# The DA has welcomed a court ruling in favour of the Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysersunie against the Gauteng Education Department. The Labour Court found the department violated grievance procedures in its handling of Pretoria High School for Girls principal Philippa Erasmus. She was suspended in July for three months without pay after being found guilty of […]
# Forestry South Africa says planted forests play a vital role in protecting the country’s indigenous tree species. South Africa has around 1.2-million hectares of commercial timber plantations across Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and Western Cape. FSA’s Research and Protection director, Ronald Heath, says people can no longer rely on designated conservation areas […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says the gang violence devastating the Cape Flats reveals the urgent need for the devolution of policing powers to provinces that can deliver real safety. Over 200 people were killed in gang-related violence in the province last month. The DA’s Lisa Schickerling says acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia’s […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says ambulances en route to Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in Coronationville are being diverted. This is due to ongoing protest action over water shortages in the area. Violent protests erupted in Westbury and Coronationville yesterday, when residents clashed with police. The streets outside the hospital were littered […]
# The South African Local Government Association says it remains committed to strengthening accountability, ethical leadership, and improved service delivery across municipalities. The association has reported a 98-percent achievement rate against its performance targets, coupled with its 13th consecutive unqualified audit opinion outcome. SALGA president Bheke Stofile says the priority is to strengthen the capacity of […]
# The DA says it condemns the City of Tshwane for issuing monthly bills with charges on them, which the High Court in Pretoria scrapped. In July, the court declared the metro’s cleaning levy unlawful and ordered its removal from all accounts and that residents be credited for it in the next cycle. Tshwane’s application […]
# Action Society has condemned the recent attacks targeting the country’s justice system. Recent incidents include the killing of prominent insolvency lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk inside his firm’s office in Johannesburg, and the killing of two people outside the Athlone Magistrate’s Court and Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town. Action Society’s Juanita du Preez says […]
# The DA in the North West has urged MEC Susanna Dantjie to intervene in the forceful closure of Naledi’s Social Development Service Point. Damaged locks have prevented officials from accessing client records, providing services, and hosting vital Non Profit Organisation training. The DA’s Hendriëtte van Huyssteen says the party submitted questions regarding the legality […]
# The National Shelter Movement of South Africa will attend the fifth World Conference of Women’s Shelters in Sydney from 15 to 18 September. NSMSA will showcase South Africa’s shelter experience, including its Action Learning Shelter Model, and lead the Africa Regional Caucus to strengthen partnerships. National Coordinator for the NSMSA Anisa Moosa says the […]
