Brake failure, speed cited as reasons behind Limpopo bus crash

The bus that was involved in an accident that claimed over 40 lives. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says preliminary findings indicate that the bus that crashed and killed 43 people outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo was travelling at high speed while descending a mountainous area. Creecy says a mechanical inspection revealed that several of the brakes were not in working condition. She…

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Finance ministers agree on G20 Africa Engagement Framework

Content Hub Manager of South African Reserve Bank Mahlatse Mahlase, Director-General of the National Treasury of South Africa Duncan Pieterse, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Finance David Masondo, South Africa’s Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago, and Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank Rashad Cassim attend a G-20 press briefing at the IMF/World Bank…

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Higher education protests impact negatively on facilities: HEFSA

Delegates attending the Higher Education Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) Conference at the North-West University’s (NWU) main campus in Potchefstroom. Higher Education Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) Executive Committee Member Lindokuhle Mzolo says protests at tertiary institutions impact negatively on facilities management. HEFMA concluded a four-day conference at the North-West University in Potchefstroom. The gathering brought together…

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Big companies want to milk RAF dry: Mente

RAF board seen at a taxi rank. Member of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) Veronica Mente says there is a need to amend the Road Accident Fund (RAF) Act. Members of SCOPA are conducting an inquiry into affairs at RAF. The inquiry follows numerous allegations over the years of maladministration, financial impropriety, and…

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