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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

South Africa

1533 Results / Page 168 of 171

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South Africa

Cape Town mayor says the city will deploy lifeguards and policing personnel to beaches

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city will deploy 340 lifeguards and 330 policing personnel to beaches across the metro during the festive season. He launched the City’s Festive Beach Safety plans at Big Bay Surf Lifesaving Club yesterday. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Patricia van der Ross, says an additional 343 public swimming pool lifeguards will form part of the city’s drowning prevention campaign.  

todayNovember 23, 2023 4

South Africa

GOOD Party in Tshwane is calling on the city mayor to convert abandoned city buildings into homeless shelters

The GOOD Party in Tshwane is calling on the city mayor, Cilliers Brink to fast-track plans to convert abandoned city buildings into homeless shelters, after the closure of Tshwane’s only metro-run homeless shelter in Pretoria. The announcement of the Struben Street shelter’s imminent closure was made by Gauteng MEC for Social Development, Mbali Hlophe on Tuesday. The GOOD Party’s Sarah Mabotsa says the shelter was founded in 2005 but fell […]

todayNovember 23, 2023 17

South Africa

SA’s President Ramaphosa stresses the importance of improving the country’s ports

SA's President Cyril Ramaphosa says port cruise terminals provide multi-modal connectivity to the region and the rest of the world, thus contributing to the growth of the tourism industry. He officially opened the Nelson Mandela cruise terminal in the Durban Port in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday evening. In 2019, the Mediterranean Shipping Company entered into a Public Private Partnership with Transnet to design, build, and operate a new cruise terminal at the […]

todayNovember 23, 2023

South Africa

SA’s High Court rules against the South African Revenue Service

South Africa's Public Servants Association has achieved a significant legal victory as the High Court in Pretoria ruled against the South African Revenue Service. The court mandated that SARS must implement the 2.3-percent salary increase with retrospective effect from April 1, 2021, in line with a three-year multi-term salary agreement. The ruling stresses the court’s commitment to upholding employment agreements and ensuring fair treatment of public-sector employees. The P-S-A urges […]

todayNovember 23, 2023 6

South Africa

Eastern Cape province and key stakeholders sign joint declaration on development cooperation

Eastern Cape premier, Oscar Mabuyane says the provincial government with its key stakeholders have signed a joint declaration to reinforce cooperation and serve as a blueprint for collective efforts to advance the development of the province. The declaration was signed during the provincial development conference in East London. Mabuyane says this is to enhance the lives of the people of the Eastern Cape through socio-economic and sustainable development, including economic […]

todayNovember 23, 2023 10

South Africa

SA’s Social Development minister says shelters for victims of gender-based violence have been central in providing care

SA's Social Development minister, Lindiwe Zulu says shelters for victims of gender-based violence and crime have been central in providing care, safety, support, and healing. The department has allocated more than 211-million-rand for a period of four years towards 134 shelters rendering victim support services across the country. The department’s spokesperson, Lumka Oliphant, says the minister has appealed to the private sector to assist in supporting the work that is […]

todayNovember 23, 2023 7

Business / Economics

South Africa’s consumer inflation increases to 5.9-percent in October

South Africa’s annual consumer inflation increased for a third consecutive month in October, bordering on the upper limit of the South African Reserve Bank’s inflation target range. The headline rate was 5.9 percent, up from 5.4 percent in September. The consensus among economists before the inflation number was that the Reserve Bank will keep rates on hold when it announces its decision tomorrow.

todayNovember 22, 2023 6

Business / Economics

South Africa’s two-pot retirement system faces early implementation amid industry concerns

South Africa’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has recommended that the so-called two-pot retirement system should be implemented on 1 March 2024, instead of March 2025. According to MoneyWeb, SA’s retirement industry has been caught off guard by the decision with financial service providers expressing concern about system readiness, and arguing that both the South African Revenue Service and the retirement industry need until 2025 to adapt to proposed changes […]

todayNovember 22, 2023 7

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