# Employment and Labour minister Nomakhosazana Meth has criticised the DA’s legal challenge against amendments to the Employment Equity Act, calling it an attack on transformation. Meth accused the DA of trying to maintain apartheid-era inequalities and hindering progress made since 1994 to achieve workplace fairness. Ministry spokesperson Thobeka Magcai says the changes aim to […]
# The DA says it’s ready to begin arguments in the High Court in Pretoria today, to challenge the Employment Equity Amendment Act. The party argues the law introduces racial quotas disguised as targets, unfairly excluding people from jobs based on race, and is unconstitutional. DA federal council chairperson, Helen Zille told the media the […]
# Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of journalist Aserie Ndlovu and his partner Zodwa Mdhluli, who went missing in February. Police say the first suspect was the last person seen with the couple, while the others were found with car parts believed to belong to the missing journalist. Two Citi […]
# The City of Ekurhuleni has suspended 389 metro police officers for their involvement in an illegal strike on 19 March. The officers downed tools in protest over salary adjustments and blocked major highways, including the R21 and N3, disrupting traffic and access to OR Tambo International Airport. They now face possible dismissal for gross […]
# Mining Affected Communities United in Action says proposed changes to the Geoscience Act are a threat to land rights and amount to land grabs in disguise. They warn that the amendments would let state agencies access land for geological mapping without community consent. The advocacy group’s Magnificent Mndebele says this undermines constitutional rights and […]
# The South African Medical Research Council welcomes Science, Technology, and Innovation minister, Blade Nzimande’s plan, to set up a science and innovation funding group after the US government pulled out major health research programmes. The council states this sudden funding loss threatens vital work on diseases like HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases. The council’s […]
# Premier Soccer League general manager and former FIFA referee Ace Ncobo and his wife, Salomie, have been granted bail after appearing in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape on charges of fraud and money laundering. The pair are accused of misusing over 15-million-rand donated by PetroSA for school infrastructure projects in the […]
# Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment minister, Dion George, says 103 rhinos were poached between January and March this year. Most rhinos were killed in South African National Parks reserves, with KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo also recording notable losses. No rhinos were killed in Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, or Northern Cape. George has welcomed the […]
# The DA says the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education is in financial collapse, putting over two-million learners at risk. This after service providers for the school nutrition programme went unpaid. The party says the department made financial promises it cannot keep and misled the public. The DA’s Sakhile Mngadi blames the department for poor financial […]
