# The Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has urged eligible voters with lost or damaged ID documents to replace them at Home Affairs or participating bank branches ahead of the November 4 local government elections. Meanwhile, Ntshavheni announced that special vote applications are now open, closing on 12 October at 5 PM. She also […]
# Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya will face an internal disciplinary hearing on Monday. He applied for bail in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng after being charged with rape, sexual grooming and other offenses. Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says Sibiya was informed while in police holding cells. She says he has to be […]
# Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has confirmed Gauteng will host the second South Africa Tourism Infrastructure Investment Summit this Thursday, under the theme “Invest in Tourism Infrastructure, Invest in Growth.” Speaking in Sandton, De Lille revealed the summit will unveil 15 bankable project opportunities to attract capital and drive job creation, highlighting tourism as […]
# Cabinet has welcomed a landmark deal giving South African cherry producers access to the Chinese market for the first time. Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says this opens doors to one of the world’s biggest cherry markets, which imported over fifty-two billion-rand worth of cherries last year alone. She says this historic market […]
# Cabinet has condemned the rise in gender-based violence following the brutal murders of thirteen women in Gauteng. Four suspects have been denied bail and remain in custody. Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says cabinet is backing a presidential directive for a multidisciplinary police team to quickly hunt down the remaining suspects. She emphasises […]
# RISE Mzansi Johannesburg mayoral candidate Lukhona Mnguni says South Africa’s future is at risk as tensions grow between national, provincial and local governments. Speaking at UNISA, Mnguni said the country needs an honest renegotiation of its social contract. Mnguni raised concerns over calls to amend the Constitution and restore the death penalty, saying research […]
# Gauteng’s MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Lebogang Maile, has officially opened the second Africa conference of the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg. The event, co-hosted by Prinshof School for the Visually Impaired, focuses on inclusive education, innovation, collaboration and accessibility for learners […]
# The Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights Commission has criticised South Africa’s justice system for its handling of gender-based violence and femicide cases. Speaking amid a week-long national inquiry in Johannesburg, chairperson Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva warned survivors often face secondary victimisation, from experiences at police stations through the criminal justice system during court proceedings. Meanwhile, the […]
# Independent non-profit think tank Africa Asia Dialogues warns against the lack of a sense of urgency from South African leaders in addressing mass shootings. Twenty-eight people were killed in Gauteng and the Western Cape over the weekend – 18 in a tavern shooting in Carletonville, and ten in Lwandle. Senior research fellow at the […]
