# ActionSA’s candidate for mayoral committee member for Development Planning in Johannesburg, Ayanda Allie, says development planning has regressed, with the city failing to enforce bylaws, curb illegal land invasions and manage urban decay. In a debate on SABC-TV, she called on residents to give party leader and former mayor, Herman Mashaba, another opportunity to […]
# Agriculture minister Willie Aucamp signed a protocol opening the Chinese market to South African cherries for the first time. The agreement was signed in Beijing during the ninth sanitary and phytosanitary ministerial meeting. Aucamp says it is record-breaking, as it marks two market access protocols signed with China within a year. He says the […]
# Police have arrested a man at OR Tambo International Airport after an 800-thousand-rand cocaine haul was discovered in his luggage yesterday. Officers say the suspect was intercepted during routine screening when suspicious items were detected. Upon inspection, cocaine with an estimated street value of 800-thousand-rand was found concealed inside the baggage. The man was […]
# Build OneSouth Africa says key job-creating sectors are struggling. Statistics South Africa announced the country’s economy contracted by 0.2-percent in the second quarter, with trade, catering and accommodation down 1.9-percent, manufacturing down 1.8-percent and mining down three-percent. BOSA leader Musi Maimane says the government of national unity promised growth and stability, but the economy […]
# RISE Mzansi expressed concern over 4-thousand-500 pedestrian deaths recorded on South Africa’s major highways in the past three years. Spokesperson Makashule Gana says according to Transport Department data, the N2 recorded the highest fatalities at one-thousand-500, followed by the N1 with one-thousand-200, N3 with one-thousand and N4 with 800. He says South Africa’s road […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers pledged solidarity with the United Steelworkers strike at Sibanye-Stillwater operations in the United States and Canada. NUM’s Mpho Phakedi says 420 workers downed tools on 3 September at the Nye Mine and Columbus Metallurgical Complex after wage talks deadlocked. NUM accuses the company of pushing deep concessions that would […]
# Police arrested 30 foreign nationals and seized illegal mining equipment during a crackdown in Mohlakeng, Gauteng yesterday. The operation targeted illegal mining activities in the area, with officers confiscating mining gear, gold-bearing material and other tools. Police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko says the suspects are expected to face charges related to illegal mining and contravention […]
# Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, is urging Grade 12s to apply to Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges for the 2027 academic year, before the application deadline. This as government is seeking to position TVET colleges as institutions of choice for young people considering further education, employment and entrepreneurship. The […]
# A fire in Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay, Cape Town, has destroyed approximately 50 structures, displacing dozens of families this morning. Forty firefighters battled the blaze, which was successfully contained at around 7am. Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says disaster management teams had been activated to assess the damage. He adds the […]
