# The GOOD Party welcomes remarks by US president Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser, Pastor Mark Burns, dismissing claims of a white genocide in South Africa. Speaking during a visit to the country, Burns said there is no evidence of targeted killings of white South Africans and criticised those spreading the claims as opportunists. GOOD secretary-general […]
AfriForum has strongly criticised the City of Tshwane’s new city cleaning levy, calling it an act of double taxation. The municipality has approved a monthly charge of around 200-rand for properties not using its refuse collection service. According to the organisation, residents who opted for private refuse removal due to poor municipal service are now […]
# The Ladysmith Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal has sentenced former DA councillor Michael Buthelezi to four life terms plus 15-years in prison for the murder of his fiancée and three children in a house fire in Bergville in 2023. Buthelezi was also convicted of arson and giving false information to the police. National Prosecuting Authority […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced the preferred bidders for the third round of the battery energy storage independent power producer procurement programme. The 9.5-billion-rand initiative will deliver 616 megawatts of storage capacity in the Free State. Norwegian company Scatec ASA will build the Haru project, while South African firm Mulilo will […]
# A Cape Town police officer was shot and killed outside his home in Vrygrond early this morning while on his way to work at Wynberg police station. His family, who were inside the house at the time, were unharmed. Provincial Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile has vowed that no resource will be spared in bringing […]
# Statistics South Africa reports a 14.8-percent year-on-year drop in liquidations for April. Liquidations of close corporations fell by 12 cases, while company liquidations declined by seven. Stats SA’s Onica Mushwana says over the three months ending April, liquidations decreased by 6.9-percent, and a six-percent drop was recorded for the first four months of the […]
# US pastor and ally to president Donald Trump, Mark Burns, has condemned the controversial ‘Kill the Boer’ chants, saying such rhetoric fuels racial division in South Africa. Burns told Newzroom Afrika that calls to seize land and chants targeting white farmers send dangerous messages and undermine efforts to build unity. He urged South Africans […]
# A close ally of US president Donald Trump, Pastor Mark Burns, has dismissed claims of a white genocide in South Africa, calling them false and manipulated. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, Burns said Trump was misled by white South African groups, including AfriForum, who exaggerated land grabs and violence to secure refugee status in the […]
# The DA in the Western Cape welcomes a surge in air passenger numbers, as Cape Town International Airport recorded nearly one-million arrivals in April. Over 700-thousand were domestic travellers, while international arrivals jumped 17-percent year-on-year to over 269-thousand. George Airport also saw a 25-percent rise in traffic. The DA’s Noko Masipa credits Wesgro’s Air […]
