# The City of Cape Town has welcomed the life sentences handed down by the Western Cape High Court to the four people, who were convicted of the murders of Law Enforcement officers, Simtembile Nyangiwe and Jan Nieuwenhuys. The officers were shot dead in September 2019 while escorting officials who were upgrading an informal settlement […]
# Die vakbondfederasie, Saftu, sê die begroting bevat wel ʼn geringe styging van 0,8-persent in rentevrye staatsbesteding, maar dit keer nie die streng besnoeiings van die afgelope dekade om nie. Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het gister die nasionale begroting in die Parlement voorgelê. Saftu-woordvoerder, Newton Masuku, sê uitgawepatrone van 2008 tot 2025 toon […]
# Cosatu sê al verwelkom hy die belangrike progressiewe toewysings in die nasionale begroting, bly daar kommer dat dit nie die nodige stimulerende uitwerking sal hê wat die ekonomie dringend nodig het nie. Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het gister ‘n minder omstrede begroting gelewer. ‘n Woordvoerder van Cosatu, Matthew Parks, sê hulle waardeer […]
# The DA in Tshwane is demanding the immediate reinstatement of the unstructured supplementary service data application system for Expanded Public Works Programme applicants. The system was introduced to address several critical issues with the previous manual data-capturing process. The DA’s, Thabisile Vilakazi, says these include delays in data capturing due to limited capacity and […]
# The Mayoral Committee has recommended the appointment of Cape Town Tourism as the metro’s official Destination Marketing Organisation for a further three years. The tourism sector contributed an estimated 27.3-billion-rand to Cape Town’s economy in 2023 while supporting approximately 91-thousand direct jobs. Mayoral committee member for Economic Growth, James Vos, says the role of […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says while the budget offered a modest real increase of 0.8-percent in non-interest government expenditure, it failed to reverse the deep austerity cuts imposed over the past decade. Finance minister Enoch Godongwana tabled the national budget in Parliament on Wednesday. Saftu’s spokesperson, Newton Masuku, says expenditure trends […]
# Die DA in Gauteng sê hy is toegang geweier toe hy ʼn oorsigbesoek aan die provinsiale Onderwysdepartement se gehuurde kantore in die Johannesburgse middestad wou bring. Volgens berigte voldoen die gebou nie aan beroepsgesondheid- en veiligheidstandaarde nie. Khathutshelo Rasilingwane van die DA sê dis onaanvaarbaar dat hulle toegang geweier word en dit ondermyn die rol […]
# Cosatu says whilst it welcomes important progressive allocations in the national budget, concerns remain that it may not provide the stimulatory effect the economy desperately needs. Finance minister Enoch Godongwana presented a less controversial budget on Wednesday. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says they appreciate the scrapping of the value-added tax hike, but remain deeply distressed that […]
# The DA in Gauteng says it was denied access to conduct an oversight inspection at the provincial Department of Education’s rented offices in the Johannesburg CBD. The building reportedly does not meet occupational health and safety standards. The DA’s, Khathutshelo Rasilingwane, says that being blocked access to the offices is unacceptable and undermines the role of the […]
