# The General Industrial Workers Union of South Africa has condemned the decision by dairy giant Clover to unilaterally withdraw from negotiations. GIWUSA president Mametlwe Sebei says this is aimed at the re-employment of hundreds of workers laid off during its controversial restructuring process of 2021/2022. He says this decision is particularly galling and outrageous […]
# Die Padvragvereniging verwelkom die daling in brandstofpryse vir September. Die petrolprys daal van Woensdag af met vier-sent per liter vir 93- en 95-oktaan. Dieselpryse daal, afhangende van die swaelinhoud, met 56- tot 57-sent per liter. Paraffien se groothandelprys kom af met 37-sent per liter. Kevin van der Merwe van die vereniging sê die daling […]
# Cosatu sê die werkloosheidskrisis, toenemende ongelykheid, algehele armoede, ingewortelde misdaad en korrupsie, en sukkelende openbare en munisipale dienste is van die kwessies wat volgens hom sentraal moet staan tydens die nasionale dialoog. Cosatu se woordvoerder, Zanele Sabela, sê die federasie sal voortgaan om aan die dialoog deel te neem om die talle maatskaplik-ekonomiese uitdagings […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se Openbare Nooddiens-kommunikasiesentrum het die naweek 140 oproepe oor aanrandings ontvang, méér as die vorige naweek se 78. Dit sluit in 41 van fisieke aanranding, 98 met ‘n vuurwapen, met gevalle van huishoudelike geweld wat van 36 die vorige naweek to 53 gestyg het. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekuriteit, JP […]
# The EFF is calling on Finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, to conduct a full audit of private security companies contracted by the state, and to ensure their compliance with Section 13A of the Pension Funds Act. The EFF’s spokesperson, Sinawo Thambo, says recent revelations confirm that the Government Pensions Administration Agency, which administers the Government Employees Pension […]
# The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency interim board will be chaired by former Tourism deputy minister, Fish Mahlalela. MEC for Economic Development and Tourism, Jesta Sidell, says the agency faces allegations of corruption, maladministration and nepotism. Sidell says Mahlalela’s national and provincial experience will help stabilise the entity and restore Mpumalanga’s tourism industry as […]
# The agriculture organisation TLU SA says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s comments on Friday during the opening of the 115th Zimbabwe Agricultural Show drew a clear line. The organisation’s Bennie Van Zyl says Ramaphosa described the country’s efforts to dismantle historical land ownership patterns, which previously favoured the white minority, and to promote black Zimbabweans in […]
# The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture is launching Heritage Month 2025 under the theme, Reimagine Our Heritage Institutions for a New Era. Member of Parliament Stacey-Lee Gaby Khojane highlights the initiative’s goal to transform museums, archives, and heritage sites into hubs of innovation, inclusion, and community development. Khonjane says celebrations conclude in Oudtshoorn, […]
# Cosatu says the unemployment crisis, widening inequality, absolute poverty, entrenched crime and corruption, and struggling public and municipal services are among the issues it believes should be at the centre of the national dialogue. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says the federation will continue to participate in the dialogue to elevate the many deep seated socio-economic […]
