# Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, says efforts are underway to pass the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill before the 4 November elections. The bill aims to provide a framework for stable coalition governments. Hlabisa says binding agreements will help prevent instability in municipalities. While some parties have criticised the proposal, the government […]
# The Department of Home Affairs has arrested two more officials in its anti-corruption drive, adding to 63 dismissals since July 2024. One official was nabbed in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal during a sting over a fraudulent death registration and allegedly offered a three-thousand-rand bribe. In Secunda, Mpumalanga, another official and two civilians were arrested for issuing […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says there is no division between the ANC and the South African Communist Party, as both alliance partners begin their individual campaign trail ahead of the local government elections. Speaking in Limpopo, Mashatile emphasised the importance of unity within the alliance and urged members to remain united and focus on […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says the success of the upcoming local government elections is critical, expressing confidence that the ANC will emerge victorious on November 4. Speaking in Limpopo, Mashatile emphasised that the party is campaigning to win, not merely participate. He highlighted the ANC’s role, alongside alliance partners, in advancing service delivery and […]
# Eskom says progress under its generation recovery plan has significantly improved power system stability, with no load shedding expected this winter. Diesel spending dropped by over 84-percent year-on-year, while energy availability improved to just above 60-percent. Eskom’s spokesperson Daphne Mokoena says South Africa has now recorded 350 consecutive days without interruptions to electricity supply, […]
# Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi has praised the Madlanga Commission as possibly the most effective inquiry in the country’s history. The commission is probing allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in June last year on political interference and corruption in the justice system. Speaking at a Workers’ Day rally in Polokwane, Limpopo, Losi […]
# Agri Western Cape and the Garden Route District Municipality have confirmed two new foot-and-mouth disease cases on a cattle farm in Oudtshoorn. Authorities say the farm is under quarantine, with biosecurity measures and vehicle checkpoints in place. Officials warn the outbreak remains a concern, with several farms in nearby Mossel Bay already affected. Efforts […]
# The South African Communist Party central committee member, Alex Mashilo, has called for level-headedness and discipline amid local government elections campaign preparations. The SACP is contesting the elections against its alliance partner, the ANC, for the first time. Mashilo stressed that elections should not overshadow the broader goals of the party and its alliance […]
# Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi, has condemned employers, who continue with retrenchments in the current economic climate, as job scarcity and rising unemployment escalates. Speaking during Workers’ Day Celebrations at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo, Losi warns that job losses are deepening inequality, and emphasised urgent intervention is needed to protect workers and […]
