# Former Statistician-General doctor Pali Lehohla says South Africa has massively underperformed economically. He delivered the keynote address at the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s thought leadership seminar in Centurion yesterday. Lehohla emphasised that unequal access to resources and opportunities continues to influence how citizens engage with the political system. He added that the country’s […]
# Parliament’s Impeachment Committee will convene virtually today to elect an evidence leader. The five senior advocates nominated are Zinzile Matebese, Kate Hofmeyr, Vuyani Ngalwana, Ismail Jamie, and Pule Seleka. Hofmeyr and Seleka served as evidence leaders at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry. The committee will also consider the draft terms of reference. The Western […]
# Golf: The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Asian Tour have announced a new multi-year partnership that will run through at least 2029. Taking immediate effect, the PGA and DP World Tours, through their existing strategic alliance, will partner with the Asian Tour to provide commercial and playing opportunities. There will also be pathways […]
# US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US-Israel war on Iran has cost an estimated 615-billion-rand so far, with some of the money accounting for expenses, such as meals for troops, through the end of the fiscal year. This is up from a previous estimate of nearly 476.98-billion-rand in mid-May. At least 17 troops […]
# Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, says the department is engaging provinces and the National Treasury on the impact of fiscal pressures on funded posts and schooling capacity. There were 17-thousand-450 vacancies across 389-thousand-286 allocated posts by the end of January this year. Gwarube says educator posts allocated through approved provincial establishments were intended […]
# The DA says newly appointed minister of Social Development, Dina Pule’s first media briefing was short on details and long on promises. The minister revealed that government will review more than 350-thousand social grants, as part of efforts to protect the integrity of the social assistance system and save an estimated 1.5-billion-rand for the […]
# Israeli Finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich says his country has no interest in joining the renewed US military campaign against Iran. Israel and America started the war with coordinated attacks on Tehran on 28 February, prompting Iran to retaliate against US military assets across the Middle East. Smotrich says the current war and sustained economic […]
# The Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights Commission has launched an investigation into the root causes of the current winter season initiation deaths. Forty-three initiates have died, accompanied by 12 abductions, 75 hospitalisations, 180 rescues, 58 illegal initiation schools, 150 criminal cases, and 40 arrests. The commission’s deputy chairperson, George Mahlangu, says the investigation will […]
# The Western Cape High Court will deliver judgment in president Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent application to halt the Impeachment Committee on Friday. He is seeking an interdict to halt the committee’s proceedings, pending a review of the Section 89 independent panel report. Ramaphosa’s lawyers argued in court last week that subjecting a sitting head of […]
