# The South African Human Rights Commission has recommended that the council of Makana Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape be dissolved, and legal action be taken against mayor Yandiswa Vara and her leadership. This comes as the commission has released a scathing report on the municipality’s water and sanitation crisis, citing systemic and structural […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as the South African National AIDS Council chairperson, will address the closing session of the 9th South African Tuberculosis Conference in Boksburg, Gauteng, today. Held under the theme “Vuka, Let’s Unite Towards a TB-Free World!”, the four-day conference reflected on progress made in the fight against TB, […]
# United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has warned about the consequences of escalating violence in the Middle East, and has urged full support for a two-State solution. Peace negotiations between the US and Iran currently remain deadlocked, while a recent exchange of strikes threatens to derail progress already made. Addressing the Security Council yesterday, Guterres […]
# The EFF in Gauteng has strongly condemned the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 12 people at the Jumpers Informal Settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg, on Tuesday night. Police believe this massacre may be linked to ongoing conflicts involving illegal mining syndicates operating in the area. The EFF says it is undeniable that illegal […]
# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, says he acknowledges that recent anti-foreigner tensions have affected South Africa’s relations in Africa, but has pushed back against misinformation. This comes as recent reports from Ghana claim that two Nigerians were killed and 15 Ghanaians were hospitalised after they were assaulted during an anti-foreigner protest […]
# Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, says the reform agenda underway in the department is aimed at improving accountability, protecting public money, and addressing long-standing institutional failures. He has expressed concern about the Property Management Trading Entity, which is responsible for managing one of South Africa’s largest public property portfolios, saying it […]
# US president Donald Trump says Iran has taken too long to negotiate a deal and will now have to pay the price. This comes after the two sides exchanged strikes following the downing of an American helicopter earlier this week. The US military targeted Iranian air defence, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites. […]
# Gauteng Police Commissioner, Tommy Mthombeni, says the mass shooting at the Jumpers Informal Settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg, on Tuesday evening, could be linked to illegal mining in the area. The shooting claimed the lives of 12 people, wounded at least nine, while police have launched a manhunt for about ten suspects. Mthombeni says it […]
# Northern Ireland’s government has condemned anti-immigration protests that erupted into violence overnight following the arrest of a Sudanese man over an alleged knife attack in Belfast. Homes and vehicles were set alight, while about 100 masked men kicked in doors and broke windows, demanding that foreigners leave. The 30-year-old suspect has been charged with […]
