# The DA urges the South African National Defence Force to speed up the demolition of trailer park homes in Postmasburg in the Northern Cape following deadly fires last year. These homes, declared unsafe years ago, remain a hazard after two fires, one of which claimed the lives of a sergeant’s wife and daughter. The […]
# The Department of Employment and Labour will today and tomorrow conduct targeted inspections in the construction and hospitality sectors in Knysna in the Western Cape. This is part of a programme led by minister Nomakhosazana Meth to bring services closer to people. The checks will make sure businesses follow labour laws. Ministry spokesperson Thobeka […]
# The City of Cape Town is piloting a new early childhood development programme aimed at fighting child abuse and neglect. More than 100 children and early childhood development workers took part in activities in Tafelsig and Wynberg. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, says protecting vulnerable children is a shared […]
# The MK Party has announced the redeployment of its secretary general, Floyd Shivambu, to Parliament. This comes after Shivambu took an unauthorised trip to Malawi, which the party says violated its constitution. The visit is linked to Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary’s extradition case. Reading the statement on behalf of party leader Jacob […]
# Action Society expressed outrage over a renewed parole application by former Cape Town police officer Marius van der Westhuizen, who was convicted in 2006 for murdering his three children. Van der Westhuizen had been granted parole in June last year, but it was overturned by the Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter Groenewald, in […]
# ActionSA says the latest economic growth figures confirm the economy is in crisis, with growth at just 0.1-percent in the first three months of this year. The party blames the government of national unity for failing to create jobs or revive key sectors like mining and manufacturing, which both shrank. ActionSA’s Alan Beesley called […]
# The government urges the public to help police track down those responsible for the brutal murder of the 14-year-old Likhona Fosa in Roodepoort in Gauteng. The deputy minister of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, and Police deputy minister, Polly Boshielo, today visited the scene in Durban Deep where […]
# The DA is calling for deeper cuts to red tape delaying renewable energy projects. According to the party, the Western Cape is working to speed up environmental approvals, but national rules are still too strict, and some projects take too long to process. The DA’s Dave Bryant wants a formal deal with the national […]
# South Africa’s economy grew by just 0.1-percent in the first three months of the year. The agricultural sector was the main driver, growing by nearly 16-percent thanks to good rains, which helped avoid a contraction in gross domestic product. However, mining and manufacturing dragged the economy down, with declines in key products like platinum […]
