# Solidarity has expressed concern over growing mining retrenchments after Sibanye-Stillwater announced one-thousand-114 employees and contractors could be affected by restructuring at its Kwezi shaft in Rustenburg, North West. Spokesperson Willie Venter says one-thousand-214 jobs are under threat at De Beers’ Venetia mine and one-thousand-800 at Petra Diamonds’ Finsch and Cullinan mines. He says it’s […]
# Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment committee faces fresh legal challenges after rescinding its recommendation of advocate Thandazani Madonsela as evidence leader. The African Legal Practitioners’ Association and the EFF have filed separate High Court applications, arguing the decision was irrational, despite Madonsela accepting the withdrawal in the Western Cape High court this morning. The committee […]
# Western Cape MEC Ivan Meyer opened EOT Solutions’ new 30-million-rand advanced manufacturing facility at Freeport Saldanha in the Western Cape. The facility supports about 15 direct jobs and introduces world-class metal processing technology, including one of South Africa’s largest fibre laser beam cutting machines. Meyer says the investment supports the province’s Growth for Jobs […]
# ActionSA says it must be made clear to Ekurhuleni residents that the ANC has no appetite for insourcing, having voted against an insourcing motion in 2022.The party’s Tumelo Tshabalala says Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza announced 593 cleaning and security posts in March, but six months later none have been filled despite budget approval. He argues […]
# The inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko has been temporarily halted. His family brought an urgent application in the High Court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape to suspend proceedings, saying they need more time to properly prepare. The family says hundreds of documents still need to be scrutinised, with some […]
# EFF Johannesburg mayoral candidate Tlaleng Mofokeng says the city has lost sight of its mandate, plunging residents into a governance crisis. During an SABC-TV debate about the upcoming local government elections, she pointed out service delivery has collapsed, infrastructure is deteriorating and accountability is lacking. Mofokeng argues urgent intervention is needed to rebuild Johannesburg […]
# Grade 12 Zimbabwean learners who left South Africa after the June 30 immigration deadline are being brought back to write their matric exams. The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Coordinating Committee Academy says learners will be housed at a boarding facility in Johannesburg ahead of the exams, starting next month. About 35-thousand children reportedly returned to […]
# The Western Cape Education Department is investing 44-million-rand in its Matric School Holiday Programme ahead of the 2026 National Senior Certificate exams. The funds are split across autumn, winter and spring schools . The DA’s Peter Johnson welcomed the move, saying a further 25-million-rand a year goes to maths and science support:
# Acting national police commissioner Puleng Dimpane has appointed a senior officer to investigate the injury of a police dog at a SAPS training and veterinary facility in Limpopo. The retired Belgian Shepherd, Sky, with a history of escaping, was housed there pending adoption. Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says she is receiving veterinary care. She says […]
