# 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 […]
# ActionSA will be introducing a Private Member’s Bill in Parliament aimed at strengthening South Africa’s public procurement system by ensuring suppliers implicated in corruption are barred from doing business with the state. The party’s Alan Beesley says the proposed Blacklist Corrupt Suppliers Bill will introduce mandatory timeframes for banning proceedings, strengthen oversight by National […]
# The 2026 International Criminal Police Organisation African Cyberthreat Assessment Report reveals that artificial intelligence is enabling 55-percent of reported cybercrimes across Africa. This makes attacks faster and increasingly difficult for victims and platforms to detect. According to the report, South Africa’s ultra-high connectivity makes it a magnet for global threat actors seeking maximum disruption. […]
# The Public Servants Association congratulated the South African Social Security Agency on its 20th anniversary, praising the agency’s contribution to supporting millions of South Africans. The union’s Claude Naicker says its long-standing partnership with SASSA helped strengthen labour relations, improve employee well-being, and support effective service delivery. He says the PSA reaffirms its commitment […]
