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‘Companies and employees will suffer’ — Truckers Association of South Africa on truck attacks

The Truckers Association of South Africa has weighed in on recent truck attacks, saying the freight industry cannot afford the incidents. At least 16 trucks were recently set alight in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The latest incident happened on Monday at about 10pm on the N2, according to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Brig Jay Naicker. Speaking on eNCA, the association's spokesperson Mary Phadi echoed President Cyril Ramaphosa's statement that the attacks were “economic sabotage”. […]

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ConCourt to rule on AARTO Act

The Constitutional Court is expected to hand down judgment on Wednesday on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act and the AARTO Amendment Act. The Organisation Against Tax Abuse (Outa) has challenged the introduction of a new strict demerit system for traffic infringements. This follows last year’s high court ruling which declared parts of the legislation unconstitutional. Organisation Against Tax Abuse CEO, Wayne Duvenage says, “The state is trying […]

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Eskom announces stages 4 and 6 load-shedding ‘until further notice’

Eskom has announced stages 4 and 6 load-shedding from Wednesday morning due to the “loss of additional generating units overnight”. The embattled power utility made the announcement in a brief statement just before 7am, when stage 4 power cuts were expected to start. “Due to the loss of additional generating units overnight, the extensive use of open gas cycle turbines and the inability to replenish pumped storage dam levels, stage […]

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Updates on the Tax Filing Season

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen In an effort to bring clarity and certainty to taxpayers and traders, Aloysious Eesterhuizen, a team member from Tax Base Broadening and Education, on Tuesday morning shared important information on VOC Breakfast. The updates are meant to guide taxpayers through the ongoing tax filing season and shed light on the process. “The tax filing season officially commenced on July 7, 2023. There are two distinct categories of […]

today11 July 2023

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Stages 3 and 4 load-shedding until further notice

Eskom has ramped up load-shedding to stages 3 and 4 to preserve its emergency reserves. The power utility said reduced generation capacity and high sustained demand for electricity (about 33,000MW) has required the extensive use of open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) and pump-storage generation over the past 36 hours. On Monday, Eskom pushed load-shedding to stage 4 as demand shot up due to the icy weather. “Stage 4 load-shedding will be […]

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9,000 social worker graduates are unemployed due to ‘budget constraints’

About 9,000 social work graduates in South Africa are unemployed due to “budget constraints”. According to social development minister Lindiwe Zulu, there are 1,279 vacant social worker positions in the provinces. Zulu was replying to parliamentary questions from DA MP Bridget Masango, who asked about the vacant posts for social workers in each province and how long they had been vacant. Masango also asked why the posts were not filled […]

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Weekend crime overview

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Speaking to VOC breakfast on Monday morning, Criminologist Simon Howell gave an overview of the crime from the weekend. “A suspected robber was beaten and set alight at an informal settlement in Cape Town. This is the vigilantism scene we’ve been having over the last few weeks,” said Howell. Howell stated that Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers found nearly 5000 Ecstasy tablets in a cooler bag […]

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4 out of 5 Palestinian children detained by Israel are beaten: new report finds

Four out of five Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system are beaten and 69 per cent are strip-searched, according to new research by Save the Children. Nearly half – 42 per cent – are injured at the point of arrest, including suffering gunshot wounds and broken bones. Some report violence of a sexual nature and some are transferred to court or between detention centres in small cages, the child […]

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Netball World Cup 2023

Excitement is building as we get closer to the Netball World Cup 2023, set to take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from the 28th of July 28th to the 6th of August, the first time it will be held on African soil. The 16 teams participating have been grouped into four pools of four. Pool A consists of 11-time champions Australia, as well as Tonga, Zimbabwe, and Fiji. Pool […]

today10 July 2023

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