# The Do More Foundation is calling on South Africans to support young children by upgrading early learning centres to withstand climate impacts. Their 2025 Mandela Day campaign, A better climate future begins with the children, focuses on building shaded play areas, water harvesting systems, and solar-powered appliances at ECD centres. The foundation says the […]
# The South African Communist Party is going head-to-head with alliance partner, the ANC, today in a hotly contested by-election in Polokwane’s Ward 13 in Limpopo. It marks the SACP’s first independent run since breaking electoral ties with the ANC in 2024. SACP candidate Obed Thabana slammed poor service delivery, while the ANC’s Reuben Madadzhe […]
# The African Development Bank and the Union of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions of Africa have launched national advocacy papers urging inclusive climate governance in West Africa. This comes as climate change is hitting the West African region, with Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Senegal among the most vulnerable globally. These reports […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy has dissolved the Road Accident Fund Board, citing governance failures and operational instability. Concerns include reckless handling of CEO Collins Letsoalo’s suspension, costly litigation, and failure to fill critical executive roles. An interim accounting authority will be appointed, and recruitment for a new board is underway. Spokesperson Collen Msibi says […]
# The ANC says commissions of inquiry are essential instruments for justice, reform, and truth, especially when political interference or institutional failure hinders law enforcement. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula cites the State Capture Commission, which led to over 14-billion-rand in frozen assets, 5.4-billion-rand recovered, and more than 60 prosecutions. He calls for respect of due […]
# AfriForum is urging acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia to classify farm attacks as national priority crimes following the brutal murder of 79-year-old Valery Ezner on a Van Wyksdorp farm. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk says farm murders are increasingly violent, targeted, and strategic, posing a threat to rural safety and food security. He calls for a […]
# The ANC has applauded Firoz Cachalia’s appointment as acting Police minister following Senzo Mchunu’s leave of absence. Cachalia, a former ANC politician, a non-member of Parliament and law professor at Wits University, is praised as a seasoned legal scholar and anti-corruption advocate. ANC secretary-general Filike Mbalula says Cachalia’s deep understanding of the security sector […]
# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party welcomes president Cyril Ramaphosa decision placing Police minister Senzo Mchunu on leave amid serious allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mbalula said that the president acted in full accordance with his constitutional authority. He praised the president’s decision calling it a responsible act that reaffirms constitutional […]
# The deputy national commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya, has been asked to take a leave of absence. This follows explosive claims by KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, that Sibiya colluded with information peddler Brown Mogotsi and Police minister Senzo Mchunu to disband the KZN political killings task team. National Police commissioner Fannie Masemola […]
