# The City of Tshwane today launched Arbor month in Hammanskraal, with Santam donating 250-thousand-rand worth of trees to support the city’s urban greening programme. The initiative aims to plant 300-thousand trees over three-years in townships and informal settlements. The city’s Zintle Mahlati called on residents and organisations to join efforts in planting trees and […]
# South Africa’s steel giant ArcelorMittal is set to complete the wind-down of its long steel business by the end of this month. The closure will affect three-thousand-500 workers in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal, Vereeniging in Gauteng, and the rail and structural unit. Efforts to save the business, including government support, failed. CEO Kobus Verster blames […]
# South Africa’s manufacturing sector slipped back into contraction in August, with the Absa purchasing managers’ index falling to 49.5 points. New sales orders dropped sharply by 8.5 points following a brief rebound in July, while business activity remained weak at 45.8 points for the tenth consecutive month. Employment improved slightly but stayed below growth […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says the province is stepping up its fight against gender-based violence. During Women’s Month, the Department of Social Development launched 51 GBV-focused programmes and established two new GBV ambassador groups, bringing the total to 13. The province also funds 19 organisations and 25 shelters offering psycho-social, legal, and […]
# The MK Party says the City of Cape Town’s decision to award a major power transformer tender to Hitachi Energy is deeply troubling. The party has raised concerns about compliance with procurement laws, fairness in broad-based black economic empowerment, and due diligence, given Hitachi’s past misconduct. MK spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela says parliamentary questions have […]
# Police minister, Firoz Cachalia, has requested a detailed report from national police commissioner Fannie Masemola on the political killings task team. This follows the return of 121 dockets to the team amid allegations raised by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Cachalia says the matter is of public interest and must be investigated thoroughly. Ministry […]
# The DA says former Johannesburg Property Company CEO Helen Botes must still be held accountable, despite the National Prosecuting Authority declining to prosecute her. The party says the Special Investigating Unit’s findings of corruption were ignored and has written to Parliament demanding a full inquiry. The DA’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku says officials who misuse public […]
# The South African National Taxi Council in Ekurhuleni says all taxi operations have resumed following yesterday’s temporary halt. The pause was taken to protest repeated impoundments, high release fees, and slow licensing processes by government authorities. Santaco’s provincial secretary, Zweli Mnisi apologised to commuters for the inconvenience caused. Mnisi says operators remain committed to […]
# Employment and Labour minister, Nomakhosazana Meth, says the dismissal by the High Court in Pretoria of the challenge brought by the National Employers’ Association of South Africa and Sakeliga affirms the government’s efforts to drive workplace transformation. The two business organisations had sought to overturn the Employment Equity Act’s sectoral targets, arguing they were […]
