Icasa draft regulations opens the door for private postal services

New Icasa regulations invites private sector to mail delivery party. Source: Kindel Media/Pexels Sapo has faced severe operational challenges in recent years, including financial distress, service backlogs, and logistical failures, leading to general dissatisfaction. The new draft regulations propose a framework to ensure a higher standard for mail services in SA, which will also create…

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Non-viable municipalities must be dissolved: Hlabisa

COGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa leads a high-level engagement with business leaders at the East London International Convention Centre in the Eastern Cape on July 30, 2025. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa  has reiterated the call for non-viable municipalities to cease to exist and believes keeping them is irresponsible and hinders service…

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McKenzie tables over R6-billlion budget, adamant about F1 return

Minister Gayton McKenzie tabling his budget Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie tabled his budget in the National Assembly in Cape Town this morning. While there were several rejections to his proposals from opposition parties, all members agreed that sports, arts and culture are an integral part of the country’s social fabric. Banyana…

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Mapisa-Nqakula back in court today

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appears in court on October 16, 2024. 1 minute The case against corruption accused former National Assembly speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula continues in the High Court in Pretoria today. She faces 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering for allegedly soliciting bribes during her time as Minister of Defence. It is alleged…

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Workers at China’s BYD site are victims of human trafficking: Brazil

A drone view shows BYD’s new electric vehicle (EV) factory’s construction site in Camacari, Brazil 3 minutes  Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China’s electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said on Thursday in a growing controversy in BYD’s biggest overseas market. BYD 002594.SZ and…

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