# According to Statistics South Africa, retail trade sales rose by 3.9-percent in February compared to the same month last year. The strongest growth came from retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear, and leather goods at 15.7-percent, as well as general dealers, which increased by 3.4-percent. However, Stats SA’s Raquel Floris says on a month-to-month basis, […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says it has uncovered widespread fraud in the issuing of roadworthy certificates across several provinces. Their investigation revealed that vehicles failing inspections in Gauteng were being cleared within minutes at testing stations in Limpopo and North West. OUTA’s Rudie Heyneke warns that unroadworthy vehicles, enabled by corrupt officials, put […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has called for increased caution as heavy rains continue across the province. This follows a tragic incident in Utrecht yesterday, where a taxi was swept away while crossing the Ncamndane River. Of the four occupants, three escaped, but a woman drowned. The department’s Senzelwe Mzila […]
# AfriForum has filed an appeal against the Department of Water and Sanitation’s decision to block the transfer of irrigation water rights from a black farmer to a white farmer. The department argues the move contradicts its transformation goals. AfriForum’s Marais de Vaal insists that race should not be the sole factor in water licence […]
# Higher Education and Training minister Nobuhle Nkabane has vowed to take firm action following violent unrest at Walter Sisulu University’s Mthatha campus in the Eastern Cape. This after several students were injured and one person shot and killed during a protest yesterday. Nkabane, who visited the campus, expressed her condolences and pledged to ensure […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse urges Parliament to tighten control over benefits given to government ministers. They want all changes to executive perks to be reviewed, costed, and made public. This follows a submission backing the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Amendment Bill to stop perks being granted without proper oversight. OUTA’s Stefanie Fick […]
# The DA today laid corruption charges against Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane. The party alleges Simelane defrauded Eskom of over 700-thousand-rand while working for a consulting firm, Vitrovian, hired to manage unrest at the Kusile power station in Mpumalanga. The DA’s Glynnis Breytenbach accused president Cyril Ramaphosa of protecting corrupt ministers, calling for a […]
# AfriForum says Tenbosch Mining’s coal plan near the southern part of the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga is deeply flawed and threatens the environment. The organisation has written to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, and South African National Parks, as the public was not properly consulted and key steps were skipped. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern over the Eastern Cape’s financial management, following an Auditor-General report that revealed 197-million-rand in irregular expenditure. Addressing provincial leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay, Ramaphosa said 30 material irregularities were recorded, with 13 still unresolved. While acknowledging progress in clean audits and improved financial reporting, he stressed that mismanagement […]
