# Eskom says while there’s been a slight improvement in unplanned outages, the power system remains under pressure. Stage two load-shedding will continue during evening peak hours from 4 pm to 10 pm today and tomorrow. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says the measure is necessary to manage demand and maintain grid stability:
# Metalworkers union Numsa welcomes the payment of overdue salaries to 200 security workers employed by Venus Security International at several airports, including Bram Fischer in the Free State and Upington in the Northern Cape. The union intervened after the company failed to pay workers for March and last month. Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says […]
# The Western Cape Department of Education says parents have until this Friday to submit late online applications for grade R, one and eight placements for the 2026 school year. So far, over eight-thousand-600 late applications have been received, bringing the total applications to nearly 174-thousand. The department’s Bronagh Hammond warns that after the deadline, […]
# AfriForum says president Cyril Ramaphosa must take responsibility for the growing emigration of Afrikaners, instead of insulting them by calling them cowards. The organisation’s CEO, Kallie Kriel, says Ramaphosa’s refusal to condemn the ‘Kill the Boer’ chant, his support for the Basic Education Laws Amendment and Expropriation Acts, and the use of what AfriForum […]
# The United Africans Transformation has slammed the Gauteng government for returning over one-billion-rand in unspent funds to the National Treasury, while clinics and schools remain in crisis. The party says 724-million-rand from the health budget and 317-million-rand from education went unused in the 2024/2025 financial year, despite widespread staff shortages, poor infrastructure, and overcrowded […]
# The DA says Western Cape government e-centres are helping over four-thousand-800 people each month. Delft, Wale Street, Philippi, and Vrygrond are the busiest centres. The centres also offer free internet, government services, and computer training. The DA’s Benedicta Van Minnen says a new programme called broadband 2.0 will improve the centres by upgrading technology and […]
# The MK Party says the rise in unemployment is a clear sign of a national crisis caused by a failed government of national unity. Reacting to the latest quarterly labour force survey, the party argues black youth, women, and people with disabilities are being sidelined by an economy still shaped by apartheid-era privilege. MK […]
# The ANC says the US’s decision to grant refugee status to 49 Afrikaners is based on false claims of persecution. It rejects the notion that any group in South Africa is being ethnically targeted, calling the move a political ploy to undermine democracy. The party says these individuals are not fleeing danger but avoiding […]
# The DA says Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi’s government continues to fail residents as the province’s unemployment rate rises to 34.7-percent, up from 34.4-percent. The latest quarterly labour force survey shows there are 2.7-million unemployed residents in the province, with an additional 579-thousand discouraged job seekers. The DA’s Mike Moriarty criticised Lesufi’s economic strategies, including […]
