# Soccer: Renowned coach Pitso Mosimane has disassociated himself from a new book about his life, due for release in Johannesburg today. He clarified he had no involvement in the project and that the authors never contacted him for input or comment. Motsimane further noted that he was not given the chance to review the […]
# ActionSA het die burgemeester van Johannesburg, Dada Morero, versoek om die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Korporatiewe en Gedeelde Dienste, Sithembiso Zungu, te skors. Dit volg nadat die Valke onthul het hy het voordeel getrek uit City Dev, gekoppel aan ‘n Lehae-behuisingsprojek. Zungu het na bewering geld ingevorder, wat eintlik beskermingsfooie is, en daar is bewyse van […]
# The Development Bank of Southern Africa has reported a record net profit of 5.3-billion-rand for the year ended March, up 14.4-percent, supported by higher net interest income and fair value gains. CEO Boitumelo Mosako said sustainable earnings grew 13.7-percent to 5.1-billion-rand, while loan book repayments hit a record 27.4-billion-rand. Mosako stressed the bank’s stronger […]
# Cabinet has agreed to implement a Section 139 intervention in Ditsobotla Local Municipality in North West, taking control of the municipality’s administration. The decision follows legal pressure from business organisation Sakeliga, which threatened personal costs orders against ministers if action was not taken. Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux says the intervention aims to address […]
# KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has urged residents to remain vigilant as dry, windy conditions continue to heighten fire risks. Buthelezi commended emergency teams for their swift response to a severe veld fire in uPhongolo yesterday, which left one person critically injured. The department’s Senzelwe Mzila advised residents not […]
# ActionSA has called for an urgent debate on South Africa’s manufacturing job crisis. ArcelorMittal’s Long Steel closure threatens three-thousand-500 jobs, while retrenchments at Ford, Goodyear, Glencore, and Merafe risk thousands more. ActionSA’s Michael George urges Parliament to involve ministers, unions, industry leaders, and affected workers to discuss interventions including energy reforms, financial support, retraining, […]
# Die ANC sê sy oorwinnings in tussenverkiesings in die Chris Hani-streek in die Oos-Kaap en die Sekhukhune-streek in Limpopo is bewys dat die hernuwingsprojek suksesvol is, ten spyte van kritici wat aanvoer dat die party besig is om agteruit te boer. Die party belowe om dienslewering te versnel, plaaslike regering te versterk, en om […]
# City Power het alle voorafbetaalde-meterinstallasies tydelik tot 1 November gestaak. Woordvoerder van die kragvoorsiener, Isaac Mangena, sê die onderbreking sal tyd toelaat vir ‘n deeglike hersiening van die oorskakelingsproses na bekommernisse oor rekeningverskille, kliënte wat nie krag koop nie, en tariefstrukture. ‘n Taakspan sal die finansiële en opersaionele impak ondersoek, met bevindings wat oor […]
# The DA says the Gauteng Department of Social Development’s decision to centralise food bank operations has deepened food insecurity, leaving thousands hungry. The DA’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe says decentralisation worked better through 288 non-profit organisations and five regional banks. Nt’sekhe has raised concerns after a quarterly report showed only 34-thousand-114 parcels were delivered against a […]
