# The DA says police officers accused of rape and other gender-based violence should be immediately suspended. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate recorded 116 alleged rape cases involving officers in the 2025/2026 financial year, up from 95 the previous year. The party’s Lisa Schickerling has urged acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia to strengthen accountability, ensure […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says the government should use private sector skills to speed up infrastructure projects. In her weekly newsletter, CEO Busisiwe Mavuso said investment fell to 13.6-percent of gross domestic product between April and June, the lowest level in five years. According to Mavuso, the government has budgeted more than one-trillion-rand for […]
# AgriSA says South African agriculture needs stronger links between problems on farms and government decisions. The organisation says issues such as poor roads, water delays, safety and labour challenges affect farmers and the wider food system. AgriSA says its network and centres of excellence help gather information from farmers, turn it into evidence and […]
# The DA warns 78-percent of Johannesburg’s motorway bridges are in poor or very poor condition and face a major maintenance backlog. The party has raised concerns about the safety of bridges, including the Hercules Bridge, which serves as the only exit for a residential complex. Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille says poor maintenance and […]
# Global oil tensions are driving sharp fuel price increases in South Africa from Wednesday. Petrol prices are going up between three-rand-12-cents and three-rand-33-cents per litre; diesel prices will go up by between two-rand-84-cents and three-rand-24-cents a litre, while illuminating paraffin rises by four-rand-77-cents a litre. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources spokesperson Lerato […]
# The National Consumer Commission has announced a safety recall affecting 291 Volkswagen Amarok vehicles sold in South Africa between June and September this year. The Commission’s Phetho Ntaba says the curtain airbags may not fully deploy during a front or side impact because of contact with a vehicle component. Ntaba urged owners to take […]
# The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption has provisionally withdrawn the corruption case against former acting police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and his co-accused. The case relates to a 2016 police contract worth more than 191-million-rand for emergency warning equipment, with 65-million-rand paid to the service provider. IDAC spokesperson Henry Mamothame says the accused face charges including […]
# Eastern Cape ANC Youth League leader and ward councillor candidate Ngawonke Bulala has died from gunshot wounds, three months after he was ambushed in Qumbu. He was shot alongside fellow league activist Wonele Gontshi, who died at the scene. Bulala had been in hospital since the June attack. No arrests have been made. His […]
# The Public Servants Association says the government must increase investment in the education sector to support teachers and improve learning. Commemorating World Teachers’ Day, the union believes educators need better working conditions and support as they face overcrowded classrooms, staff shortages, safety concerns, limited resources and growing administrative pressure. The PSA’s Claude Naiker calls […]
