WITH the mining sector bleeding more than R7 billion due to illegal mining every year, Transnet and the Minerals Council of South Africa have agreed on a multipronged strategy to arrest the long-existing threat of “syndicated organised crime”.
The latest report from Lightstone Property reveals that women are making sacrifices to enable them to buy property.
A DIALOGUE to highlight importance of nominating women for municipal positions will be held tomorrow and will tackle issues impacting women within the sphere of local government and the institution of traditional leadership in KZN.
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane’s sanction for defying Covid-19 protocols slammed by opposition parties.
Athlete Mpumelelo ’Mpumi’ Mhlongo ran third in the men’s 100m on Sunday and will be competing in the final on Monday afternoon, at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has unveiled a groundbreaking framework that is expected to enhance local development and unlock economic empowerment opportunities for women at municipal level.
While welcoming the reinstatement of the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, human rights advocacy group Black Sash has raised concern over the state’s failure to hike it to “at least the Food Poverty Line”.
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is planning industrial action next week in an attempt to demand the restoration of operations that have been put on hold at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM).
The assessor will look into allegations and counter-allegations of corruption and maladministration made at the Mangosuthu University of Technology
THE proliferation of slums along the Durban-to-Joburg rail network and theft of infrastructure were major stumbling blocks in the viability of the key freight corridor, posing threats to the country’s economic growth.
Looted bank notes may be in circulation, the South African Banking and Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) has warned.
An independent survey has revealed 89 percent of affected businesses were the small, micro and medium enterprises.
KWAZULU-NATAL municipalities, already burdened with consumer debt of R27. 2 billion, now also face decreasing revenues as local businesses battle to recover after the recent unrest.
While the South African Jewish community has hailed the recent granting of African Union (AU) observer status to Israel as “bold and far sighted”, an Islamic organisation has called for its immediate reversal.
ETHEKWINI Municipality begins to roll out relief scheme for informal economy hit by recent looting and civil unrest.
The KwaZulu-Natal ANC leadership is to engage eThekwini councillors in an attempt to resolve a stand-off over the election of the deputy mayor.
Families from Durban and surrounding areas pushed deeper into poverty after looting puts informal traders out of business.
While Cosatu was encouraging employees to take the Covid-19 jab as a way to help revive the ailing economy, the federation said it would fight any forced vaccinations.
Transnet lifts force majeure as it says it is ’ready’ to meet its contractual obligations.
As Transnet managers have been forced to take leave in the wake of a cyber attack on the state company, the incident has been described as a matter of national security since critical infrastructure was targeted.
Israel previously held observer status at the now defunct Organisation of African Unity (OAU), but was thwarted in its attempts to get it back after the OAU was replaced by the AU in 2002, the country said in a statement.
The city’s executive committee (exco) of councillors have called for an urgent beefing up of the force if it is to meet citizens’ crime prevention expectations.
While the full impact of last week’s cyberattack on Transnet remained unknown yesterday, experts have warned that the consequences of the growing new crime trend could be severe.
The proposed new guns law – which seeks to criminalise possessing a firearm for self-defence – has come in for even more scrutiny due to the ill-preparedness of the police during the recent civil unrest.
The eThekwini Municipality has issued a proactive warning against any disruptions following reports of “extortion by criminal groups” as businesses begin to rebuild following the civil unrest and looting that took place in KwaZulu-Natal two weeks ago.
