# The Minerals Council South Africa says it’s ready to discuss the Mineral Resources Development Bill with the government to encourage investment, growth, and job creation in mining. The council supports transformation in the mining sector, the inclusion of responsible artisanal mining and criminalising illegal mining, but warns parts of the bill could discourage investment. […]
# AfriForum has filed an internal appeal after the South African Police Service ignored its Promotion of Access to Information Act application on the use of private security at police stations. The organisation says four months of silence raises serious concerns as the government considers regulations that could weaken the private security sector. AfriForum’s Jacques […]
# The DA says only 21-percent of social grant reviews in the Western Cape have been completed, leaving many beneficiaries at risk of losing access to social assistance. The party says more staff, better resources, self-help kiosks, and decentralised services are needed to speed up reviews and protect vulnerable citizens. The DA’s Wendy Kaizer-Philander calls […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum says the justice system must shield society from dangerous criminals. The forum welcomes the denial of bail by the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng for businessman Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe, who faces multiple charges, including orchestrating the assassination of Oupa ‘DJ Sumbody’ Sefoka in 2022. The forum’s spokesperson, Dennis Bloem, […]
# ActionSA says the City of Tshwane has made significant progress in fixing streetlights, with 91-thousand-581 repaired over the past year. The party states most repairs were carried out since October last year, when mayor Nasiphi Moya and her coalition partners took office. It has also launched the ‘Tshwane tracker portal’ to improve transparency but […]
# Statistics South Africa says inflation has risen to a ten-month high of 3.5-percent in July, up from three-percent in June. Household food budgets remain under strain, with food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation accelerating to 5.7-percent. Beef prices have risen nearly 29-percent over the past year, while vegetable inflation reached 14.6-percent. Stats SA’s Patrick Kelly […]
# The Madlanga judicial commission of inquiry into criminality, political interference, and corruption in the criminal justice system will begin hearings on the first of next month. Chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga says the first session is expected to be open to the public and will take place at the Bridgette Mabandla Justice College in central […]
# The South African Rooibos Council is engaging the US embassy and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition to seek relief from a newly imposed 30-percent tariff on Rooibos exports. Rooibos, grown only in the Western Cape, is mostly shipped in bulk to the US for blending, packaging, and marketing, creating jobs there. The […]
# The South African National Taxi Council says it will transport the body of e-hailing driver Siyanda Mthokozisi to KwaZulu-Natal for burial. Mthokozisi was shot outside Maponya Mall in Soweto, in Gauteng, last week, in what is suspected to be linked to tensions between e-hailing drivers and taxi operators. Santaco president Abnar Tsebe extended condolences […]
