# The South African Social Security Agency cautions beneficiaries against unnecessary and frequent changes to payment methods. Spokesperson Andile Tshona says repeated changes can place grants at risk, lead to delays and returned payments due to errors or unverified accounts. He says stable banking helps ensure uninterrupted payments and builds banking history. He warns that […]
# Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint passed away at the age of 102 at her home in Los Angeles. Her career spanned over seven decades. Saint starred in memorable classic films such as On the Waterfront, which earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, North by Northwest and Exodus. She was the oldest living […]
# The FF Plus is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to acknowledge and condemn what it describes as farm murders, after 70-year-old Hannetjie van Zyl was killed near Ottosdal in North West last night. The party says Van Zyl was attacked at her farm gate on the Doornpan road and died on the way to […]
# ActionSA is calling on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to urgently review and reduce the fuel levy to provide relief as fuel prices and living costs rise. The party’s Alan Beesley says higher fuel prices increase the cost of transporting people and goods, pushing up food and basic service costs while squeezing small businesses and […]
# Trade union Solidarity submitted a settlement proposal to the South African and American governments on South Africa’s race-based policies, as part of efforts to retain African Growth and Opportunity Act benefits. Solidarity’s Theuns du Buisson says the White House is reconsidering South Africa’s participation, with an announcement expected by 1 November. He proposes phasing […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says his visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt deepened bilateral ties. He highlighted the outcomes of the eighth African Union mid-year coordination meeting and engagements with president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on strengthening relations between the two countries. Ramaphosa says visiting ancient sites including the pyramids and the sphinx is significant, […]
# The African Transformation Movement calls for an investigation into alleged jobs-for-votes in Buffalo City Metro in the Eastern Cape. ATM spokesperson Zama Ntshona says volunteers across wards were told they would get Expanded Public Works Programme jobs if they traded ATM T-shirts for ANC ones. He says they will approach the council Speaker to […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum calls for justice for former police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane following the withdrawal of charges against him. The Forum’s Dennis Bloem says the damage caused by Investigating Directorate Against Corruption was unforgivable and the charges should be fully withdrawn, not provisionally. He accuses IDAC of failing to investigate since 2016. He […]
# The Limpopo Department of Transport says the R524, five-kilometre outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo, has been closed after a five-vehicle accident involving a SAPS vehicle. Spokesperson Mashudu Mabata says emergency services are on scene and Vhembe traffic officers are diverting traffic. She says motorists from Thohoyandou should turn left at Beja Road towards the […]
