# The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has postponed the bail application of controversial North West businessman Brown Mogotsi to next Monday. He was arrested on Friday after testifying before the Madlanga commission. Mogotsi faces several charges after allegedly staging an assassination attempt on himself in Vosloorus, Gauteng, last November. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says more charges […]
# Transnet has increased its container fuel surcharge from 52-rand to 78-rand per container, effective from the 1st of June. The charge applies at diesel-dependent port terminals and is aimed at recovering rising fuel costs linked to global oil price pressures and Middle East tensions. Industry groups warn the increase will further strain the freight […]
# The Solidarity Movement has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s decision declaring the Certificate of Need provisions in the National Health Insurance Act invalid. The union argued the law gave government excessive control over where healthcare professionals could operate, expand or relocate practices. Solidarity said the system infringed on constitutional rights, property rights and professional freedom. […]
# The Constitutional Court has ruled that sections of the National Health Act dealing with the Certificate of Need are unconstitutional. The law would have required state approval for healthcare providers to open, expand or relocate practices. Government argued the system would improve equal access to healthcare services, but critics, including Solidarity, said it gave […]
# The African National Congress has expressed sadness following the death of former North West Premier Bushy Maape. ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri described Maape as a freedom fighter, Umkhonto we Sizwe operative and former Robben Island prisoner who dedicated his life to South Africa’s liberation. Bhengu-Motsiri says Maape was passionate about education and believed learning […]
# The DA in Gauteng is calling for an urgent rescue at Tembisa Hospital over severe staff shortages and equipment failures. DA’s Jack Bloom says only 40 of 213 vacant posts are being filled, while key leadership positions remain vacant. Bloom warns shortages of medical equipment could increase patient deaths and missed diagnoses. He also […]
# Nal’ibali Trust has launched a national call for original children’s stories in indigenous languages as South Africa marks Africa Month. The initiative promotes literacy, African identity and mother-tongue reading in IsiNdebele, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga. Organisers say children learn best in their home languages. The initiative seeks to encourage creativity and preservation of […]
# Non-profit organisation WeSolve4x has settled student debt for 175 graduates through its Ntofo Ntofo Student Debt Stokvel, funded mainly by its socially driven toilet paper brand. Founder of the Organisation, Tsietsi Ngobese, says it has settled over 2.8-million-rand in student debt since 2021 through its initiative. A fund raising initiative has been launched where […]
# North West premier Lazarus Mokgosi has praised former premier Bushy Maape for helping stabilise provincial government after years of administrative stagnation. Maape, who served from 2021 to 2024, died on Saturday after a short illness. Mokgosi says Maape’s leadership helped lift Section 100 intervention in the province and strengthened governance systems. He also highlighted […]
