# DA KZN spokesperson Sakhile Mngadi has written to premier Thami Ntuli, requesting intervention following the troubling appointment of Yali Joli as Chief Financial Officer. Joli resigned from the same position at COGTA while under investigation. Mngadi says the DA will summon MEC Sipho Hlomuka and education officials to appear before the provincial legislature’s Education […]
# The Azanian People’s Organisation says South Africa lacks effective governing systems capable of true liberation. The party convened its 27th National Congress in Bloemfontein over the weekend. AZAPO President Nelvis Qekema emphasised the party’s commitment to its historic mission of building black power, warning of a global resurgence in white supremacy and what he […]
# The IFP has expressed shock and concern at the wide-ranging allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. He has accused Police minister Senzo Mchunu of collusion and interference in high-profile cases that are being investigated. Mkhwanazi also claims the disbandment of the political killings task team was an attempt to derail key investigations. […]
# Police have arrested a fifth suspect in connection with the theft of a transformer worth seven-million-rand from the Laudium substation in Tshwane. Police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says among the five apprehended are three municipal workers. Nevhuhulwi says they will continue to work diligently to dismantle syndicates that target essential infrastructure and related crimes:
# Eskom says Unit 4 at Medupi power station in Limpopo is back online, eight months before schedule. The unit had been out of service since 8 August 2021 when it sustained significant damage from the explosion of its generator stator, a key component in the operation of the generation unit. Eskom’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says the […]
# RISE Mzansi is calling on the Police Ministry to fix forensic laboratories to reduce the backlog of forensic exhibits. The party says DNA delays mean killers roam free in the country. RISE Mzansi spokesperson, Makashule Gana says the detection rate for murder is 10-percent and that means 90-percent of murderers get away with it. […]
# Alexandra Abrahams of the DA says more than two million South African Social Security Agency grant beneficiaries might not receive the grants come October 2025 should the Public Protector’s warning ring true. The Public Protector investigated allegations of undue delay by SASSA and the irregular appointment of the former SASSA CEO, Busisiwe Memela-Khambula. Abrahams says […]
# The DA spokesperson Rikus Badenhorst says Parliament should hold the Minister of Police to account to strengthen policing in the Western Cape. Badehorst says the ANC in the National Council of Provinces has voted against this. The DA wants the SAPS Anti-Gang Unit beefed up to fight gangs and drugs. He says the NCOP […]
# The federal chairperson of the DA, Ivan Meyer says after one year in the government of national unity, the DA stands up to the ANC in the interests of a better South Africa. Meyer says every time the DA does that, they found the ANC buttered up small parties to come to their rescue, […]