LABOUR DEPARTMENT’S COMPENSATION FUND HEAD TO EASTERN CAPE
The Compensation Fund has been engaging various sectors in different provinces with the intention to enforce Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) compliance. On the 11-12 and 14 August 2026, the Fund will be in East London, Eastern Cape Province to engage Organised Labour, stakeholders in the Hospitality Sector, and Local Government and […]
A CHANGE IN U.S. NUCLEAR STRATEGY
Elbridge Colby, the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, is reported to be behind a change in US nuclear strategy that would place greater emphasis on tactical nuclear weapons, a change that critics say would make them more likely to be used. Colby discussed his policy at U.S. Strategic Command’s 2026 Deterrence Symposium in Omaha, Nebraska […]
TREASURY DEBT HITTING $40 TRILLION, KEEPS ‘SHORT-TERMING’
The U.S. Treasury’s total Federal debt will reach $40 trillion (about $32 trillion publicly held) in approximately two weeks, and it has raised its estimate of new debt to be issued in the third quarter of 2026, from $671 billion (estimated in May) to $739 billion. With that increase caused primarily by lower projected cash […]