# The DA in the North West is calling for urgent action, saying directives regarding elephant management at Madikwe Game Reserve have been blatantly defied by provincial authorities. This comes after the North West Parks and Tourism Board and the provincial government have reportedly ignored six non-negotiable directives from Parliament’s portfolio committee on Forestry, Fisheries and […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee to consider a rate cut at its final meeting in November. Last week, SARB decided to leave the repo rate unchanged at seven-percent with the prime lending rate remaining at 10.5-percent. PSA’s Claude Naicker says public servants and other workers, who […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the Ekurhuleni Municipality must be prevented in its bid to expropriate land without compensation. The metro has refused to pay for a 34-hectare property it seized for housing development in Driefontein in 2019. At the time, the property was valued at no less than 30-million-rand, with later independent valuations running […]
# Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube has welcomed the Bana Pele Early Childhood Development Mass Registration Drive, successfully registering and approving ten-thousand ECD centres. This is three months ahead of the original 31 December deadline. The minister has described this milestone as a victory for children, practitioners, and communities across South Africa. The department’s spokesperson, […]
# The Public Servants Association has welcomed the 50-thousand-rand compensation awarded to one of its members, for being unfairly overlooked for a principal post at a secondary school in Limpopo. The Education Labour Relations Council Commissioner found that the provincial Education Department had committed an unfair labour practice by failing to shortlist the PSA member […]
# A shooting incident on the premises of the Pretoria High School Old Boys Club in Lynnwood, Pretoria, on Sunday left one person dead. The incident happened after an attempted hijacking. Police say when they arrived on the scene, two people were shot and a third was arrested by bystanders, while they were allegedly busy […]
# The Western Cape government has congratulated Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen on the successful conclusion and endorsement of the G20 Food Security Task Force Declaration under South Africa’s G20 Presidency. Key priorities highlighted in the declaration include combating food price volatility, investing in climate-smart and resilient agriculture, and promoting inclusive, fair, and transparent food systems. MEC […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has welcomed CapeNature’s 11th annual Access Week, which is granting free entry to selected provincial reserves until Friday. CapeNature reserves, including Bird Island, Hottentots Holland, Outeniqua, and Assegaaibosch, are participating in Access Week. The DA’s Dave Bryant says in addition to scenic landscapes, these reserves safeguard some of […]
# The V&A Waterfront says its partnership with Green Cab drives environmental change while creating real social and economic value. As a women-owned enterprise, The Green Cab stands as a beacon of innovation in the growing electric vehicle and e-mobility sector in South Africa. Since the service launched in December 2024, it has already travelled […]
