# COSATU has announced a nationwide protest for tomorrow (7 October), citing ongoing economic challenges and calling for restrictions on retrenchments and job protections. The National Employers’ Association of South Africa argues the strike is outdated and ineffective, highlighting last year’s 93-percent non-participation among employees. NEASA says COSATU’s action reflects diminished influence, urging the union […]
# The City of Johannesburg has given the boards of four key entities until the end of October to present what action they have taken against accounting officers implicated in the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry. The entities are Joburg Property Company, PikitUp, City Power and Johannesburg Water. The inquiry investigated the Usindiso building, where 76 […]
# The DA in the Free State says it will continue to put pressure on the Setsoto Municipality to repair the Marquard Wastewater Treatment Works leaking sewer transport pipeline. The party’s Jose Coetzee says that despite repeated oversight findings and public complaints, the municipality has failed to act, leaving residents exposed to health hazards and […]
# UBIZO, a film by University of Cape Town medical student, Nandipha Zinhle Mthethwa, will have its premier screening at Ster-Kinekor at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town on Sunday. Inspired by personal experiences of loss and ancestral wisdom, the filmmakers blended movement, music, and experimental visuals to bridge Western medicine and spiritual […]
# The South African Communist Party has launched its annual Red October Campaign, guided by the objectives of advancing the struggle to achieve the unfulfilled goals of the Freedom Charter in its 70th year. The objectives of this year’s campaign include addressing the unemployment crisis, rolling back neo-liberal policy dominance, and advancing land ownership transformation through […]
# Western Cape authorities say the Huguenot Tunnel on the N1 in the Boland remains closed. This follows a bus fire just before midnight on Friday, which caused significant damage to the tunnel’s infrastructure. Thousands of daily travellers have been forced to seek alternative routes between Worcester and Paarl. The Western Cape Mobility Department’s acting director […]
# Thirty-two schools from across South Africa have been announced as finalists in the National EduPlant School Gardening Competition 2025. They were shortlisted from more than 300 schools onboarded into the EduPlant programme at the start of last year, where they received extensive training in permaculture practices to assist them in growing their own vegetables, […]
# The Public Servants Association says that despite their profound impact, educators, particularly in rural and marginalised communities, are left to navigate crumbling infrastructure, inadequate resources, and a lack of recognition. There are approximately 405-thousand educators currently in the country’s education system. PSA’s Claude Naicker says educators must be equipped not only to deliver the curriculum, […]
# Solidarity has secured an agreement with US company Propay Prime to export South African online IT skills, allowing citizens to work for American firms while living locally. The plan will expand into sectors like finance, engineering, education, and design. CEO Dirk Hermann highlights the potential to create thousands of jobs without racial restrictions, leveraging […]
