# Parliament’s Portfolio Committees on Trade, Industry and Competition, and Transport met with black traders over concerns about Transport minister Barbara Creecy’s directive to renew 25-year leases at Durban’s Transnet Island View Precinct. Traders allege oil majors control port infrastructure and limit fair access. Creecy and Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe defended the move […]
# Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate is challenging a 13-million-rand legal costs order following his Constitutional Court loss to Vodacom. The costs relate to a single day’s arguments after the apex court ruled in Vodacom’s favour and referred the case back to the Supreme Court of Appeal. Makate calls the order unfair and excessive, […]
# Deputy Police minister Cassel Mathale has revealed that deputy ministers in the Police Ministry currently have no delegated responsibilities. Speaking before Parliament’s ad hoc committee, Mathale admitted he has been in office for a year without clear duties but insisted he and his colleagues are not idle. He says the team continues working collectively […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy has launched PRASA’s renewable energy initiative and celebrated the rollout of the 300th locally built train in Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal. Creecy told Newzroom Afrika that the trains, made from South African steel, mark progress in advanced manufacturing and job creation. The minister also unveiled the new Isipingo Mall in KwaZulu-Natal, part […]
# Deputy Police minister Cassel Mathale told Parliament’s ad hoc committee that leadership within SAPS must foster teamwork rather than infighting. Addressing allegations of internal disputes, Mathale said differences of opinion exist, but leaders must build cohesive teams to effectively fight crime. He stressed that success depends on collaboration, adding that without strong leadership and […]
# COSATU has criticised the DA’s motion of no confidence against Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi, calling it politically motivated. COSATU noted that the Public Protector’s findings on the Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens related to procedural irregularities, not corruption. The federation praised Lesufi’s leadership for job creation and crime reduction, urging all parties to reject the […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called on South African men to unite and mentor young men on accountability and respect for women. Speaking after the killing of two women in Mamelodi, Makaneta said schools alone cannot shoulder this responsibility. Makaneta urged the creation of Men’s Forums in every community to teach conflict resolution and […]
# The South African Weather Service has dismissed claims of governance failures, financial mismanagement, and executive impropriety, calling them unsubstantiated. The entity said delays in acquiring a new High-Performance Computing system are due to strict compliance with procurement laws. SAWS spokesperson Oupa Segalwe stressed robust oversight, probity reviews, and contingency plans are in place, while […]
# The Tsakane Regional Court has sentenced a 47-year-old man to four life terms for repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl between 2015 and 2016. The victim, who was undergoing cancer treatment, was found pregnant and HIV-positive. The National Prosecuting Authority’s Lumka Mahanjana says the man showed no remorse and was declared unfit to work with […]
