# The DA says it has been over 90 days since former deputy Finance minister Mcebisi Jonas was appointed as special envoy to the US, but there is little sign of progress as US tariffs threaten key export industries. The DA’s Emma Louise Powell says the party will submit a Promotion of Access to Information […]
# Trade union Solidarity welcomes a Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration ruling that found the South African Police Service guilty of unfair labour practices. This after a Hawks officer in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, Ralda Breedt, was denied a promotion in favour of a less qualified candidate. Solidarity’s Theunis van Staden says Breedt […]
# The DA says water has been restored to the Malvern clinic in east Johannesburg after six weeks without supply. The party claims its intervention led to Johannesburg Water fixing the water outage. They are now pushing for a full relocation of the clinic to a more spacious facility, as current conditions are cramped and […]
# The automotive business council Naamsa says the new 30-percent US tariffs on South African vehicle exports could turn key industrial hubs like East London in the Eastern Cape into ghost towns. The industry body welcomes the government’s ongoing diplomatic efforts and has proposed a duty-free quota of 40-thousand vehicles per year to help safeguard […]
# The African Transformation Movement says president Cyril Ramaphosa is not doing enough to fix problems in law enforcement. According to the party, the newly announced commission of inquiry into political interference in law enforcement will only waste time and taxpayer money unless it leads to real change. ATM spokesperson Zama Ntshona calls for the […]
# AfriForum says the Department of Water and Sanitation continues to offer empty promises instead of real reform. The organisation has criticised minister Pemmy Majodina’s latest budget speech, as it fails to address the deepening water crisis. AfriForum’s Lambert de Klerk says massive water losses of nearly 50-percent and over 12-billion-rand in non-revenue water are […]
# According to the latest Human Sciences Research Council survey, public trust in the South African Police Service has dropped to its lowest level in 27-years. The South African social attitudes survey shows that only 22-percent of adults trust the police, while distrust has risen to 62-percent. Trust has steadily declined since 2011, with sharp […]
# ActionSA has laid criminal charges at the Lyttelton Police Station in Centurion against major medical aid schemes Discovery, Medscheme, and GEMS over alleged fraud, intimidation, and racial discrimination. The party’s Kgosi Letlape says the charges are based on evidence he encountered during his time at the Health Professions Council of South Africa. ActionSA spokesperson […]
# The Department of Agriculture has confirmed a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease on a commercial farm in the Free State, bringing the total number of outbreaks across five provinces to 270. According to News24, the affected farm near Kroonstad has been placed under quarantine as officials trace the source of the infection. The outbreak […]
