# Solidarity’s Helping Hand marked World Hunger Day with more than 40 initiatives nationwide under the theme ‘hungry for hope’. Activities included soup kitchens, food and blanket donations, literacy drives and community support projects aimed at vulnerable families. The organisation encouraged South Africans to help raise funds for feeding schemes. Solidarity’s Gerhard Pretorius says the […]
# The South African Reserve Bank has increased the repo rate by 25 basis points to seven-percent due to rising inflation risks. Rising global oil prices, ongoing geopolitical tensions and recent flooding have weakened the country’s economic outlook and pushed inflation higher. Governor Lesetja Kganyago says inflation rose to four-percent in April, driven mainly by […]
# Police are intensifying nationwide operations against illegal immigration through Operation Shanela. Nearly one-thousand-900 undocumented foreigners were arrested in the past week alone for violating immigration laws. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says since January this year, more than 29-thousand illegal foreigners have been arrested during intelligence-driven operations, roadblocks and stop-and-searches. Mathe urged communities to avoid […]
# The DA says urgent reforms are needed in the parole system after reports that nearly 28-thousand parolees are untraceable. The party plans to ask Parliament’s portfolio committee on Correctional Services to review the community corrections system and push for GPS-enabled electronic monitoring of violent offenders on parole. DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says the findings […]
# Eskom says three young South African scientists will represent the country at the International Mathematics, Science and Engineering Fair in Turkey next month. They will present projects on rocket science, climate impacts on fish, and advanced mathematical modelling. The delegation includes learners from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and the Free State. Their research […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says the success of Operation Prosper depends on intelligence-led policing and stronger cooperation from communities to help identify gang crime perpetrators. He was speaking during a visit to gang-affected areas on the Cape Flats, including Mitchells Plain, Lentegeur and Gugulethu, where violent shootings continue despite a military deployment. Mashatile says […]
# AfriForum says the Johannesburg Society of Advocates must be transparent about its pupillage admissions process following allegations of racial discrimination. The organisation has requested detailed information dating back to 2016, including applicant numbers, admission rates, and the race and gender breakdown of candidates. It’s also seeking clarity on whether race-based criteria, quotas, or targets […]
# The United Africans Transformation says more than two-thousand-500 learners from Dulcie September Primary School in Rabie Ridge, Midrand, have been left without proper schooling for over six-weeks due to unsafe and collapsing infrastructure. The party states the school was moved into temporary structures that are no longer safe, with poor sanitation and damaged facilities. […]
# The DA says recovery efforts in flood-hit parts of the Western Cape are being slowed by bureaucratic delays. The party cites that communities and farmers in areas such as Witzenberg and Worcester have suffered severe damage to infrastructure, with farm workers displaced and essential services disrupted. The DA’s Noko Masipa says disaster funding is […]
