# Die vakbondfederasie COSATU prys SAMWU vir sy volgehoue stryd namens werkers van die Msunduzi Plaaslike-munisipaliteit in KwaZulu-Natal en die Kannaland Plaaslike-munisipaliteit in die Wes-Kaap. Die vakbond het opgetree teen die praktyk om werknemers vir jare op kontrakte aan te hou en die versuim om uitstaande oortydbetalings te vereffen. COSATU se woordvoerder, Nonzuzo Dlamini, sê […]
# The Industrial Development Corporation has approached the National Treasury for an explicit government guarantee to help attract funding on more generous terms and strengthen its development mandate. The State-owned financier has also engaged the South African Revenue Service about possible tax exemptions similar to those available to the Development Bank of Southern Africa. IDC […]
# The DA says it will demand answers from the Public Investment Corporation over the loss of hundreds of millions of rands invested in Efora Energy on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Fund. The DA’s Andrew Bateman says according to media reports, the PIC invested 70-million-rand in the company in 2011, another 329-million-rand in […]
# Tennis: World number three Carlos Alcaraz will start his US Open title defence against Russia’s Roman Safiullin. The Spaniard has not played a competitive singles match since April due to a wrist injury. Alcaraz could meet four-time champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, as the Serbian will face Argentina’s Mariano Navone in the first […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Social Development and the National Council of Provinces’ select committee on Social Services appointed a joint sub-committee to review and process nominations for vacancies on the Central Drug Authority board. The portfolio committee’s chairperson, Bridget Masango, says the authority has been without a functional board following delays in the recruitment […]
# Union federation COSATU says it commends the South African Municipal Workers’ Union for standing firm for workers in the Msunduzi Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal and Kannaland Local Municipality in the Western Cape. The union pushed back against exploitative practices of retaining personnel in contracts for years and the non-payment of outstanding overtime. COSATU’s spokesperson, […]
# Die polisie in Tshwane het gister 343 verdagtes tydens ʼn multidissiplinêre misdaadvoorkomingsoperasie in Lyttelton gearresteer. Die verdagtes se misdade sluit in moord, poging tot moord, verkragting, gewapende roof en aanranding. Die polisiewoordvoerder, Johan van Dyk, sê nakomingsinspeksies is ook uitgevoer met die fokus op immigrasie en sake-verwante kwessies. Hy sê 50 onwettige immigrante is […]
# Die EFF in Gauteng veroordeel Johannesburg se burgemeester, Dada Morero, se gedrag nadat hy ʼn inwoner tydens ʼn City Power-gemeenskaps-imbizo in Tshepisong beledig het. Die imbizo is gehou weens inwoners en plaaslike raadslede se kommer omdat elektrisiteitsdienste in die gebied onttrek is. Die burgemeester is op kamera betrap waar hy ʼn inwoner vloek nadat […]
# Die spesiale parlementêre komitee vir Veiligheid en Geregtigheid verwelkom Binnelandse Sake se vordering om visum-verwante agterstande op te los, maar beklemtoon hervormings is nodig om agterstande te voorkom. Die departement sê daar was op 28 Julie 21-duisend-847 hangende appèl-aansoeke, waarvan 13-duisend-148 agterstallig was. Die komitee se voorsitter, Jane Mananiso, sê hulle erken die ingewikkeldheid […]
