# Die algemene werkersvakbond Giwusa doen ’n beroep op die Monetêre Beleidskomitee van die Reserwebank om rentekoerse draties te verlaag na 3,5-persent. Leier van GIWUSA, Mametlwe Sebei, sê dit sal help om die afname in vervaardigingsbedrywighede en toenemende werkloosheid aan te spreek. Hy sê die georganiseerde werkersklas moet die Reserwebank dwing om rentekoerse te verlaag:
# Absa Bank has initiated a disciplinary enquiry after a forensic investigation by ENS Forensics uncovered prima facie evidence of serious misconduct. The probe followed reports of internal leaks and irregularities, prompting the bank to act swiftly. While specific details remain confidential, Absa emphasised its commitment to upholding ethical standards and transparency. The bank stated […]
# AfriForum het die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, gevra om ondersoek in te stel na SANParke nadat die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria ‘n IT-kontrak van een-miljard-rand geskrap het omdat dit onregmatig was. Die transaksie, wat aan ‘n polities gekoppelde sakeman toegeken is, het die tenderreëls omseil. Marais de Vaal van AfriForum […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens het ’n gesondheidsdienste-kontrak ter waarde van 360-miljoen-rand, wat aan die sakeman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala toegeken is, gekanselleer enkele dae voor ’n kriminele ondersoek na die kontrak begin het. News24 berig ’n Interne oudit het aan die lig gebring dat Matlala se maatskappy, Medicare 24 Tshwane District, nie verder as die aanvanklike […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa is calling on the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank to drastically cut interest rates to the lowest rate of 3.5-percent. GIWUSA leader, Mametlwe Sebei says this will help in addressing the decline in manufacturing activity and growing unemployment. He says the organised working class […]
# US President Donald Trump says he would launch a major investigation into his 2024 election rival Kamala Harris over celebrities who backed her. He says candidates aren’t allowed to pay for endorsements and alleges that’s what Harris did under the guise of paying for entertainment. Harris sought to harness star power from celebrities such […]
# The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters is urging government to avoid a blanket ban on poultry imports from Brazil after a bird flu outbreak in Rio Grande do Sul. Brazil supplies over 84-percent of South Africa’s poultry imports. The association recommends a regionalised approach, already adopted by countries like Japan and the United […]
# The South African Police Service has cancelled a 360-million-rand health services contract awarded to businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, days before a criminal investigation into the deal commence. News24 reports an internal audit revealed that Matlala’s company, Medicare 24 Tshwane District, should not have advanced past the initial procurement phase. Matlala, already facing charges of […]
# AfriForum is calling on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment minister, Dion George to investigate South African National Parks after the High Court in Pretoria scrapped a one-billion-rand IT contract deemed unlawful. The deal, awarded to a politically connected businessman, bypassed tender rules. AfriForum’s Marais de Vaal says this undermines conservation efforts and called for […]
