# A landmark study in Nature Climate Change has confirmed that anthropogenic climate change is driving widespread illness, disability, and death globally. Researchers found rising temperatures, extreme weather, and pollution are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths. These include heat-related fatalities, neonatal deaths, and wildfire-linked illnesses as economic losses run into billions annually impacting […]
# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber says the new Electronic Travel Authorisation system uses artificial intelligence to fight corruption. Speaking at the Tourism Leadership Conference in Sun City, he explained the digital platform will automate visa applications, verify passports, and match selfies to passport photos. Initially for tourist visas under 90 days, the system will […]
# The DA in Gauteng has warned that cancer patients’ lives are at risk due to severe delays at Johannesburg’s Anatomical Pathology Laboratory. The DA’s health spokesperson in Gauteng, Jack Bloom, says the lab, crippled by staff departure and mismanagement, has only three pathologists left from 19, with 12-thousand samples unprocessed. He warned that urgent […]
# The Solidarity Movement has begun an extensive community diplomacy visit to the US. Chairperson Flip Buys says government and the ANC have damaged ties with Washington and can’t be trusted to repair relations alone. The delegation will meet federal and state role players, advocating for the economy and workers. He argues poor diplomacy is […]
# The Tourism Ministry is hosting its annual Tourism Leadership Conference in Sun City, North West. Held under the theme ‘Growth, People and Policy‘, it brings together delegates to shape the industry’s future. The CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, told SABC News that the sector recorded over eight-million arrivals […]
# The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s latest Trade Conditions Survey has revealed a deterioration in trade for August 2025. Only 40-percent of respondents reported positive conditions, down from July’s temporary boost linked to interest rate cuts and pension fund withdrawals. Global uncertainty, weak economic performance, and unemployment weighed heavily. Although lower inflation […]
# Tax Justice South Africa has warned that the arrest of five SANDF soldiers accused of conspiring to steal illicit cigarettes exposes deep-rooted corruption at South Africa’s borders. The suspects, along with two Zimbabwean nationals, were arrested near the Limpopo River and appear in Musina Magistrate’s Court today on charges including corruption and possession of […]
# Efficient Group chief economist, Dawie Roodt, expects the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee to keep interest rates unchanged today. Despite inflation easing from 3.5-percent in July to 3.3-percent in August, Roodt says Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago is likely to delay another cut until November. The repo rate currently sits at seven-percent, with the […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy has directed Transnet’s National Port Authority to renew leases for tenants at Durban’s Island View precinct and guarantee access for the Central Energy Fund. The 25-year-old directive seeks to balance transformation with energy security, creating space for emerging black players. The department’s spokesperson, Collen Msibi, confirmed that Creecy has also […]
