# Independent columnist and researcher, Lehumo Sejaphala, says South Africa must confront the deeper causes of gender-based violence and femicide, following the discovery of nine women’s bodies in and around Ekurhuleni. Sejaphala says tougher punishment alone will not end violence. He points to childhood trauma, harmful ideas about masculinity, poverty, unemployment and unequal gender attitudes […]
# Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane says government is expanding housing opportunities for South Africans unable to secure traditional home loans. Speaking at the National Housing Finance Corporation’s 30th anniversary summit in Boksburg, Simelane says ten-billion-rand has been mobilised from the private sector, assisting more than 800-thousand households over five-years. She says government is considering […]
# The United Democratic Movement will approach the Electoral Court over the omission of its ward councillor candidates in the Buffalo City Metro in the Eastern Cape. Deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa says court papers will be filed next week, challenging the Electoral Commission’s decision as some of its candidates are missing from the final lists. […]
# The quarterly Consumer Confidence Index jointly published by First National Bank and the Bureau for Economic Research improved to minus 13 in the third quarter – July to September. This is up from minus 19 recorded during the second quarter – April to June. FNB Senior Economist Sphamandla Mkhwanazi says the improvement reflects stronger […]
# Research by the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Social Development in Africa has found that social grants are mainly used for essential household needs, but can also support productive livelihood activities. Social Development minister Dina Pule says the research found that receiving the 370-rand Social Relief of Distress grant was associated with a 25-percentage-point increase […]
# Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi says South Africa needs stronger cooperation to combat harmful online content, misinformation and disinformation. Delivering the keynote address at the forum on Governance of Online Harmful Content and Freedom of Expression, Malatsi says government cannot tackle these challenges alone. He is calling on social media platforms, technology […]
# The African Independent Congress has announced Johannesburg Council Speaker Margaret Arnolds as its mayoral candidate for the 4 November local government elections. Arnolds has previously served as mayoral committee member for Community Development and Finance and currently serves as Speaker. The AIC says her campaign will focus on service delivery, accountability, infrastructure and local […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille has officially inaugurated South Africa’s first Club Med Beach and Safari Resort in KwaZulu-Natal, on behalf of president Cyril Ramaphosa. The development represents more than two-billion-rand in investment, created 600 permanent direct jobs, one-thousand-500 indirect jobs supported and more than two-thousand-300 jobs were created during construction. She says the […]
# Acting Gauteng police commissioner Fred Kekana has urged the public to allow police to conduct their investigation following the discovery of a ninth woman’s body in Ekurhuleni. The woman, believed to be about 30, had stab wounds and was partially clothed. She remains unidentified. Forensic investigations are underway to establish the cause of death. […]
