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Al Ikhlaas Academia Library launches inaugural Golf Day

By Aneeqa du Plessis An air of jubilation filled the Al Ikhlaas Academia Library and Resource Centre in Lansdowne last week Wednesday where the media launch of its inaugural Golf Day teed off! Addressing the crowd of philanthropists, CEO at Islamia College, Sheikh Sadulla Khan said the fundraiser aims to support the work the Academia Library does. It is a means to sustain the ‘sanctuary of learning’. “This is an […]

today15 August 2024

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WC Blue Dot project comes to a screeching halt as funds dry up

LOCAL The Western Cape’s Blue Dot pilot project, which incentivised taxi drivers to improve and adopt safer driving habits, will cease operations at the end of this month, because of a lack of funding. Hailed as a 'game-changer', the project rewarded drivers by analysing the data from onboard trackers fitted to each participating vehicle, monitoring routes, and considering the feedback from passengers and other members of the public. MEC for […]

today3 November 2022

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Action must be taken against SOEs that owe SIU money: Breytenbach

LOCAL Democratic Alliance  MP, Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach, says action must be taken against government departments and state-owned entities which owe the Special Investigating Unit large sums of money. Briefing the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on Wednesday, the head of the SIU revealed that over half-a-billion rand in debt is owed, posing a risk to the unit’s financial stability. Breytenbach says the SIU needs to be paid for […]

today12 May 2022

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South Africa tells Western envoys it needs financial support to shift from coal

South Africa told visiting climate envoys from the United States, Britain, Germany and France that it needs major financial support to move away from coal, the environment department said on Wednesday. South Africa is the world’s 12th biggest carbon emitter, according to the Global Carbon Atlas, five places ahead of the United Kingdom, an economy eight times the size, emitting 479 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2e) in […]

today30 September 2021

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Business calls for urgent intervention after UIF-Ters benefits suspended

Business4SA (B4SA) has expressed dismay at the temporary shutdown of unemployment relief funds, saying it has offered to help the labour department free of charge with capacity challenges impeding the payouts of lockdown aid. All payments of Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) benefits have been halted pending investigations by the auditor-general. B4SA said: “It is understood the auditor-general is investigating system integrity problems at the UIF […]

today26 August 2020

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NGOs stare closure in the face as funding from donors dry up

Following the announcement earlier this year, that the country would go into a hard lockdown due to the global coronavirus disease, many organisations and institutions had no choice but to shut their doors as they found themselves plunged into unprecedented times due to the virus. Non-Governmental Organizations are staring at the same fate. Community Chest CEO, Lorenzo Davids said donors have opted to pool their monies into the solidarity fund […]

today14 August 2020

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SA black business lobby wants govt loan scheme to include small scale entrepreneurs

South Africa's National Treasury said it had met with the Black Business Council over concerns that a R200 billion loan guarantee scheme is not benefitting small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). Last month President Cyril Ramaphosa said the National Treasury, the South African Reserve Bank and commercial banks had jointly created a guaranteed loan scheme to help small and medium-sized businesses weather the economic storm caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. […]

today29 May 2020

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