# Below-freezing temperatures are expected in most parts of the City of Johannesburg this weekend due to the arrival of a cold front. Many parts of the metro are already recording below-zero temperatures. Johannesburg Emergency Management Services spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi, says they are on high alert for any emergencies that may occur:
# The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is under fire for defying a court order to pay over nine-million-rand to the Insika Foundation. The foundation approached the courts last year seeking an order for the department to pay for services delivered, which it was granted. The department appealed but lost. The foundation’s CEO, […]
# International Relations and Cooperation minister, Ronald Lamola, has warned that the current global dynamics and state rivalries are fuelling fragmentation, with economic decoupling and proxy conflicts undermining global stability. He addressed a high-level session during the third G20 Sherpa meeting in the North West on Thursday. Lamola said systemic challenges must be addressed to reclaim […]
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says it is unaware of possible retrenchments at Denel as part of the state-owned entity’s turnaround strategy. Denel CEO Tshepo Monaheng told Parliament last week that the entity remains burdened by significant debt and is considering retrenchments and the disposal of non-core assets to replenish its […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union reiterated its calls on all its members who serve in the school governing bodies across the country to ignore the unlawful guidelines for the implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act. This follows after Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube released implementation guidelines on school languages and admissions. […]
# The DA has welcomed the ruling handed down in the Free State High Court, ordering the immediate dissolution of the Ngwathe Local Municipality’s council. The party says the municipality is dysfunctional and has failed in its constitutional obligations to provide even the most basic services, including access to water, sanitation, and infrastructure maintenance. The […]
# Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie insists that all four of the promises he has made since taking office will be fulfilled. McKenzie promised that Formula One will return to South Africa, video assistant referees in soccer will be introduced, and Bloemfontein Celtic Soccer will return, as well as funding for the […]
# The South African Weather Service says cool and cold conditions will continue today but warned of an intense cold front that will hit the Western Cape and Northern Cape on Wednesday and Thursday. The public and small stock farmers are advised that very cold, wet, and windy conditions with heavy rainfall, strong interior winds […]
#ActionSa says it is deeply disturbed by the recent targeted killings of two councillors in the City of Johannesburg. The party says this comes after the tragic murders of councillors Thulani Buthelezi and Zakes Mathe, both from the ANC. ActionSA’s Siyabonga Zwane says both murder incidents are believed to be politically motivated, linked to rivalries, […]
