# AfriForum is supporting a gender-based violence victim who has laid criminal charges against two police officers for allegedly closing her assault case without completing the investigation. Emmah Mailula was allegedly assaulted at her home in Mamelodi in April. The organisation says police marked the docket as withdrawn despite the National Prosecuting Authority’s instruction to […]
# AgriSA says stronger partnerships, accountability and effective implementation are needed to grow the agricultural sector. This follows its 2026 congress, where it set five priorities, land reform, natural resources, labour, rural safety, and economics and trade. The organisation’s president, Willem de Chavonnes Vrugt, says land reform must help farmers build successful businesses, while water […]
# Independent elections analyst Michael Atkins says election rules must be clearer following the Constitutional Court’s ruling allowing 181 ANC candidates to contest the 4 November local government elections. The court ordered the Electoral Commission to include the candidates on the ballot in six municipalities. Atkins says the ruling highlights the need for clearer regulations […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says technological change must benefit workers and not only businesses, as automation and artificial intelligence reshape workplaces. The comments come as the Federation of Unions of South Africa holds its eighth national congress, focusing on workers’ dignity, rights and the future of work. MISA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says workers […]
# The DA says cancer patients could face treatment delays after the licences for two radiation machines at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital were revoked due to a shortage of qualified staff. The DA’s Madeleine Hicklin says two additional cancer treatment machines bought for Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital two years ago are still not being […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has denied claims that an arrest warrant has been issued against March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and her husband, Xolani. NPA spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says the authority makes prosecutorial decisions independently, based on the Constitution, the law and the evidence, without instructions from political parties or public officials. Kganyago […]
# The Madlanga commission has rejected allegations made by controversial socialite Serge Cabonge as false and unsupported by facts, alleging possible interference in a criminal investigation. The claims emerged from a voice recording played during the bail proceedings of former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya in the Randburg Magistrates’ Court. Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says […]
# The Electoral Commission says it will implement the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the ANC’s 181 excluded candidates for the 4 November local government elections. The ruling followed a legal challenge by the ANC over the submission of its list. IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo says the commission will provide more details on how the ruling […]
# Build One South Africa calls on the government to change its spending priorities to help ease the cost of living. Ahead of the medium-term budget policy statement next week, the party wants more money spent on fixing water infrastructure, creating jobs, improving policing and holding municipalities accountable. BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane proposes a three-rand-per-litre […]
