# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism has raised concerns over Budget Vote 38, despite strong sector recovery. South Africa recorded 10.5-million tourists in 2025, supporting nearly two-million jobs. However, the committee says plans lack clear impact measures, governance remains weak, and funding is insufficient. It has called on the Department of Tourism to address gaps, […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says Africa must treat heritage as an economic driver. Speaking at African World Heritage Day and the 20th anniversary of the African World Heritage Fund, Mashatile highlighted growth in heritage sites and skills development. Mashatile warned many sites remain underfunded and called for stronger partnerships and investment. He says heritage […]
# Hawk’s Serious Organised Crime head Hendrik Flynn told the Madlanga Commission that organised crime cannot operate without corruption. He was testifying on the 2021 Port Shepstone cocaine theft, where 541 kilograms were stolen from police storage. Flynn said both public and private sector corruption enables criminal networks, allowing illicit goods to enter legal markets. […]
# Police have arrested the leader of the National Coloured Congress and Member of Parliament, Fadiel Adams, at his parliamentary village home in Cape Town after failing to hand himself over. He was sought on fraud and defeating the ends of justice charges linked to the murder case of ANC-councillor Sindiso Magaqa. Adams claims he […]
# The Constitutional Court of South Africa has begun a three-day hearing into the legality of the National Health Insurance Act. The Board of Healthcare Funders and Western Cape Government argue that critical information including funding, costs, and operational details was not made public during the consultation, preventing informed participation. They say that Parliament failed […]
# A prayer meeting marking the second anniversary of the George building collapse in the Western Cape has been postponed indefinitely. Methodist reverend Pete Veysie was set to facilitate the event tomorrow, but it had been cancelled because a level 8 storm is expected to hit the Garden Route from today until Thursday. Thirty-four people […]
# The leader of the National Coloured Congress, Fadiel Adams, says he will present himself at a police station under protest tomorrow. This follows after the police’s political killings task team ordered him to hand himself over following a warrant for his arrest. This is linked to the probe into the 2017 murder of ANC […]
# African World Heritage Day is being marked with a call to protect the continent’s cultural and natural treasures. Proclaimed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation in 2015, the day highlights threats faced by the continent such as uncontrolled development, poaching, civil unrest and instability, risking losing their outstanding universal value. This […]
# Head of the Hawks’ Organised Crime unit, major general Hendrik Flynn, has told the Madlanga Commission that illegally mined gold is fed into illegal markets through intermediaries. Flynn says material is sold to licensed refineries, sometimes mixed with lawful supply, making tracing difficult. Flynn stressed not all companies are involved. He warned cash-based transactions […]
