# Solidarity backs applications by Glencore-Merafe and Samancor for a special electricity tariff of 62 cents per kilowatt-hour. The union’s Pieter Jordaan warns that thousands of jobs are at risk if relief is not granted, with electricity accounting for up to 60-percent of smelting production costs. He says four-thousand direct jobs and more than 35-thousand […]
# The Public Servants Association has welcomed a landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice affirming that the right to strike is protected under international law. The union’s Claude Naicker says the decision reinforces freedom of association and collective bargaining rights for workers globally. He says the ruling strengthens constitutional protections in SA and […]
# National Treasury has ended its temporary fuel levy relief, removing a measure that had helped cushion motorists against high fuel prices. The decision means consumers are likely to face increased fuel costs as the tax adjustment takes effect. Treasury says the relief was always intended as a short-term intervention. The move is expected to […]
# ActionSA says it will approach the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation to request a criminal probe into Gauteng officials linked to the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital fire repair project. The party’s Matthew George cites a Public Protector report alleging maladministration, irregular spending, poor financial controls, and possible breaches of the Public Finance Management Act. He […]
# South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has shut down an illegal weight-loss drug manufacturing plant in Silverton, Pretoria, after complaints about unregulated production. The facility was found to be manufacturing semaglutide and tirzepatide without proper authorisation. Spokesperson Mokgadi Fafudi says inspectors, together with the South African Pharmacy Council, discovered unaccounted active ingredients and finished […]
# Gauteng Department of Health has come under scrutiny after revelations that nearly 40-thousand staff working with children have not been fully vetted against the National Register for Sex Offenders and National Child Protection Register. The DA’s Michael Waters says the failure places vulnerable patients, including children in hospitals and clinics, at risk. He calls […]
# The executive mayor of the city of Ekurhuleni, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, revealed that the city is paying about 12.7-million-rand annually to 17 suspended officials. He confirmed in an interview with eNCA the payments continue despite unresolved disciplinary cases, describing them as a fruitless expenditure. Xhakaza admitted that the metro is effectively funding officials who are […]
# Cape Town police are investigating a wave of shootings over the weekend that left at least 13 people dead. Spokesperson Andrè Traut says six men were killed in Makhaza and Endlovini, including three victims found in an informal dwelling, and three others shot at a shebeen this morning. Motives remain under investigation. Spokesperson Novela […]
# The Tax Justice South Africa is calling for stricter laws against illicit cigarette trafficking. This comes after a 56-year-old Limpopo cigarette trafficker was sentenced to 13 years in jail last week. Toni Nathaniel Gumbo was found with 36 master cases of Remington Gold cigarettes concealed inside boxes. The illicit haul carried an estimated street […]
