors en nuwe suigvragmotors met gevorderde suigvermoë. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid, Zahid Badroodien, het die nuwe toevoegings geprys, veral die watertenkwaens om vinnig aan gemeenskappe te kan voorsien tydens onderbrekings. […]
