# The DA has expressed concern about Aviation Co-ordination Services’ allegations regarding obstruction by the Airports Company South Africa. ACS claims the grenade incident at OR Tambo International Airport in May could have been prevented if ACSA hadn’t blocked efforts to replace outdated baggage screening equipment. A deactivated training grenade were mistakenly cleared during screening. […]
# The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee’s reduction of interest rates by another 25 basis points is the right decision given the low inflation and sluggish gross domestic product growth. This is according to North West University Business School economist, professor Raymond Parsons. He says the lower borrowing costs are positive at a […]
# Eskom says it welcomes the accelerated energy market reforms, with the opening of the pre-qualification tender for the procurement of Independent Transmission Projects. The initiative aims to expand the country’s transmission infrastructure, with a target of building over 14-thousand-kilometres of new transmission lines by 2032. The National Transmission Company of South Africa is expected […]
# The Congress of the People has slammed the Health Ombud’s report, revealing that three psychiatric patients died after a year-long power outage, with some reportedly freezing to death. COPE’s Pakes Dikgetsi blames the tragedy on negligence, corruption, and failed leadership, calling it state-sponsored murder. The party demands the Health MEC’s resignation and plans to […]
# The DA in Mpumalanga has welcomed the provincial government’s plan of building its own forensic laboratory, to help address DNA testing backlogs and improve the efficiency of criminal investigations. Currently, DNA samples from the province are being sent to the National Forensic Laboratory in Pretoria for processing. South Africa currently has over 140-thousand DNA testing backlog […]
# Johannesburg ombud Siduduzo Gumede is urging residents to support the Poortjie community in Region G by donating new or used books and brand-new socks. Under the theme, It is in your hands, the campaign aims to bring warmth, dignity, and hope to a community facing hardship. Gumede says each donation offers more than material […]
# Western Cape MEC of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, handed over housing units at the Eendekuil housing project in the Bergrivier Municipality on Wednesday, well ahead of schedule. This eleven-million-rand project, which was projected to be completed in September, has delivered 45 Breaking New Ground housing units. Simmers says the Eendekuil project forms part of the Piketberg […]
# The Gauteng Provincial Legislature says it stands firmly against human trafficking, calling it a modern-day slavery that thrives in silence, in shadows, and in systemic neglect. The Legislature, through its oversight mechanisms and strategic partnerships, is intensifying efforts to expose, disrupt, and dismantle trafficking networks. Chairperson of Committees Dulton Adams says they are holding […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has welcomed the life imprisonment sentence imposed by the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on a 64-year-old father from Mamelodi, for the repeated rape of his daughter. The abuse began when the victim was nine-years-old in 2010, and continued until she was 19-years-old in 2020, occurring during weekends and school holidays when […]
