# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia has pledged full support for the investigation into the death of former Police minister and South African ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa. A five-member South African Police Service team has been deployed to France to help French authorities investigate Mthethwa’s death, who died after falling from the 22nd floor […]
# The South African Communist Party has accused Israel of worsening the genocide in Gaza by blocking the humanitarian Global Sumud Flotilla. The SACP says Israel’s interception in international waters denied desperate civilians urgent aid, while activists, including Chief Zwelivelile Mandela and Greta Thunberg, were detained. The party’s Mbulelo Mandlana calls on the United Nations […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says MK Party member of Parliament, Mzwanele Manyi’s proposed constitutional amendment on land is a distraction from the real threat, the upcoming Equitable Access to Land Bill. Manyi wants all land to belong to the government and for land claims to go back to 1652. The FF Plus’s Wynand Boshoff […]
# Mining Affected Communities United in Action says the South African Human Rights Commission’s inquiry into artisanal mining and the Stilfontein crisis risks shielding the state rather than delivering justice. The organisation criticised years of delays, ignored recommendations, and the exclusion of victims and rescuers. The organisation’s Mpho Nkwana urges the commission to focus on […]
# The DA in the Western Cape celebrates the Breede Valley Municipality’s success after it received three national awards for good governance. The awards were handed over at the National Good Governance Awards hosted by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa in Johannesburg. The DA’s Dave Bryant says this recognition proves that its […]
# Acting Police minister, Firoz Cachalia, has deployed a team of five seasoned South African Police Service investigators to France following the sudden death of South African ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa. He was found dead at the Hyatt Hotel on Tuesday, with authorities suspecting suicide. Ministry spokesperson Kamogelo Mogotsi says the team led by […]
# Investigations are underway after a seven-year-old boy was fatally shot, allegedly by his eight-year-old cousin, in the Eastern Cape. Police say the child accessed a firearm in his father’s bedroom and fired, instantly killing his cousin. A murder case has been opened against the eight-year-old, while the father faces a charge for failing to […]
# The DA says it will oppose minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau’s proposed three-percent Black Economic Empowerment levy on unlisted businesses. The party warns the levy would burden companies, hurt small businesses, and cripple job creation. The DA’s Toby Chance calls for true empowerment through jobs and entrepreneurship, rather than forcing businesses […]
# The GOOD Party welcomes the ruling by the High Court in Pretoria rejecting the government’s attempt to delay the 167-million-rand apartheid-era damages case. Judge Nicoline Janse van Nieuwenhuizen said further delays serve no justice, especially for elderly victims, and ordered the government to pay costs. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron says the ruling is key […]
