# President Cyril Ramaphosa says Africa is emerging as a leading destination for global infrastructure investment, with institutional investors increasingly seeking stable, long-term opportunities. He was speaking at the SA Infrastructure Investment Summit. Ramaphosa highlighted the country’s large, diversified economy, strong financial sector, and growing urban population as key advantages. He referenced a nine-billion-rand commitment […]
# The South African Social Security Agency is urging Social Relief of Distress grant beneficiaries to check their application status ahead of May payments. The 370-rand grant payouts are expected to be processed in batches between 24 and 30 May. Beneficiaries can verify their status through the SASSA website, WhatsApp service, mobile codes, or the […]
# The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation condemns racist, xenophobic, tribalistic, and misogynistic remarks allegedly made on the Bhinca Nation podcast by host Ngizwe Mchunu and co-hosts. The foundation’s Anele Gcwabe says the rhetoric is harmful and risks inflaming tensions in South Africa. Gcwabe called on the South African Human Rights Commission and other authorities to take […]
# The South African Police Service uncovered a suspected drug laboratory on a farm near Koster in the North West, where drugs worth more than 100-million-rand were seized this morning. Police say the operation revealed sophisticated industrial machinery allegedly used to manufacture narcotics. Images released by authorities show what appears to be a large-scale production […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association is hosting more than one-thousand-200 Grade 11 learners nationwide through its annual Child@Work initiative aimed at exposing young people to careers in the retail motor industry. Learners are being introduced to technical, artisan, administrative, and management opportunities within the sector. MISA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says the programme seeks to […]
# Mayor of Johannesburg Dada Morero says the demolition of illegal structures in the CBD continues as the city intensifies efforts to reclaim the city from criminal activity. More than a dozen illegally built structures on Small Street have been demolished since Monday. The mayor says authorities needed careful planning to avoid violent resistance and […]
# ActionSA welcomes a ruling by the Constitutional Court of South Africa affirming that rejected asylum seekers cannot remain in South Africa indefinitely through repeated legal applications. The party’s Lerato Ngobeni says the judgment reinforces existing immigration laws and highlights failures in enforcement and administration. Ngobeni called on the Department of Home Affairs to urgently […]
# Residents of Westbury in Gauteng are questioning whether Operation Prosper is making any real impact in the fight against gang violence. The year-long deployment by the South African National Defence Force was launched to stabilise crime-ridden communities across Gauteng. However, locals say shootings continue almost daily, with children still caught in the crossfire. Grade […]
# Twenty-three farmworkers and their families were rescued on a farm along the old N1 roadway between Worcester and Rawsonville in the Western Cape. It is believed they had been trapped on the rooftops of farm structures due to the rising floodwaters since Monday. The National Sea Rescue Institute’s Craig Lambinon says the bodies of […]
