# Union GIWUSA is calling for drastic interest rate cuts and expanded price controls ahead of tomorrow’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting. Spokesperson Mametlwe Sebei says inflation is being driven by global conflict and fuel and electricity price hikes, and not consumer spending. He argues higher interest rates are worsening household debt. Sebei says they want […]
# Ghanaian authorities are today repatriating the first group of its citizens, who have asked to leave South Africa. More than 800 Ghanaians had registered for voluntary evacuation, with 300 departing on a repatriation flight from O.R. Tambo International Airport today. This follows a wave of protests against illegal immigration in South Africa in recent […]
# The Department of Higher Education and Training has launched a Literacy for Empowerment Campaign aimed at tackling functional illiteracy affecting about 3.8-million adults in South Africa. The initiative, in partnership with Old Mutual and other stakeholders, will focus on reading, writing, as well as digital, financial, and workplace literacy. The programme seeks to reach […]
# The minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, dissolved the council of the National Arts Council of South Africa with immediate effect. The decision follows a prolonged labour dispute over performance bonuses for 2019/20 to 2021/22, which led to a protected strike and financial strain. McKenzie says the council failed to act on […]
# The Department of Water and Sanitation says progress has been made in establishing the South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited after approval of its board and official registration. Spokesperson Wisane Mavasa says the agency will strengthen South Africa’s ability to finance, develop, and maintain national water infrastructure. She added it will […]
# A man suspected of human trafficking was arrested by the Hawks in Milnerton, Cape Town, and is set to appear in court tomorrow. The man was arrested yesterday during an operation at a house in Brooklyn, where three young women were rescued. Police say the arrest follows a follow-up investigation into a suspected trafficker […]
# Gauteng is recording an average of 27 kidnappings a day, according to crime statistics covering January to March in the 2025/2026 financial year. The province accounts for more than half of the country’s kidnapping cases. Speaking to EWN, Criminologist Jacob Mofokeng says syndicates are organised and target victims through hijackings, dating apps, and ransom […]
# The Gauteng Provincial Government says it is intensifying interventions to curb land invasions and illegal land occupation across the province. Spokesperson Ofentse Morwane says they introduced the LIMIT system, a technology-driven tool aimed at detecting illegal land occupations in real time. He says operations are continuing against syndicates involved in the illegal sale of […]
# Member of the Mayoral Committee for Transport, Kenny Kunene, says the City of Johannesburg is developing plans to address the impact of illegal mining in parts of the West Rand. Kunene visited Roodepoort following the discovery of sinkholes and illegal mining tunnels beneath roads, shops, and residential areas. He says a multi-disciplinary approach involving […]
