# The GOOD Party has criticised DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis over his comments about South Africa’s fifth Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Navi Pillay. In a radio interview last week, Hill-Lewis defended his party’s failure to acknowledge Pillay’s achievements and described her as divisive. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron says Hill-Lewis’s comments about Pillay are similar to […]
# The DA says up to 50 essential medicines are out of stock in the public healthcare system, including treatments for high blood pressure, diabetes and mental health conditions. The party is calling for an urgent parliamentary investigation into the shortages. The DA’s Michele Clarke warns that patients could face health risks if they cannot […]
# The DA says repeated air-conditioning failures at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Tshwane have forced delays to major orthopaedic surgeries for a second time in less than a year. The party’s Madeleine Hicklin says patients needing hip and fracture operations have been left waiting because operating theatres are too warm. Hicklin claims one patient’s […]
# The DA in the Western Cape calls for an urgent review of anti-gang operations as gang violence continues despite the deployment of the South African National Defence Force. This follows a shooting in Steenberg that left five people dead and three others wounded over the weekend. The party’s Benedicta van Minnen says more than […]
# The Bureau for Economic Research says the National Treasury has restored confidence in South Africa’s public finances, with government debt expected to have peaked at 78.4-percent of gross domestic product in the 2025/2026 financial year. However, the bureau states the proposed fiscal framework does not go far enough, as it lacks a firm debt […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association calls for a nationwide audit of police vehicle storage facilities after the High Court in Pretoria found the Police Ministry liable for a car stripped of its parts while in police custody. The woman’s Volkswagen Golf was returned without its engine, gearbox and several other components after being stored […]
# The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure says construction of a five-million-rand temporary bypass along Vyeboom Road, between Villiersdorp and Grabouw, is progressing well following extensive flood damage. Floodwaters damaged sections of the road and infrastructure around the Rust River bridge, disrupting connectivity. The bypass aims to restore connectivity and provide a safer alternative route […]
# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is stepping up efforts to protect Durban’s Bayhead Mangrove heritage site through coordinated enforcement and environmental cleanup operations. Deputy minister Narend Singh says government agencies, Transnet, eThekwini Municipality and other partners will work together to remove plastic pollution and restore the mangrove habitat. The initiative follows […]
# The City of Johannesburg urges residents and property owners to settle their municipal accounts before the festive season to avoid accumulating debt and possible service interruptions. The city reminds customers that credit control measures will continue throughout December, while applications for phase four of its debt relief programme close at the end of this […]
