# The minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has urged the national council on gender-based violence and femicide to turn government commitments into action. Following the council’s inaugural meeting, Chikunga told the media, the council’s work must ensure laws and commitments translate into real protection for women and girls, survivors receive […]
# Minister for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says the newly-established national council on gender-based violence and femicide will strengthen the fight against the scourge. She briefed the media after the council’s inaugural meeting. Chikunga says the council will coordinate efforts across government, civil society, business and other sectors, while monitoring the […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says the automotive masterplan 2035 should include the retail motor industry. According to the union, the plan focuses too much on vehicle manufacturing while leaving out dealerships, repair centres and fuel stations. MISA’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says more than 311-thousand people work in the retail motor industry and should benefit […]
# Taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni has told the Madlanga commission that businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and Katiso “KT” Molefe allegedly worked as hitmen for the late taxi boss Mswazi Msibi. Sibanyoni says Msibi strengthened his security after he confronted him over an alleged assassination attempt in 2006. He testified that Msibi surrounded himself with […]
# Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, is calling for tougher action against unlicensed liquor outlets, as alcohol is a major driver of violent crime nationwide. Briefing the media on the latest crime statistics between April and June, Cachalia said violence often occurs at night and over weekends, particularly around liquor outlets. He added stronger enforcement […]
# The MK Party says the Special Investigating Unit’s findings on the Nkandla upgrades to former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal raise questions about who should be held responsible for the costs linked to the project. The party’s secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo says the SIU’s finding that the architect involved should pay 156-million-rand to […]
# The MK Party has stepped up preparations for the 4 November local government elections, with the launch of its ‘Let Us Return to the People’, campaign. According to the party, more than 300-thousand new members have been signed up since June. MK’s Sibonelo Nomvalo told the media the party has set up an election […]
# The minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the Department of International Relations and Cooperation is working through South Africa’s diplomatic missions in China to help locate six South Africans reported missing in Nepal. The six, believed to be from KwaZulu-Natal, have been unreachable since deadly flash floods struck the Bhote Koshi River area […]
# The MK Party has endorsed mayoral candidates for six metropolitan municipalities ahead of the local government elections on 4 November. The candidates are former DA mayor Bongani Baloyi for Johannesburg, Thulani Shongwe for Ekurhuleni, Zandile Hlophe-Mkhwanazi for eThekwini, Mapaseka Mothibi for Mangaung, Mzwandile Vaaiboom for Buffalo City and Mvuleni Map for Nelson Mandela Bay. […]
