# The DA says president Cyril Ramaphosa was wrong to praise Zimbabwe’s early 2000s land confiscations as essential and ambitious during his visit to Harare last week. The party says the process destroyed the neighbouring country’s economy and caused famine. They warn that using it as a model risks pushing South Africa’s controversial Expropriation Act. […]
# The DA urges Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi to explain why 1.7-billion-rand meant for one-thousand-750 new health posts has not increased staffing in public hospitals. The party says hospitals remain critically understaffed, with over 27-thousand vacancies, including two-thousand doctors and 17-thousand nurses. The DA’s Michéle Clarke says there are severe shortages at Inkosi Albert Luthuli […]
# The Public Servants Association has commended national police commissioner, Fannie Masemola, for returning 121 political killing dockets to the KwaZulu-Natal task team to speed up investigations. The PSA believes the unit has the expertise to deliver swift justice in cases where progress has stalled for months. The association’s Claude Naiker cautions the acting Police […]
# The South African National Defence Force will go ahead with joint naval exercises with Russia and China in November, at the same time as the G20 summit. According to News24, the drills will take place in the Western Cape and are likely to raise more tension with the US, which recently cancelled its last […]
# The National Employers’ Association of South Africa and Sakeliga say they will launch a multi-pronged fight against the new racial and gender quotas by appealing directly to the Constitutional Court. This after the High Court in Pretoria dismissed their urgent bid to halt the new employment equity regulations, set to start this month. NEASA […]
# The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers says August saw the strongest domestic new vehicle sales since October 2019. Sales rose nearly 19-percent year-on-year to over 51-thousand units. Passenger cars topped 36-thousand units, while exports also climbed over six-percent despite global tariff challenges. Toyota led sales, followed by Suzuki and Volkswagen. Naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa […]
# The Zion Christian Church says its new year consecration conference will take place from Wednesday to 10 September in Moria City in Limpopo. This marks its first major gathering since the Covid-19 pandemic. Attendees are urged to observe traffic rules, ensure vehicles are roadworthy, and supervise children. The church’s spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe says the […]
# Trade union Solidarity says more than four-thousand jobs are at risk as ArcelorMittal South Africa prepares to close its long steel plants in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal, and Vereeniging in Gauteng, including Vanderbijlpark. The union blames government inaction, citing high electricity costs, weak rail systems, and insufficient import protections. They pledge to support affected members […]
# The DA in the Western Cape is calling on National Treasury to review the comprehensive agricultural support programme ahead of the planting season. The party says the current schedule five classification forces farmers to apply for funding a year in advance, making timely support impossible. The DA’s Noko Masipa warns that without changes, agricultural […]
