# Statistics South Africa says manufacturing production increased by 0.5-percent in May compared to the same month last year. The biggest boost came from the steel and metal products sector. However, the motor vehicle and transport equipment division experienced a sharp 6.7-percent drop. Stats SA’s Nicolai Claassen says over the past three months, output fell […]
# Action Society demands answers from Correctional Services minister Pieter Groenewald after convicted murderer Xolani du Preez was wrongfully released from custody. Du Preez, meant to serve a sentence at Pollsmoor Prison for the murder of Cape Town make-up artist Suritha Alting, was mistakenly freed despite a court order keeping him behind bars. Action Society’s […]
# SA Canegrowers says the local sugar industry will be under severe threat from a 30-percent US tariff on exports and a surge in cheap, subsidised sugar imports. They warn the US tariff, starting next month, will make sugar uncompetitive, while cheap imports from Brazil and India are already undercutting local prices. The organisation’s Higgins […]
# The DA has filed an additional complaint with Parliament’s Ethics Committee against Police minister Senzo Mchunu. The party also laid criminal charges against him this morning. The DA says Mchunu misled Parliament about his links to controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi, which they believe violates the ethical standards expected of public representatives. This comes after […]
# The DA has laid criminal charges against Police minister Senzo Mchunu at the Cape Town Central Police Station in the Western Cape. The party accuses Mchunu of lying to Parliament about his association with businessman Brown Mogotsi linked to criminal networks, a move they say amounts to obstructing the course of justice. The DA’s […]
# The National Employers’ Association of South Africa says the amended Employment Equity Act forces businesses to hire based on race under threat of harsh penalties. The organisation believes this approach is unconstitutional, unrealistic, and damaging to both businesses and the economy. They have joined Sakeliga in opposing the law in the High Court in […]
# Rise Mzansi says Parliament’s probe into allegations of political interference in the South African Police Service is not enough, urging president Cyril Ramaphosa must urgently intervene. The party calls for a commission of inquiry led by a retired judge to thoroughly investigate the claims made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Rise Mzansi’s Makashule […]
# The DA will today lay criminal charges against Police minister Senzo Mchunu at the Cape Town Central police station. This follows explosive claims by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who accused Mchunu of interfering in high-profile investigations and dissolving a task team probing political killings. Mkhwanazi also linked the minister to controversial businessman Vusumuzi […]
# Sakeliga says the amended Employment Equity Act imposes race-based hiring quotas that are impossible to meet and harmful to the economy. The business group, along with the National Employers Association of South Africa, argues that the new regulations are unconstitutional and violate the freedom of employers and employees. Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux warns […]
