# Kaelo Health Insurance says South Africa’s health insurance market is growing as rising medical scheme costs put private healthcare cover increasingly out of reach for working citizens. The country’s biggest medical schemes are increasing rates by seven to nine-percent for 2027, more than double the Council for Medical Schemes guideline. Kaelo’s Jordan Bortz says workers without […]
# DigiDeeds says its mobile application has attracted more than five-thousand-300 members since its launch in March, as it seeks to address South Africa’s housing recognition challenge. CEO Jaco Carstens says the initiative aims to help households whose homes fall outside the formal property system. He says according to the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance […]
# The South African Police Service has advertised five-thousand-500 entry-level police trainee positions for the 2026/2027 recruitment intake, offering qualifying applicants an opportunity to enter police training. Applicants must be aged 18 to under 35. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says this is an opportunity for young, patriotic and service-driven citizens to turn their passion for […]
# The GOOD Party in Stellenbosch says it plans to extend its clean-up campaign to other communities in need, working alongside residents to identify neglected areas and support long-term improvements. The party launched its environmental cleanup awareness campaign in Klapmuts last week, where councillors, aspirant candidates, residents, activists and local leaders came together to clean […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde and Finance MEC Deidré Baartman are calling on Finance minister Enoch Godongwana to introduce decisive measures to ease the rising cost of living. The minister will table the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in Parliament today. Winde says rising electricity and fuel costs are putting increasing pressure on households and […]
# Gauteng Traffic Police recorded over three-thousand-400 traffic offences last week, as part of its road safety and traffic law enforcement operations. During the operations, traffic officers charged 457 motorists for failing to produce professional driving permits and driving licences. Police spokesperson Sello Maremane says the traffic offences recorded included traffic signal violations, speeding, failure to […]
# City Power has appealed to the police and the Department of Defence for military intervention to help secure the City of Johannesburg’s power grid. This is due to the escalating theft, vandalism and sabotage of critical electricity infrastructure reported across the metro. In the latest incident, the Braamfontein Substation was vandalised, and cables were […]
# Western Cape MEC for Social Development Wendy Kaizer-Philander is calling on members of the public and police to help protect social service professionals. This follows another hijacking involving a departmental vehicle in Khayelitsha. Kaizer-Philander says 20 injury on duty reports linked to these incidents have been recorded. She adds social service professionals must be […]
# Union GIWUSA is calling on Finance minister Enoch Godongwana to announce an emergency, state-led jobs plan to address unemployment in today’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. The country’s official unemployment rate rose to 33.6-percent in the second quarter of this year. GIWUSA president Mametlwe Sebei says the plan should include mass public employment programmes, direct […]
