South Africa: Business, Labour Want Solutions to Unemployment Fund Crisis – South African News Briefs – October 5, 2023

[ad_1]   Outrage as Business and Labour Demand a Resolution to the UIF Crisis Business and organized labour in South Africa are demanding that the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) be…

South Africa: Weather Service Expects Hot, Wet Summer as El Niño Arrives – South African News Briefs – August 30, 2023

[ad_1] Cape Town —   Weather Service Predicts Hot, Wet Summer South Africans can expect a hotter summer than usual, with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) forecasting “above-normal” minimum…

Ghana: Govt Spends Gh¢800 Million On 9000,000 Businesses in 5 Yrs GEA CEO

[ad_1] The government has committed GH¢800 million towards the growth and development of micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in the country since 2017. According to Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, Chief…

South Africa: Tornado Rips Through KwaZulu-Natal, One Dead – South African News Briefs – June 28, 2023

[ad_1]   Tornado Rips Through KwaZulu-Natal A tornado and heavy downpours caused significant damage in parts of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, reports EWN. One death has been reported. A herdsman in Zwelisha,…

South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape – International Spotlight On G4S

[ad_1] Canadian pension fund questioned on investment in prisons company The Department of Correctional Services has issued a notice to terminate G4S’s management of the Mangaung Correctional Centre. The prison…

South Africa: Company Made Millions Advising Corruption-Riddled Lottery On Ethics

[ad_1] “Ethics interventions” at NLC cost more than R6-million ProEthics was paid millions of rands by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) for ethics-related interventions at a time that the NLC…

South Africa: KZN School Feeding Scheme Provider Withdraws, Learners Go Hungry – South African News Briefs – April 27, 2023

[ad_1]   Millions of KwaZulu-Natal Schoolchildren Go Hungry as Feeding Scheme Service Provider Withdraws A service provider that was awarded an R2.1 billion contract to supply food to over 5,400…

South Africa: Where Were They? State Failure and Thabo Bester

[ad_1] Thabo Bester has been arrested, nearly a year after escaping prison. Should the state be praised for prompt action? GroundUp published the first story about Thabo Bester’s possible escape…

South Africa: ‘Facebook Rapist’s’ Partner Reportedly Buried Coffins Filled With Sausages, Mealie Meal – South African News Briefs – April 14, 2023

[ad_1]   Dr Magudumana ‘Fake-Buried’ Stolen Corpses, Replaced Bodies with Wors and Mealie Meal Times Live reports that detectives are investigating the bodies that Dr Nandipha Magudumana claimed from the…

South Africa: Estina Dairy Farm Tax Fraud Trial Underway

[ad_1] The State’s first witness in the R37.7 million Estina dairy farm tax fraud trial is expected to continue his testimony in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court today. This is another…