# Government adopted the National Liquor Action Plan as a key strategy to reduce violent crime and alcohol abuse. Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says the plan was endorsed during a meeting with MEC’s in Mpumalanga following consultations across government. Recent crime statistics show alcohol was linked to 231 murders between January and March. Cachalia […]
# The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed three-thousand confirmed cases, with three-thousand-75 infections recorded across five provinces. Nearly 90-percent of cases have been reported in the northeastern province of Ituri, which borders South Sudan and Uganda, according to the World Health Organization. The outbreak passed the two-thousand case mark on […]
# Build One South Africa welcomed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s decision to convene a meeting to consider the removal of the Public Investment Corporation board. BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane says the move acknowledges deep governance failures at the institution. The party’s Graham Charters calls for an independent interim board, a forensic investigation, public disclosure of findings […]
# The Public Servants Association welcomes the arrest of several suspects, including senior law enforcement officials, in connection with a 15-million-rand precious stones heist. The union’s Claude Naicker says the breakthrough highlights the Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s role in combating corruption. Naicker called on IPID to be granted constitutional independence and urged the National Treasury […]
# Free State Judge President Cagney Musi says granting sick leave to a judge is a standard workplace administrative right. He was testifying before the Judicial Conduct Tribunal in Johannesburg, investigating whether Judge Lepono Joshua Lekale was medically fit to remain on the bench. The tribunal is the first of its kind to examine a […]
# A British father accused of murdering his wife and two daughters in the United Kingdom has abandoned his bail application in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court. The state says Ndodana Tshuma is an illegal fugitive after allegedly fleeing the UK before the bodies of his family were discovered. He also faces a charge of possessing […]
# South Africa’s annual consumer inflation rose to five-percent in June, up from 4.5-percent in May – the highest since June 2024 when it stood at 5.1-percent. Statistics South Africa says transport, housing, and utilities were the main contributors to the increase. The higher inflation rate reflects rising costs faced by households and businesses. Stats […]
# The Gauteng government has been elected vice-president for a global network of sub-national governments driving climate action, biodiversity, and sustainable development, Africa of Regions4. The appointment was confirmed during the body’s general assembly. Gauteng MEC for Environment, Ewan Botha, says the role will strengthen Africa’s voice in global climate discussions, improve access to climate […]
# The Food and Allied Workers Union condemns what it describes as a continued attack on workers’ rights by the management of Parktonian Hotel in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The union began protected strike action, accusing the hotel of unilaterally changing employees’ terms and conditions of employment. FAWU’s Edwin Mabowa says the dispute includes unpaid salary adjustments, […]
