# The DA in Polokwane has urged mayor John Mpe to urgently ensure a municipal water connection for General Piet Joubert School of Skills. The school, educating 600 learners and housing 200 in hostels, has relied on unreliable tanker deliveries for over four years. Shockingly, it was billed 400-thousand-rand for nearly nine million litres of […]
# Public Interest South Africa says the board of the Government Pensions Administration Agency should be declared delinquent for failing to act on whistleblower allegations. Chairperson Tebogo Khaas told SABC News that the board’s inaction endorses exposes whistleblowers to risk. Khaas urges swift ministerial intervention and stronger oversight, condemning the use of public funds for […]
# AfriForum has welcomed the Government’s extension of the public submission period on the Basic Education Laws Amendment draft regulations. The deadline which was set for Friday has been pushed to 5 October. AfriForum’s Alana Bailey says the extra time allows stakeholders to provide thorough input on school admissions and capacity rules. She confirmed that […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions has praised police for swiftly arresting an 80-year-old farmer after a young man’s body was found buried on his Kroonstad property in the Free State. The victim, allegedly killed over a wage dispute, was a farmworker. The farmer faces charges of murder and defeating the ends of […]
# The Rand Merchant Bank Bureau for Economic Research Business Confidence Index slipped one point to 39 in the third quarter of 2025, following a five-point drop earlier this year. The reading, three points below the long-term average, shows over 60-percent of businesses are unhappy with conditions. RMB’s chief economist, Isaah Mhlanga, says the decline mirrors […]
# A deputy principal at a primary school in Bronkhorstspruit appeared in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court facing three counts of raping an eight-year-old learner. The alleged abuse came to light after the child’s mother noticed unusual behavior and reported it to police. The National Prosecuting Authority’s Lumka Mahanjana says the case was postponed to 11 […]
# Civil rights group AfriForum and the Southern African Agri Initiative, Saai, have released a dossier detailing EFF leader Julius Malema’s anti-Western statements and support for socialist and militant groups. The dossier claims Malema criticises the US, NATO, European Union, and Commonwealth, while praising countries like China, Russia, Cuba, and Venezuela. It also cites his […]
# AfriForum and the Southern African Agri Initiative, Saai, announced plans to fight the ‘Kill the Boer’ chant internationally, calling for targeted sanctions against EFF leader Julius Malema. They launched the Malema Dossier, detailing allegations of hate speech, corruption, and support for terrorism. AfriForum’s Ernst van Zyl says they will present the dossier in the […]
# The European Union has banned gel nail polishes containing the chemical known as TPO, from nail salons, citing fertility and cancer risks. The chemical hardens polish under UV light but is now classified as toxic to reproduction in humans. Salons in the EU must immediately stop using TPO products, including getting rid of existing […]
