# Parliament’s ad hoc committee probing police corruption allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi reconvenes today to adopt its terms of reference. Last week, Members of Parliament failed to agree on the final draft. The inquiry will examine alleged interference in policing, including by suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu. Mkhwanazi has been called as […]
# The African Congress for Transformation has called for the suspension of two senior ANC leaders from Mangaung after they were involved in a car accident on the N1 near Verkeerdevlei on Friday. The state-owned vehicle, traveling in a convoy with bodyguards, overturned but no serious injuries were reported. ACT spokesperson Mo’hau Khumalo accuses the […]
# The Parliament portfolio committee on International Relations has urged all government departments to let president Cyril Ramaphosa lead diplomatic matters with the US. Chairperson Supra Mahumapelo stressed that only authorised officials should manage complex foreign relations, especially amid the 30-percent US tariff hike. He called for special envoy Mcebisi Jonas to guide trade talks, […]
# The chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Home Affairs, Mosa Chabane, has condemned the fire at the department’s offices in Germiston on the Gauteng East Rand, urging swift investigation and prosecution. Two more accused, 30-year-old Malwande Tukula and 64-year-old Mandisa Mboxwana, were arrested, bringing the total to four. Tukula and Mboxwana appeared in the […]
# The DA will submit Parliamentary questions to Defence and Militart Veterans minister Angie Motshekga, demanding full disclosure on costs, funds raised, and spending from the SANDF’s luxury Golf Day at Pinnacle Point in Mossel Bay on 19 September. The party says hosting such an event is tone-deaf while veterans’ medical bills go unpaid and […]
# The Western Cape province has downscaled economic growth targets amid 30-percent US tariffs. Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism MEC, Ivan Meyer, seeks to reduce the province’s GDP growth ambitions from five-percent to three-percent annually by 2035. The province’s one-trillion-rand Growth for Jobs target is now revised to 700- to 800-billion-rand. The MEC emphasised prioritising […]
# The City of Cape Town is inviting public comments on its updated draft Traffic Calming Policy until 13 September 2025. The policy aims to enhance road safety, prioritising vulnerable users and school zones, while allowing more flexibility in design and implementation. Key changes include expanded interventions, policy exceptions for pedestrian-heavy areas, and proactive planning […]
# Western Cape Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers has handed over 20 “Breaking New Ground” homes in Calitzdorp’s 113-million-rand Bergsig housing project. Approximately 564 families have received homes, with 92 more due by end of August, totalling 656. The project targets backyard dwellers and farm workers, bringing them closer to services. The MEC says despite vandalism […]
# The Public Servants Association has called for an Industrialisation Summit in 60 days to address the North West unemployment crisis. In a statement, the association raised concern over North West’s unemployment with Statistics South Africa reporting a 40.1-percent official rate and 54.7-percent expanded rate, leaving over 1.5-million jobless. The province faces economic collapse across […]
