# Fire response company Fire Ops SA is warning of a sharp rise in structural fires linked to solar power installations. CEO and Deputy Fire Chief De Wet Engelbrecht says data by Fire Force indicates that one in four structural fires in South Africa is related to malfunctioning solar power systems. Engelbrecht emphasised that batteries, […]
# Soccer: Activists and Citizens Forum is calling for a leadership change at local governing body SAFA ahead of this weekend’s elective conference. Spokesperson Dennis Bloem says SAFA president Danny Jordaan is a liability and should step aside, citing reports of financial challenges, and says urgent intervention is needed. He emphasises the forum’s backing of […]
# International, independent medical humanitarian organisation, Doctors without Borders, has warns aid cuts are forcing mass clinic closures across Sudan, leaving patients with even fewer places to seek care. It urges governments and institutional donors to protect funding for essential health services, as approximately 33.7-million people need humanitarian assistance. Southern Africa director of Associations, Monica […]
# Economists warn that South Africa’s sugar industry is under mounting pressure from cheap imports, mill closures and rising costs. More than one-million people depend on the sector, supporting around 270-thousand direct and indirect jobs. Oxford Economics economist Jee-A van der Linde says Tongaat Hulett narrowly avoided liquidation after receiving state-backed financial support, while other […]
# Advocates for Transformation has condemned threats and intimidation targeting its national chairperson, Advocate Myron Dewrance, Madlanga Commission Commissioner Advocate Sandile Khumalo, their families and associates. AFT says the threats, sent from multiple cellphone numbers, allegedly include sexual violence against women and claims about the individuals’ movements and locations. AFT says the threats may be […]
# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party lodged nine-thousand-128 candidates across all nine provinces for the local government election. Of these, eight-thousand-947 candidates were registered with the Electoral Commission, representing ward seats and proportional seats. Mbalula says 181 candidates did not complete the final electronic registration step. He says these include 130 proportional and 51 ward candidates, affecting […]
# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party submitted its candidate lists to the Electoral Commission before the deadline, but technical difficulties prevented final confirmation. He says the party did not seek to add or change names, but asked the IEC to process information already captured on its system. The IEC rejected the request. Mbalula […]
# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says mayoral candidates underwent integrity checks for fraud, criminality and unethical conduct as the party steps up its renewal efforts. He says candidates with criminal records, adverse findings, or disciplinary matters were removed from the lists. Mbalula says those subject to the ANC’s step-aside rule are excluded. He insists the […]
# Statistics South Africa has revealed that South Africa’s imports rose by 4.9-percent between April and June, driven by increased purchases of machinery, electrical equipment and mineral products. Exports grew by 0.9-percent, supported by higher sales of precious metals and stones. Investment declined for a second consecutive quarter, mainly due to weaker construction and transport […]
