# Die vakverbond Cosatu het die Foschini-groep gevra om ernstig te besin oor die uitwerking wat die sluiting van winkels op sy personeel gaan hê, en ʼn alternatiewe oplossing versoek. Die maatskappy wil teen 2029 sowat 280 winkels in Afrika sluit en op aanlyn verkope konsentreer wat tans beter presteer as gewone bedrywighede. Cosatu-woordvoerder, Nonzuzo […]
# The EFF has written to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza, demanding that she declare the election of Joint Standing Committee on Defence co-chairperson, Mzimasi Hala, unconstitutional and illegal. This follows the ANC’s sudden and unexplained removal of Malusi Gigaba from the position on Wednesday. The EFF says the meeting in which Hala was appointed […]
# The deadlocked jury in the gripping case of a Massachusetts mother charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children in 2023 is set to continue a seventh day of deliberations today. Thirty-six-year-old Lindsay Clancy does not deny strangling her children; however, her lawyer says she should not be held criminally responsible because […]
# Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile says that despite considerable progress, the province continues to experience demand for special school placement. Currently, 702 learners are awaiting placement in special schools. Of these, 419 are attending school, while 153 are out of school and receiving support through Resource Centres. A further 52 pupils are in Special […]
# The Competition Commission is considering market-conduct investigations into malls and shopping centres in predominantly black urban communities and rural areas. In its Rural and Township Economy Project 2026 report, the commission found that many township entrepreneurs want to trade in malls but are blocked by high rentals, exclusivity clauses, and landlords favouring established brands. […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has appointed Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara as the acting head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption until the position is filled. He takes over the reins following the resignation of Advocate Andrea Johnson. Vanara currently serves at the executive level as chief legal counsel of the Special […]
# Soccer: FIFA has accused European soccer body UEFA of launching a “smear campaign” against its president Gianni Infantino. UEFA has filed legal cases in three US courts requesting discovery of evidence connected to Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and other competitions to private investors. It has accused Infantino of […]
# US deputy president JD Vance says they won’t set a timeline for the Iran war to end, suggesting instead it was up to Tehran to conclude the conflict that started six months ago. The two sides have returned to a cycle of back-and-forth strikes as Iran seeks to maintain control of the Strait of […]
# The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster has activated a coordinated stabilisation plan aimed at restoring normality and ensuring the safety of all residents at the Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape. This follows ongoing instability, violent protests, road blockades, intimidation, and disruption of schooling, business operations, and public services. Concerns relate […]
