# 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 […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta calls for stronger protection of teachers following the killing of a teacher while walking to school with learners in Tsakane in Brakpan, Gauteng. He says the death is not only the loss of a teacher but also of a nation-builder who dedicated his life to shaping the future of children. […]
# The Department of Water and Sanitation is calling on South-Africans to support 17-year-old Sikhulile Nkosi as he prepares to represent the country at the Stockholm Junior Water Prize in Sweden later this month. The Grade 11 learner from Sitintile Secondary School in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, won the South-African Youth Water Prize for developing an innovative […]
# CapeNature welcomes the sentencing of a Cape Town couple convicted of multiple wildlife offences involving the unlawful keeping, possession and transport of reptiles. Zirkie Bernardus Jansen and Valerie Gayle Simpson-Jansen were each fined 40-thousand-rand or sentenced to 18-months’ imprisonment after being convicted on seven charges. The offences involved 95 reptiles, including geckos and ball […]
# Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile says authorities will not tolerate anarchy in schools following a raid at Badirile Secondary School in Khutsong. Police confiscated knives, scissors, vapes, drugs, and other dangerous items during the search-and-seizure operation this morning. Maile says learners skip classes, intimidate teachers and fellow pupils, while allegations emerged against five educators […]
# The African Farmers’ Association of South Africa accused the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development of undermining land claim beneficiaries by advertising and reallocating farms without their consent. Afasa Land Reform Committee head Piet Mothepu says affected farmers in the Free State and Eastern Cape are being sidelined in favour of outside […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers raised concerns over president Cyril Ramaphosa’s approval of the first phase of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team report. The union’s Khangela Baloyi says it is against plans to establish an independent Transmission System Operator, warning the move could threaten jobs, weaken public ownership, and increase private sector influence. He […]
