# The Western Cape Standing Committee on Social Development welcomes progress in replacing South African Social Security Agency gold cards ahead of the 31 August deadline. Committee chairperson Wendy Kaizer-Philander praised SASSA and Postbank for expanding card replacement services and strengthening partnerships with retailers, communities, and municipalities. She says more than 43-thousand beneficiaries in the […]
# The DA tabled a motion of censure against Gauteng Provincial Legislature Speaker Morakane Mosupyoe over a 5.9-million-rand trip to Venezuela in November 2025. The party’s Solly Msimanga alleges the expenditure was wasteful and the trip offered little value, as South Africa was already represented at the tourism event by Brand South Africa. He says […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa welcome the Department of Transport’s second consecutive clean audit for the 2025/26 financial year. They say the outcome reflects the department’s continued commitment to good governance, accountability and sound financial management. Spokesperosn Collen Msibi says in the 2024/25 financial year, the department achieved a clean […]
# The FF Plus has raised concerns over the City of Cape Town’s proposed municipal planning By-law amendments, saying it undermine transparency and meaningful public participation. The party’s Pieter Janse van Vuuren says the changes place an unfair burden on residents to monitor planning decisions and could limit the role of community organisations in objecting […]
# CapeNature honoured firefighters and field rangers who battled one of the Western Cape’s toughest wildfire seasons during an appreciation event in Velddrif yesterday. CEO Ashley Naidoo says crews responded to 107 wildfire incidents that burned more than 215-thousand-900 hectares, helping to protect communities, infrastructure, and biodiversity. Western Cape MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs, […]
# SANParks is celebrating the 60th anniversary of Augrabies Falls National Park in the Northern Cape, marking six decades of conserving one of South Africa’s most iconic natural landmarks. Proclaimed on 5 August 1966, the park protects a unique arid ecosystem, the 56-metre Augrabies Falls and an 18-kilometre granite gorge. SANParks’s JP Louw thanked employees, […]
# The Public Servants Association calls for the immediate suspension of the Information Regulator’s return-to-office directive, saying employees are being forced back to the Woodmead offices despite an unresolved prohibition notice issued by the Department of Employment and Labour. The union’s Claude Naicker says the regulator is disregarding workplace safety laws and failing to honour […]
# Energy expert Chris Yelland says Eskom deserves credit for improving its performance, but should not take sole responsibility for ending load-shedding. He says reduced electricity demand, increased private investment in renewable energy, and government’s financial support have all contributed to the utility’s recovery. Eskom reported an energy availability factor of 82.04-percent and more than […]
# The National Shelter Movement of South Africa welcomes president Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of it’s member, Zubeda Dangor, to the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. The organisation’s Joy Lange says the council marks an important step towards strengthening the country’s response to gender-based violence and femicide. She expresses confidence that the council will […]
