# The DA’s Cilliers Brink has accepted the nomination to run for Tshwane mayor in the local government elections next year. Brink says he is determined to complete the work started under DA leadership, aiming to improve services, tackle corruption, and rebuild infrastructure. He blamed the ANC and its coalition partners for mismanagement, power cuts, […]
# DA leader John Steenhuisen has announced Cilliers Brink as the party’s mayoral candidate for Tshwane in next year’s local government elections. Brink was ousted last year as mayor in a motion of no confidence. Steenhuisen said Brink has a proven track record of turning the city around, fixing services, and creating jobs. He criticised […]
# The South African Social Security Agency has expressed concern over unlawful deductions from social grant beneficiaries by insurance and funeral companies. Only one consented deduction per month is allowed, and child and disability grants are not eligible for funeral policy deductions. SASSA spokesperson Andile Tshona says the agency does not authorise any deductions without […]
# Union federation Saftu says it’s pausing its participation in the national dialogue set to start today at the University of South Africa in Tshwane. The union federation says the process is controlled by the government, lacks transparency, and ignores the voices of workers and communities. Saftu’s Asive Dyani says the federation wants a citizen-led, […]
# Sakeliga and the National Employers’ Association of South Africa will appear in the High Court in Pretoria today to challenge the new employment equity quotas. The organisations argue that the race and gender-based quotas, set to begin next month, were introduced without proper consultation and will be costly and difficult for businesses to implement. […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta welcomes Higher Education and Training minister Buti Manamela’s decision to investigate claims of racial bias at the University of Cape Town. Allegations suggest white students were given higher marks while Black students were unfairly penalised. Makaneta commended the university for allowing an independent investigation, calling for a full inquiry to […]
# Former president Thabo Mbeki will not attend the national dialogue meeting scheduled for tomorrow and Saturday at the University of South Africa in Pretoria. Thabo Mbeki Foundation chairperson Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi says the gathering is not the official national dialogue convention and was not approved by the preparatory task team. Fraser-Moleketi warns the meeting is […]
# ActionSA says a diplomatic blunder by South African National Defence Force chief Rudzani Maphwanya in Iran shows deep divisions in the government of national unity’s foreign policy. The party’s Matthew George has called for an urgent parliamentary hearing to determine whether Maphwanya acted on his own or under instruction by supporting Iran on Gaza […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says a new South African delegation will be sent to the White House to negotiate better trade terms amid US tariffs threatening 100-thousand auto industry jobs, particularly in the Eastern Cape. Speaking at the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers show in Gqeberha, Mashatile warned that the 25-percent […]
