# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says the government will not take people’s homes as part of land reform efforts. Speaking at the Ahmed Kathrada Legacy Business Breakfast in Gauteng, he said the focus will be on redistributing large tracts of land owned by a few individuals to ensure fairer land ownership. Mashatile stressed that land […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has criticised DA ministers for remaining in the cabinet after voting against the national budget. In his address at the Ahmed Kathrada Legacy Business Breakfast in Gauteng, Mashatile questioned the DA’s continued participation in the government of national unity while rejecting its key fiscal plan, adding that such actions undermine […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has confirmed that ANC leaders will meet today to address divisions within the government of national unity over the national budget. Speaking at the Ahmed Kathrada Legacy Business Breakfast, Mashatile said the meeting aims to reach consensus following the DA’s decision not to support the budget. He also reaffirmed that […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union in KwaZulu-Natal urges the Crime Intelligence Unit to prioritise investigations into the killings of teachers and education workers in the uThukela District. This after education official Bonisiwe Ndima was gunned down while on her way to a meeting. SADTU provincial secretary Nomarashiya Caluza urged the Department of Education […]
# The DA in Johannesburg says the city’s proposed tariff increases are deeply concerning, especially amid ongoing service delivery failures. From next month, residents face steep hikes in water, sewage, refuse removal, and electricity rates. The DA’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku insists these hikes are unjustified and calls for better management and improved service delivery:
# Business leaders have urged president Cyril Ramaphosa and DA leader John Steenhuisen to prevent the collapse of the government of national unity, warning that it could cause lasting economic harm. According to News24, in a letter, several leaders, including Yellowwoods CEO Adrian Enthoven, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso, and Anglo-American CEO Duncan […]
# Western Cape MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, has celebrated the economic and cultural impact of the 29th Klein Karoo Arts Festival in Oudtshoorn. Speaking at the festival, Mackenzie highlighted that last year’s festival brought in up to 178-million-rand for the province’s economy. Mackenzie added the festival also created over 200 temporary […]
# Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau says retaliatory tariffs against the US would be ill-conceived without a full understanding of how it arrived at its decision to impose a 31-percent tariff on South Africa. The minister, alongside International Relations minister Ronald Lamola, held a joint media briefing on the government’s strategic approach to […]
# The GOOD Party says the government has failed to meet its deadline to eradicate pit latrines in schools. According to the party, Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube, like her predecessor Angie Motshekga, has not fulfilled the pledge, with four-percent of schools still relying on unsafe toilets. GOOD’s Kaden Arguil warns that without an updated […]
