# SA Canegrowers says the sugar industry is set for a better harvest this year, with an expected 18million tons of sugarcane, up from last year’s 16 million tons. However, the organisation warns the industry is still at risk due to delays in raising sugar import tariffs and a possible 30-percent tax on exports to […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister, Dean Macpherson, says disciplinary action will be taken against senior officials implicated in an 800-million-rand oxygen plant tender fraud. This follows PricewaterhouseCoopers’ forensic investigation, revealing fake documents and irregular procurement processes. Macpherson added that Independent Development Trust CEO Tebogo Malaka faces possible suspension over her alleged role, stressing that […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation director-general, Zane Dangor, says there are no guarantees that South Africa will secure a favourable trade deal with the US by Friday. Dangor spoke at the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation seminar in Sandton and warned that demands around domestic policies like black economic empowerment are clouding the process. […]
# The DA says Gauteng’s schools of specialisation, meant to teach high-tech subjects like aviation and nuclear science, are not connected to the internet. Education MEC Matome Chiloane confirmed that none of the schools are linked to the provincial broadband network. The DA’s Michael Waters says this is a crisis, especially after the schools faced […]
# South Africa’s mid-year population has reached 63-million this year, with women making up just over 51-percent. Gauteng remains the most populated province with over 16-million residents, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 12-million, while the Northern Cape has one million people. Gauteng and the Western Cape are the top destinations for internal migration. Statistics South Africa’s […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister, Dean Macpherson, has handed over a damning report on an 800-million-rand oxygen plants tender to the Hawks for criminal investigation. The report, compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers, exposed fraud, irregular procurement, and governance failures by the Independent Development Trust. Macpherson told the media that one company, Bulkeng, was awarded contracts worth […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says ANC-run municipalities in the Free State are collapsing due to financial mismanagement and corruption. After a recent oversight visit, the party says no real action is taken against officials involved in irregularities, and unfunded budgets continue despite warnings. The FF Plus’s Armand Cloete says the provincial government has no […]
# The Public Servants Association calls on Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi to urgently intervene at Tembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni, as staff are facing bullying and intimidation. The union claims management is forcing doctors to report to other hospitals without proper consultation, thereby violating labour laws. The association’s Ntokozo Sibiya warns that if these practices continue, […]
# Police have arrested a 25-year-old Brazilian woman at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng for attempting to smuggle cocaine worth four-million-rand into South Africa. The suspect arrived from São Paulo via Doha and was intercepted through a joint intelligence-led operation. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says officers found about ten kilograms of cocaine in […]
