# The City of Cape Town says its law enforcement auxiliary volunteers recorded more than 76-thousand hours of service in the 2025/2026 financial year. The nearly 380 volunteers supported full-time officers through patrols and public safety operations. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says the volunteers also made 148 arrests, recovered three […]
Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe says the mining industry must not put profits ahead of workers’ health and safety. Speaking at the mine health and safety summit in Kempton Park, Gauteng, Mantashe said 49 mineworkers had died in the industry by 14 September this year, compared with 41 fatalities recorded last year. He […]
# Former Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula maintains that a wig mentioned in WhatsApp exchanges with military contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndlovu was a genuine gift and not a coded reference to money. She was questioned in the High Court in Pretoria about why she repeatedly referred to the wig in messages with the contractor. Testifying via an […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the Constitutional Court ruling invalidating the Public Procurement Act, protects local and provincial governments’ right to make their own procurement decisions. This follows the municipality’s challenge to the legislation, arguing the law was passed unlawfully, without enough public input. The court also ordered the opposing respondents to pay […]
# The Southern African Agri Initiative says reported zero-tariff access for South African blueberries to China could boost exports and create opportunities for farmers, but the details must first be confirmed. The organisation states the issue is urgent as local blueberry farmers face tougher competition from Zimbabwe due to lower labour costs. Saai’s Theo de […]
# Statistics South Africa says retail trade sales increased by 3.4-percent in July, compared with the same period last year. The growth was mainly driven by general dealers, other retailers, and stores selling clothing, footwear and food products. Sales also rose by 2.5-percent compared with June. Stats SA’s Raquel Floris says over the three months […]
# AfriForum says it’s happy about the latest US action against South Africa, because it won’t hurt ordinary citizens, only politicians and others accused of serious human rights abuses against minorities and Afrikaners. This includes calls for violence against Afrikaners and farmers, and land expropriation without compensation. The organisation’s Kallie Kriel says the government ignored […]
# Trade union Solidarity says the Constitutional Court has found the Public Procurement Act was not properly passed into law. As a result, race can no longer be used to automatically disqualify companies from government tenders. The union’s Theuns du Buisson says government contracts should focus on value and service delivery rather than race. Du […]
# Build One South Africa is again calling for the sex offenders register to be made publicly accessible, with appropriate legal safeguards. BOSA argues communities have a legitimate public-safety interest in knowing whether people convicted of sexual offences are living or working among them, especially in places involving children and other vulnerable people. The party’s […]
