# The South African Social Security Agency CEO, Themba Matlou, has appealed to the public and beneficiaries to stay calm amid the on-going discussions between SASSA and Post Bank. He reassured the public that social grants will continue to be paid on time and no beneficiaries will lose their grants. SASSA spokesperson Andile Tshona urged […]
# The Institute of Race Relations says the government should focus on policies that make it easier for businesses to hire workers. The organisation has handed over a petition with more than 17-thousand signatures to the Department of Employment and Labour, calling for an end to race-based laws. The institute’s Makone Maja, warns that race-based […]
# The United Africans Transformation today officially handed over a new home to a chronically ill mother and her two children in Lebotloane, in North West. According to the party, the family lived in a shack for years after the husband’s death. UAT’s Mighty Mabule says in partnership with Tau Projects, they stepped in to […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi urges residents in the northern parts of the province to exercise extreme caution, as dry conditions and strong winds of up to 50 kilometres per hour have created a high risk of veld fires. Municipalities at particular risk include Abaqulusi, Jozini, Newcastle, Nkandla, and uLundi. […]
# The DA has urged Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe to act against illegal mining at MC Mining’s Makhado colliery in Limpopo. The DA says the company, operating without a valid environmental authorisation, is damaging the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve and other critical biodiversity areas. The party’s Andrew de Blocq warns of environmental destruction […]
# The City of Cape Town says it will realign the dial-a-ride service from 8 September due to unsustainable costs, affecting around 260 active users. Mayoral committee member for Urban Mobility, Rob Quintas, says the service, which was originally for wheelchair users and people with serious mobility issues, is too expensive to run, costing the […]
# AfriForum has approached the High Court in Pretoria to have the energy regulator Nersa’s process for approving municipal electricity tariff increases declared invalid. The organisation says the public was not given enough time to comment, and most municipalities failed to submit proper cost-of-supply studies, despite Nersa’s claims. AfriForum’s Morné Mostert says they are asking the […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has expressed support for ActionSA’s proposed bill in Parliament aimed at reforming the executive and cabinet structure. The Constitution Twenty-Second Amendment Bill seeks to scrap deputy ministers, introduce parliamentary checks on appointments, and let the National Assembly remove ministers through no-confidence motions. OUTA’s Rachel Fischer says deputy ministers currently […]
# Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy says applications for additional or new freight rail route allocations will open next week. This after eleven new freight rail operators have been approved to use Transnet’s rail network from next year. According to Creecy, the process will allow more companies to apply for slots in the 2025/2026 timetable […]
