insert_link 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 6
insert_link South Africa DA in South Africa has accused SA president and Public Enterprises minister of failed leadership The DA in South Africa has accused president Cyril Ramaphosa and Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan of failed leadership concerning the challenges faced by Transnet Port Terminals. DA national spokesperson for Public Enterprises, Mimmy Gondwe, says both leaders have neglected their constitutional obligations to safeguard the economy during the worst crisis in decades for trade and export ports. Gondwe calls for Ramaphosa and Gordhan to take the lead in engaging […] todayNovember 22, 2023 6
insert_link South Africa Middelburg Magistrates Court in South Africa has struck off the roll the case against former Eskom CEO The Middelburg Magistrates Court in South Africa has struck off the roll the case against former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko. Koko and his co-accused, including his wife and two stepdaughters, faced charges of fraud, corruption, and money laundering linked to contracts worth millions of rands for work at the Kusile Power Station. These contracts were allegedly awarded to companies associated with Koko’s friends and family. Outside the court, Koko asserted […] todayNovember 22, 2023 1
insert_link 2 Africa Namibia, Botswana and South Africa sign Trans Kalahari Corridor MoU Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the 'Development and Management of the Trans Kalahari Corridor'. The MoU aims to improve trade relations and facilitate the movement of goods and people along the corridor and the broader region. To implement this, law enforcement agents from the member states are establishing checkpoints along the Trans Kalahari Corridor for trade facilitation. The Ministry of Works and Transport’s […] todayNovember 21, 2023 47 2
insert_link South Africa BRICS meeting addresses Israel-Hamas war The BRICS group of nations has called an extraordinary meeting to discuss the Israel-Hamas war. Chair South Africa says the focus will be on the situation in Gaza. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are expected to attend the virtual meeting but India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi could skip it. Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi. todayNovember 21, 2023 18
insert_link Africa South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights has raised concerns about the persistent challenge of overcrowding in prisons The South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights has raised concerns about the persistent challenge of overcrowding in prisons. With the current inmate population exceeding 212-thousand, the organisation’s founder, Golden Miles Bhudu, expresses concern over the impact on inmate health and security. Bhudu attributes these issues to ongoing understaffing in prisons, emphasising that the overcrowded conditions are inhumane and violate prisoners’ rights. He says that the situation underscores the urgent […] todayNovember 21, 2023
insert_link 1 Oshiwambo SA taka kwatela komesho oshongalele shawedwapo shoilyongo yoBRICS Epangelo laSouth Africa olati nena ota lika kwatela komesho oshongalele tashi ningwa pamakwatafano omalungula opaungoba shoilyolongo yoBRICS omo mwakwatelwa omupresident wa Russia, Vladimir Putin. Oshongalele osha talika tashi kelikunda kombinga yoita pokati kongudu yo Hamas na Israel, noshongalele shawedwapo osha talika tashi kwatelwa komesho komupresident wa SA Cyril Ramaphosa, nelineekelo loku eta pexulilo onghalo yoita pokati koilongo yopavali. Ovaleli okudja mo Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran oshoyo United Arab […] todayNovember 21, 2023 3 1
insert_link South Africa Johannesburg Emergency Management Service urges religious leaders to ensure the safety of their congregants when conducting rituals The Johannesburg Emergency Management Service has called on religious leaders to ensure the safety of their congregants when conducting rituals. This comes after an 18-year-old girl and a 21-year-old man drowned at the Klip River in Olifantsvlei during a cleansing ritual on Saturday evening. Johannesburg EMS spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi, says incidents like these can be prevented: todayNovember 20, 2023 3
insert_link South Africa DA says Gauteng municipalities spent 3.3-billion-rand on hiring chemical toilets over the last five financial years The DA says Gauteng municipalities spent 3.3-billion-rand on hiring chemical toilets over the last five financial years, instead of providing residents with dignified housing with proper toilets. According to MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mzi Khumalo, Ekurhuleni spent the most money on chemical toilets followed by the City of Johannesburg and Mogale City. The DA’s, Dorianne Arendse, says this money could have been used to improve the living […] todayNovember 20, 2023 3
