# The DA has condemned the murder of Stellenbosch councillor and mayoral committee member for Community Service, Xolile Kalipa, who was gunned down in Kayamandi last night. Known as a dedicated public servant, Kalipa served his community with compassion and commitment. The DA’s Tertuis Simmers has called for the swift arrest of the perpetrators:
# Business groups Sakeliga and the National Employers’ Association of South Africa, NEASA, have slammed the new Employment Equity Amendment Act as unconstitutional, impossible, and harmful. They argue the sectoral numerical targets amount to unlawful race-based quotas that could destroy economic value. This adds to the DA’s legal action claiming the law violates equality rights. […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced the launch of a new South African transmission company to improve the national electricity grid. The National Transmission Company of South Africa, a subsidiary of Eskom, will manage and expand power lines, helping to stabilise supply and support renewable energy. He reiterated that the initiative aims […]
# South Africans can anticipate a winter without load-shedding, with a worst-case scenario of Stage 2 outages. The utility’s winter outlook is based on expected breakdowns between 13-thousand-MegaWatts and 15-thousand-MegaWatts. Eskom CEO Dan Marokane emphasised that the return of Medupi Unit 4, Kusile Unit 6, and Koeberg Unit 1 is expected to add approximately two-thousand-500-MegaWatts […]
# The DA in Gauteng has revealed that the provincial Department of Education failed to vet three-thousand-400 scholar transport drivers against the Child Protection Register, posing a risk to learners’ safety. The DA’s Michael Waters criticises Education MEC, Matome Chiloane for neglecting legal obligations. He announced plans to report the department to the South African […]
# Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has open the 2nd G20 Culture Working Group Session in Sandton today. Hosting 24 countries under the theme ‘Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability,’ the event supports South Africa’s G20 Presidency, hosting key discussions including cultural heritage, digital innovation, climate change, and socio-economic integration. McKenzie highlighted culture’s role […]
# The DA in Emfuleni has criticised the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development for spending over 9.4-million-rand on security at the Sebokeng Driver’s Licence Testing Centre. The DA’s Kingsol Chabalala says the centre remains vandalised and incomplete. Chabalala says the project has been abandoned, forcing residents to travel long distances for licensing services. He is […]
# The 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference of Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa is underway in Cape Town. Hosted by South Africa’s Special Investigating Unit, the theme for the week-long event is, Enhancing an Inclusive Participation of State and Non-State Actors to Prevent and Combat Corruption. The conference aims to strengthen anti-corruption agencies, promote innovative […]
# The United Democratic Movement has voiced deep concern over the escalating violence against South African Police Service members, following the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old off-duty officer in Langa, Cape Town. The officer was found with gunshot wounds in her vehicle near a primary school. UDM’s Zandile Phiri highlights that 17 officers were killed […]
