# The Western Cape government has opened applications for the next phase of the Growth Opportunity Coalitions Programme, funding industry-led partnerships from 2026 to 2029 to drive growth and jobs. Support includes industry coordination, competitiveness projects, market development, export promotion and investment mobilisation across sectors like manufacturing, clothing, green manufacturing, cosmetics, film and cannabis. MEC […]
# Action Society warns that allocations in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement risk being lip service unless government publishes a costed implementation plan related to gender-based violence and femicide. In the budget, minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana committed an additional 5.1-billion-rand to combat GBVF in the country. Action Society’s Juanita du Preez says that while […]
# Agricultural union TLU SA says it regrets the establishment of a new Red Meat Forum by Vrystaat Landbou. Spokesperson Zelda Brits says a parallel structure recruiting producers nationally could create uncertainty and weaken the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation. Brits says producers should support commodity organisations, hold leaders accountable and drive change from within, rather […]
# ActionSA has called for fuel levy relief and action against the illicit economy. The party’s Matthew George calls on Finance minister Enoch Godongwana to cut the fuel levy, as fuel hikes raise food and basic goods prices. He says with the South African Revenue Service collecting above target, government can afford relief. He says […]
# The Department of Employment and Labour is holding work-seeker registration activities in Soweto, Gauteng, this week. The drive takes place today at Uncle Tom’s Hall and tomorrow at Bapedi Hall. Department spokesperson Teboho Thejane says they aim to encourage unemployed people and those seeking alternative employment to register on its Public Employment Services system […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority says the denial of bail to former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya aligns with what the prosecution had sought. Spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says the state presented a strong case against Sibiya, who faces charges of rape, sexual grooming and human trafficking in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng. The […]
# The Electoral Commission received over 700 complaints over election-related content ahead of next month’s local government elections, mostly linked to posts on X. Chief electoral official Sy Mamabolo says some involve unauthorised use of images via artificial intelligence, but have not yet significantly disrupted the electoral environment. The IEC has signed an agreement with […]
# Former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has been denied bail in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng. Magistrate Hleziphi Mkhasibe ruled he failed to present sufficient grounds for release. Sibiya faces counts of sexual grooming involving a 16-year-old, raping an 18-year-old woman at a Johannesburg hotel in May, and human trafficking. He will […]
# The GOOD Party is calling on Finance minister Enoch Godongwana to announce fuel price relief in tomorrow’s medium-term budget policy statement. It says this will mitigate the impact of the global fuel crisis, keep inflation in check, and reduce pressure on interest rates. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the geopolitical turbulence that has driven […]
