# The MK Party has slammed a recent nine-billion-rand tender under the Battery Energy Storage Programme, calling it rigged and corrupt. Only Mulilo and Scatec won bids, prompting MK’s demand for bid records within seven days. MK Party’s national spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela cite former Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer’s ties to Mulilo, and alleged […]
# The Justice Department is developing a femicide watch initiative to monitor and address gender-based violence. Head of the Promotion of the Rights of Vulnerable Groups, Praise Kambula, emphasised the need for improved investigative and prosecutorial systems to combat such crimes. She stressed to the SABC News that the femicide watch aims to collect data […]
# The South African Communist Party has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of anti-apartheid activist, Tshenuwani Farisani, a revered theologian who died at 76 after an illness. SACP general-secretary Solly Mapaila hailed Farisani as a servant of the people, recognising his unwavering commitment to liberation theology and social justice. He said that Farisani’s legacy […]
# The DA has condemned delays in surgeries of 34-thousand-500 patients in Gauteng public hospitals. DA Gauteng Health spokesperson Jack Bloom says the data was provided by Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko. Bloom confirmed the worst-affected is Steve Biko Hospital with over six-thousand-700 patients. He warns that the real figure could exceed 40-thousand patients due to […]
# Experts have highlighted the health risks associated with smoking as Health deputy minister Joe Phaahla holds a World No Tobacco Day event today. The South African Medical Research Council reveals over 76-percent of university students have seen e-cigarette promotions, including free samples. The council is calling for urgent action against vaping advertisements targeting students. […]
# Deputy Health minister Joe Phaahla will deliver a keynote address at the World No-Tobacco Day stakeholder session on today, spotlighting progress on the Tobacco Control Bill. Joined by the World Health Organisation and National Council Against Smoking, the event aims to expose industry tactics and highlight tobacco trends. Health spokesperson Foster Mohale urges all […]
# The O.R. Tambo Initiation Forum in the Eastern Cape is calling on all initiation schools to ensure they are properly registered ahead of the winter season starting mid-June. Chairperson Nkosi Lutuka told the SABC News that awareness campaigns and monitoring are being ramped up. This follows 29 deaths recorded during summer, including seven in […]
# The ANC Youth League has paid tribute to the Congress of South African Students as it marks its founding anniversary today. Formed in 1979, COSAS played a vital role in resisting apartheid’s Bantu Education and mobilising learners. The league hailed the fearless student leaders who laid the foundation and reaffirmed its commitment to political […]
# Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has launched the Safe Customary Initiation Awareness Campaign in Bloemfontein. Under the theme “Mabaye Bephila, Babuye Bephila,” the campaign calls for zero deaths this winter season. This follows 90 fatalities last year. The minister emphasised that initiation must be a journey to life, not death, as […]
