# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has urged commercial farmers to work with government in fast-tracking land reform. Speaking during a three-day oversight visit in the Overberg district of the Western Cape, Mashatile gave the assurance that South Africa will not follow Zimbabwe’s path of farm invasions, stressing negotiation and land purchases. He admitted past mistakes, […]
# The Road Traffic Management Corporation has cautioned motorists of heavy traffic on the N1 and N3 this weekend due to major religious pilgrimages and festivals. The N1 north will be busy as pilgrims travel to Moria in Limpopo, for the Zion Christian Church’s gathering, while the N1 south will carry traffic to the Mangaung […]
# Trade union Solidarity is urgently appealing to president Cyril Ramaphosa to personally intervene in what it calls a looming jobs bloodbath. Solidarity warns that nearly 250-thousand jobs are at risk after major companies, including Glencore, ArcelorMittal, and Goodyear, issued retrenchment notices. Deputy general-secretary, Willie Venter, blames global pressures and government failures including Eskom tariff […]
# Four nine-years-old boys were arrested by Reaction Unit South Africa in Hazelmere, KwaZulu-Natal, after a female resident caught them breaking into her home yesterday morning. Preliminary investigations link the boys to a string of local break-ins targeting homes and tuck shops, with stolen items including phones, cash, and electronics. Authorities are investigating the matter […]
# A man has been shot dead outside the Athlone Magistrate Court in Cape Town this morning, just before 10am. The victim was attacked as he was leaving the court. Police are on the scene as investigations begin. The motive remains unclear. The court has since been closed for the day. This follows last week’s […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille is facing legal action from four former South African Tourism Board members after she dissolved the board, citing irregularities and alleged financial mismanagement. De Lille has since appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism to account on her decision after appointing six interim members to oversee the entity until […]
# Civil rights group AfriForum is calling for a national investigation into police involvement in stock theft. This follows the arrest of Constable Siyabonga Cindi from Standerton’s stock theft unit, accused of stealing cattle worth 450-thousand-rand. AfriForum cited previous convictions and arrests of police officials linked to livestock theft. The group’s Jacques Broodryk warns that […]
# The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa says the 30-percent US import tariff is worsening pressure on South Africa’s struggling steel sector. Speaking at the Rand Mutual Assurance Prevention Conference in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, marketing executive Nuraan Alli said production fell by 1.4-percent last year, reversing 2023’s gains. She warned that the tariff […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile will deliver a keynote address virtually at the National Economic Development Labour Council’s 30th Annual Summit in Sandton today. The summit seeks to focus on advancing solidarity, equality and sustainability in the economy and labour market. Business, labour, community, and government partners will also focus on worker solidarity, gender and […]
