Government intervention saves thousands of tourism jobs:
Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says without government’s intervention, the tourism sector was on course to lose between 500 000 and 600 000 jobs.
: SAnews – South African News Edwin
Parliament mulls Sign Language as official language:
The Parliamentary Constitutional Review Committee is considering recognising South African Sign Language as the 12th official language.
: SAnews – South African News nosihle
Eskom suspends power station managers amid load shedding:
Eskom has summarily suspended managers at Tutuka and Kendal power stations following the escalation of load shedding to stage 4 during the past two days.
: SAnews – South African News Priscilla
Judicial Amendment Bill sent to President for assent:
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has approved the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill of 2019 during its virtual plenary on Thursday.
: SAnews – South African News Priscilla
Invitation for high demand spectrum to be published soon:
The Invitation to Apply (ITA) for both the Wireless Open Access Network (WOAN) and the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum, also known as high demand spectrum will be published no later than 30 September 2020.
: SAnews – South African News nosihle
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