# The Congress of the People Women’s Chapter is calling for a new era of women’s empowerment and leadership. COPE Women’s spokesperson Elisa Mookho Ngoebo says gender-based violence, poverty, unemployment, discrimination and economic exclusion remains a challenge for women. She urges women and young people to vote for accountable leadership, clean governance and change in […]
# Afrika Mayibuye Movement says women’s economic emancipation must be central to South Africa’s next phase of development. The movement is calling for greater access to land, finance, skills, technology and markets for women-owned businesses and farmers. It also wants women in positions of real authority across government, business and communities. Ahead of the local […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says cervical cancer screening increased by 29-percent during the 2025/26 financial year. More than 198-thousand women were screened, up from 153-thousand the previous year. Gauteng Health MEC Faith Mazibuko says screening empowers women to take charge of their health. The department spokesperson Steve Mabona says HPV vaccination and awareness […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema is expected to face a crimen injuria charge in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court after he falsely accused former Bergview College principal Jaco Pieterse of rape in the Cwe Cwe case. It was alleged that a seven-year-old girl, using the pseudonym Cwe Cwe, was sexually assaulted on school grounds while waiting […]
# National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams is set to testify before the Madlanga Commission this week over his whistleblower complaint that triggered investigations into senior Crime Intelligence officials. Adams is expected to face questions about his Section 27 referral and allegations of corruption and misuse of secret funds. His testimony follows evidence from Investigating […]
# The African Peoples Convention is calling for the revival of industrialisation and sustainable job creation in Moretele, North West. Provincial chairperson Dikobe Lucas Mphaka said in local government election campaign statement the area can learn from Babelegi’s industrial development under the former Bophuthatswana administration. The APC proposes a Moretele Agro-Industrial and Manufacturing Park, focusing […]
# The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development will launch Access to Justice Week in Kimberley as part of efforts to combat Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. The campaign provides free legal advice and assistance at courts nationwide, focusing on women, children and vulnerable communities. Justice officials, the National Prosecuting Authority, SAPS and Legal Aid South […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions, is alarmed by planned job cuts at Media24 and eNCA, warning of a growing crisis in South Africa’s media industry. Media24 has indicated 126 jobs are at risk, while eNCA is considering 171 cuts. COSATU says the retrenchments threaten democracy, calling for alternatives to job losses. Cosatu […]
# Western Cape police are investigating three separate shooting incidents in Langa, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha that left eleven people dead overnight. Five people were killed in Langa, three men in Khayelitsha and three people in Gugulethu, where two others were injured. No arrests have been made and the motives remain unknown. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa […]
