# The 5th African Nursing Conference kicks off today at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, Johannesburg. Hosted by the Gauteng Health Department and the Foundation for Professional Development, the two-day event focuses on empowering nurses to tackle healthcare inequalities. Held under the theme ‘Empowering Nurses as Catalysts for Health Equity’, the department’s spokesperson says the […]
# Four men accused of killing DJ Sumbody and his bodyguards now face additional charges after police linked them to other high-profile murders in Gauteng. Katiso Molefe, Michael Pule Tau, Musa Kekana, and Tiego Mabusela are allegedly connected to the killings of Hector Buthelezi, also known as DJ Vintos, and Don Tindleni. Police say ballistics […]
# International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola has affirmed South Africa’s support for urgent global action to achieve a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel. Speaking at a UN conference in New York, Lamola condemned the destruction in Gaza, calling for the recognition of Palestinian statehood. Lamola said peace depends on halting illegal settlements, […]
# Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie has appointed former DA member of Parliament, Liam Jacobs to the Johannesburg council seat left vacant by Kenny Kunene. Jacobs recently posted on social media that he wants to be the mayor of Tshwane. Kunene resigned as mayoral committee member for Transport and was suspended as deputy president of […]
# The DA in Gauteng has called on Education MEC Matome Chiloane to stop what it terms the persecution of Pretoria High School for Girls principal, Philippa Erasmus. The party’s provincial spokesperson on Education, Sergio Isa dos Santos, says Erasmus was unfairly found guilty on a charge after her husband volunteered landscaping services. He accuses […]
# The Gauteng Legislature’s Community Safety Committee has commended law enforcement efforts after two suspects were arrested in Meyersdal for allegedly running a firearms trafficking syndicate. The bust uncovered 30 unlicensed nine-millimetre guns bound for the Western Cape. Authorities linked the suspects to serious crimes in Gauteng and beyond. The Committee says the seizure is […]
# The Citrus Growers’ Association warns that South Africa’s citrus industry faces massive losses if a new 30-percent US import tariff takes effect on Friday. The association says approximately one-thousand hectares of orchards could become unviable, jeopardising thousands of jobs in the Western and Northern Cape, as over seven-million cartons of citrus are exported to […]
# RISE Mzansi has called on the US, UK and European Union to act urgently to stop, what it terms as the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel’s government. In a statement, the party accused global powers of enabling mass killings through silence and inaction. Drawing parallels to apartheid-era struggles, RISE Mzansi demanded an […]
# South Africa’s US envoy, Mcebisi Jonas, says the country must expand trade markets ahead of US president Donald Trump’s expected announcement on tariffs and African Growth and Opportunity Act on Friday. Jonas told delegates at the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation seminar in Sandton, that US ties remain crucial. He urged Africa to lead globally, despite […]
