# The SABC requires 7.5-billion-rand to fund its public mandate, warning that its current model is unsustainable. Updating the Standing Committee on Public Accounts in Parliament, CEO Nomsa Chabeli confirmed a 700-million-rand loss for 2023/24. Chabeli stressed the broadcaster is self-funding and urged finalisation of the SABC Bill. She emphasized the need for government support […]
# Wits University’s clinical researcher Francois Venter has warned of a spike in HIV infections following the US withdrawal of funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and National Institutes of Health. An executive order by president Donald Trump has impacted foreign aid, crippling HIV healthcare in South Africa. Venter highlights a 20-percent […]
# The South African National Petroleum Company is focusing on stability as it aims to become a leading player in the country’s energy sector. CEO Godfrey Moagi highlights the importance of streamlining operations to enhance energy security and drive economic growth. He emphasised to the SABC News that the company plans to address legacy assets […]
# The DA has served the City of Johannesburg with legal papers over illegal extensions of acting appointments in top positions. The DA’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku says seven officials, including acting city manager Tshepo Makola, have exceeded the legal three-month term. She urges the Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Jacob Mamabolo, to intervene […]
# The South African Social Security Agency has raised alarm over the daily spread of fake news targeting its services. SASSA spokesperson Andile Tshona confirms there is no double grant payment scheduled for June and denies claims of new pension rules from 10 June. He urges beneficiaries to rely only on official channels, warning that […]
# Standard Bank is leading the charge in affordable housing, with women now accounting for 55-percent of its new mortgage customers. Head of Home Loans, Toni Anderson, says this shift highlights women’s growing influence in property ownership. In 2024 alone, loans to women totaled 2.67-billion-rand. Anderson says the bank offers up to 108-percent financing and […]
# The DA in the Eastern Cape say the provincial Social Development Department delivered only nine batches food parcels to schools in the first quarter of 2025. That includes two in January, and seven in March despite a 6.1-million-rand budget. DA’s Marlene Ewers calls it a catastrophic failure amid deepening hunger. She demands an urgent […]
# Social Development minister Sisisi Tolashe will mark the International Day for Families as part of Child Protection Month in Cape Town. The event will highlight the family’s role as a frontline protector of children. Tolashe will launch the Revised White Paper on Families and the Families Matter Programme. Spokesperson Lumka Oliphant emphasises sustainable development […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed that a request for information on passenger rail will be released in the coming weeks. Speaking at the Africa Rail 2025 conference in Sandton, Johannesburg, she reaffirmed the state’s ownership of rail infrastructure to maintain pricing control. Creecy also announced a forthcoming rail masterplan, guiding freight and passenger […]
