# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Verdedigingsvakbond is bekommerd oor onderbefondsing en soldate se swak lone. Dit was gister die Verenigde Nasies se Internasionale Dag vir Vredebewaarders. Jeff Dubazani van die vakbond het aan die SABC gesê dit is onaanvaarbaar om te verwag dat Suid-Afrika moet voortgaan met sy deelname aan wêreldwye vredesendings, ondanks besnoeiings aan verdedigingsbegrotings […]
# Rand Water says the maintenance work is continuing without any major disruption and it will end on Monday as planned. Spokesperson Makenosi Maroo says on Thursday, Rand Water started its planned maintenance of infrastructure to improve their network’s reliability and efficiency and pumping capacity has been reduced at the Eikenhof, Palmiet, Mapleton, and Zwartkopjes systems. She […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to theologian and anti-apartheid activist Tshenuwani Simon Farisani, who passed on at the age of 76. A Lutheran minister and former member of Parliament, Farisani co-founded the Black Evangelic Youth Organisation with Ramaphosa in the 1970s. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says he will be remembered for his fearless […]
# Cosatu says it is concerned by the horrific levels of violence many workers have been exposed to, in particular women, at many workplaces. The federation says it recently held a protest at Kopanong Mine in North West after female workers were subjected to illegal strip searches of the most invasive type. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew […]
# Cosatu verwelkom die Monetêre Beleidskomitee van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank se verlaging van 25 basispunte in die terugkoopkoers. Dit beteken die terugkoopkoers is tans 7,25-persent en die prima uitleenkoers is 10,75-persent. Matthew Parks van Cosatu sê al het hulle gehoop vir ‘n groter koersverlaging van ten minste 50 basispunte, sal dit nietemin waardevolle verligting bied […]
# The South African National Defence Union raised concerns over underfunding and the poor wages of troops. The world marked the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Thursday. SANDU’s Jeff Dubazani told the SABC that it is unacceptable that South Africa continues its participation in peacekeeping missions around the world, despite defence budget cuts […]
# Cosatu has welcomed the 25 basis points cut to the repo rate by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee. This brings the repo rate down to 7.25-percent and the prime lending rate to 10.75-percent. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says whilst they had hoped for a more aggressive rate cut of at least 50 […]
# Die nywerheidsvakbond GIWUSA sê hy is teleurgesteld oor die besluit van die Reserwebank se Monetêre Beleidskomitee om rentekoerse met 25 basispunte te verlaag. Die vakbond se president, Mametlwe Sebei, sê dié geringe verlaging is ‘n belediging vir werkers en die armes, wat in skuld verdrink. Hy sê dit bewys die Reserwebank dien finansiers, en […]
# Die GOOD-party het die DA amptelik ingelig oor sy onttrekking aan die George-munisipaliteit in die Wes-Kaap se koalisieregering. Die party sê dis nadat die DA geweier het om die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Beplanning, Chantelle Kyd, ‘n spreekbeurt by ‘n inligtingsessie vir die pers te gee. Die party se sekretaris-generaal, Brett Herron, sê Kyd is ‘n […]
