News Desk The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation are of the view that provincial executives across the country must, together with the South African Local Government Association (Salga), develop and implement early warning systems to identify problems in municipalities early on and intervene before the problems are exacerbated. The […]
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UIF resume COVID-19 TERS payments
News Desk It is all systems go for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to resume its eagerly awaited Covid-19 TERS Benefits payments – a campaign that has put hard cash in the hands of workers to shield them from the worst effects of lockdown as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. The resumption is slated […]
From the President’s Desk: “Enough of lukewarm actions…”
Dear Fellow South African, “A year ago, almost to the day, thousands of women, men and children marched to Parliament to protest against a spate of rapes and killings of women and girls. From all social backgrounds, young and old, students and working women, the peaceful protesters held aloft placards that read ‘Enough is Enough’ […]
Enough is enough – Sabie clamp down on illegal activities
Michele du Plessis In many editions, GPS News reported about the myriad illegal activities flourishing in and around Sabie. Timber theft and the diverse problems associated with it, the increase in the establishment of timber depots where the illegally harvested timber was prepared and sold, illegal gold mining, illegal electrical connections, poaching, illegal occupation of […]
Chargeback rights explained
News Desk Part 1 What are your rights when an online transaction goes wrong? The worldwide pandemic, and associated lockdown, have brought about many changes in consumer behaviour. One of which is the surge in online shopping. As South African consumers adapt to the new normal, where traditional ways of shopping are discouraged in favour […]