# Plastics recycling organisation, Polyco and the Western Cape Government are expanding their school recycling programme to 13 more schools this year. Each school will get over 380-thousand-rand to set up recycling centres, teach learners about recycling, and create jobs for local community members. Polyco’s Chantal Philander says the programme also helps schools earn money […]
# The Public Servants Association condemns the brutal killing of two healthcare workers from St Elizabeth Hospital in Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape. A nurse and a deputy director were murdered at their home in Palmerton village last week. The motive is still unknown. This follows another recent killing of an ambulance worker in Jansenville. […]
# Athletics: The DA has called for calm and unity ahead of Athletics South Africa’s elections on Saturday. This after A-S-A president James Moloi requested police presence at the elections, a move the party says signals deep dysfunction and instability within the federation. The DA’s Joe McGluwa says the ongoing infighting, legal threats, and withdrawal […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Communications and Digital Technologies will today be briefed by minister Solly Malatsi on a new draft policy directive for the information and communication technology sector. The discussion will focus on licensing applications and the equity equivalent investment programme. Malatsi is also expected to update members of Parliament on the 150-million-rand […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority welcomes the 20-year prison sentence handed to Moeketsi Mphatlatsa for a brutal 2020 farm attack on award-winning farmer Mimie Jacobs in the Free State. The Winnie Mandela Magistrate’s Court, formerly Brandfort, described the assault as merciless and orchestrated. NPA regional spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane says the sentence sends a strong message […]
# The GOOD Party says new conditions imposed by the National Treasury on social grants are punitive and harmful to poor citizens. These rules include monthly bank checks, biometric screenings, and extensive data verifications that could block millions from receiving essential grants. This comes despite the High Court’s ruling in Pretoria declaring similar measures unconstitutional. […]
# The DA says policing powers must be given to local and provincial governments to help tackle gang violence in the Western Cape. This follows a bloody weekend in Cape Town, where 26 murders, 58 attempted murders, and 84 gang-related incidents were reported. The DA’s Thomas Walters says local efforts like the Law Enforcement Advancement […]
# The African Congress for Transformation says the Eastern Cape government is failing learners in Tsomo by not paying scholar transport providers since November last year. They demand urgent payment and a full audit of the scholar transport programme. ACT’s Mohau Khumalo says this is not just incompetence but a political failure that’s leaving children […]
# The DA says the Limpopo legislature’s plan to buy two luxury vehicles, a Mercedes-Benz GLC and a GLC Coupé, worth 6.5-million-rand for the speaker’s office, shows a clear disconnect from the reality of struggling residents. The party argues many people in the province face poor service delivery, crumbling roads, and high unemployment, while the […]
