# The Johannesburg Metro Police Department is intensifying operations in Rosebank amid rising concerns over illegal and unsafe delivery bike conduct. Officers have impounded 15 bikes and made several arrests, including for immigration violations and drug dealing. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the focus is on ensuring valid documentation, safe driving, compliance with bylaws to […]
# AfriForum says it’s time South Africa gets cheaper medical aid options. This follows a Council for Medical Schemes report on low-cost benefit options. AfriForum agrees that the current framework has flaws but urges implementation rather than further delays. Spokesperson Louis Boshoff says 24-years of research and no approval is unacceptable. He argues that public […]
# DA Gauteng Health spokesperson Jack Bloom has criticised premier Panyaza Lesufi’s apology for delays in cancer treatment. Bloom highlights that 250-million-rand allocated for radiation therapy was returned unspent, despite over two-thousand patients awaiting treatment. He compared the crisis to the Life Esidimeni tragedy, citing negligence. He calls for the dismissal of Health MEC Nomantu […]
# The Gauteng Health Department is commemorating International Nurses Day today at Heidelberg Hospital in the Sedibeng District. This annual observance, held globally on Monday, honours nurses and marks the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The Department says that the 2025 theme ‘Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies’ […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions says it is troubling that the unemployment rate has increased to 32.9-percent in the first quarter of this year. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says Statistics SA’s report of three in four young people being unemployed is alarming and called for urgent reform to create employment opportunities. He calls […]
# Transnet Engineering has signaled willingness to forge private sector partnerships as part of its turnaround strategy. The division said during an Industry Day in Pretoria that the strategy aims to modernise South Africa’s rail infrastructure by refurbishing rolling stock and expanding maintenance services. A key initiative includes establishing a leasing company, LeaseCo, to provide […]
# North West University economist, Raymond Parsons, says the national budget 3.0 of 21 May must focus on policies that drive at least three-percent job-rich economic growth. This follows a one-percentage point rise in unemployment in the first quarter, as announced by Stats SA. With GDP forecasts cut to 1.5-percent, Parsons says South Africa’s weak […]
# Cape Town has reached an all-time high in employment, with over 1.8-million people now working, an increase of 86-thousand jobs in one year. According to Statistics SA’s January to March Labour Force Survey, the city also boasts the lowest expanded unemployment rate in South Africa. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis attributes the success to targeted investments […]
# The Automobile Association of South Africa has kicked off Road Safety Week with a focus on safer streets for children, pedestrians, and cyclists. Backed by the F-I-A Foundation, AA spokesperson Eleanor Mavimbela confirmed the launch of a digital campaign encouraging South Africans to share their walking routes and tag unsafe areas. She says a […]
