# Business Leadership South Africa says the government must keep its economic reforms and policy commitments on track. The organisation supports Eskom’s plan to prepare for a more competitive electricity market, with more private companies supplying power. It also wants progress on separating the utility’s transmission business and reducing the 120-billion-rand debt owed by municipalities. […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum says townships have become increasingly unsafe following the series of deadly tavern shootings in Gauteng and the Western Cape over the weekend. The forum’s Dennis Bloem calls for stronger police crime intelligence operations to prevent mass shootings and identify those responsible. He also urged the government to tighten border […]
# University of Cape Town Emerita professor Sue Harrison has been elected an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, recognising her contribution to engineering research, innovation and capacity development. Harrison, now Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Queensland in Australia, spent 30 years at UCT, where she built a […]
# The DA welcomes the Special Investigating Unit’s recovery of 42-million-rand linked to the Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal. However, the party argues recovering public money is not enough, calling for the entire corruption network to be investigated, with those found responsible facing disciplinary or criminal action. The DA’s Madeleine Hicklin has urged the Gauteng Health […]
# Civil society groups are calling for the reversal of the government’s approval of Israeli company Navitas Petroleum’s involvement in offshore oil exploration in the Orange Basin. The South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Coalition, Masifundise Development Trust, Natural Justice and the Climate Justice Coalition are among the groups raising concerns about the deal’s environmental […]
# The DA says it’s concerned about contraceptive shortages at several health facilities, just as the Department of Health prepares to switch to a new national supply contract on the first of next month. According to the party, commonly used contraceptives, including daily pills like Triphasil and Nordette, are unavailable at several clinics. The DA’s […]
# The Public Servants Association says teachers in North West have the right to work in a safe environment. This follows the stabbing of a deputy principal at Mammutla Secondary School last week. The union urges the provincial Education Department to strengthen security, including controlled access, more security personnel and faster responses to threats. PSA’s […]
# Soccer: The Johannesburg Metro Police Department warns motorists of significant traffic disruptions in Orlando, Soweto, today, ahead of the Bafana Bafana match against Guinea at the Orlando Arena. Road closures will start from 10 am, affecting routes including the N17, Soweto Highway, Klipspruit Valley Road, Martha Louw Street and Mooki Street. JMPD’s Xolani Fihla […]
# The government and the New Development Bank have signed a loan agreement worth about three-billion-rand to support a bulk water supply project in Limpopo. The funding will go towards the first stage of the Olifants Management Model Programme. The project will provide water to communities and industrial users in Mogalakwena Municipality, using water from […]
