# The South African National Defence Force says the first group of soldiers back from the Democratic Republic of Congo has completed demobilisation. Their return followed a ceasefire between M23 rebels and DRC forces. A third group of 248 landed at Bram Fischer Airport in Bloemfontein yesterday and will demobilise at the Tempe Military Base […]
# AfriForum has urged the National Prosecution Authority to ensure harsher copper cable theft sentences and classifying the crime as economic sabotage. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk says thieves are crippling infrastructure and leaving communities in the dark. He emphasised the need for custodial sentences and warns that civil society may step in to protect critical services […]
# The City of Tshwane has written off over 4.3-billion-rand in debt through its incentive and debt-relief programme. City spokesperson Lindela Mashigo says more than 2.4-billion-rand was cancelled for over 85-thousand indigent and child-headed households. Another 1.8-billion-rand was scrapped from dormant accounts. Mashigo says the city collected 81-million-rand from residential and business customers during the […]
# The crypto company Luno Africa says updating South Africa’s digital asset regulations could generate at least 540-million-rand in additional tax revenue. Luno Africa’s general manager Marius Reitz says the estimate is based on just one-percent of institutional funds investing in crypto Electronic Funds Transfers. Reitz urges regulatory clarity defining cryptocurrencies as onshore assets. He […]
# Rugby: The Springbok Women’s assistant coach, Franzel September, says there are pride and relief after the team secured the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup title in Madagascar. The Bok Women dominated with victories over Uganda, Kenya, and the hostesses, ending the tournament undefeated. September praised the young, uncapped players for rising to the occasion, and […]
# The EFF has expressed deep sorrow following the deaths of 12 of its members in a road accident near Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal this morning. The victims were returning from the party’s June 16 rally in Umlazi. The EFF describes them as heroes of the revolution, honouring the legacy of 1976’s youth. Several people were […]
# The DA says Liam Jacobs is no longer a member after appearing in a Patriotic Alliance video, triggering automatic membership cessation. DA Federal Council chairperson, Helen Zille, has informed the National Assembly speaker, Thoko Didiza, of his removal from Parliament. PA leader and minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie has welcomed Jacobs, […]
# The DA has criticised Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport for allowing suspended Road Accident Fund CEO, Collins Letsoalo, to speak during a special session. The DA’s Thami Mabhena claims the committee’s chairperson, Selelo Donald Selamolela, enabled a political circus and interference that undermined proper oversight. He emphasised that the DA has lodged a formal […]
# The National Sea Rescue Institute is calling on South Africans to take the Winter Solstice Plunge on 21 June, which is also the longest night of the year. South Africans are urged to take a sea dive or a bucket of icy water as a symbolic challenge supporting life saving missions. The event raises […]
