# The South African Communist Party says it stands with the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ unity and the broader unity of the entire progressive trade union movement. This comes after COSATU’s 15th national congress collapsed earlier this week over a squabble over leadership and delegate credentials. SACP’s Alex Mashilo says it respects COSATU’s organisational […]
# Teachers’ union SADTU says violence against women is not only a gross violation of human rights, but also devastates families and undermines the very foundation of society. This follows the discovery of nine women’s bodies in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. SADTU spokesperson Nomusa Cembi says they condemn in the strongest terms all acts of brutality. She […]
# Union federation COSATU is concerned about the dangers posed by the Constitutional Court ruling setting aside the Public Procurement Act. The legislation aimed to create uniform rules for how government institutions, provinces, and municipalities spend public money on goods and services. The court ruled the National Assembly failed to allow reasonable public participation following significant […]
# The Gauteng government has accused the DA of exploiting the tragic killings of women in Ekurhuleni for political gain. Earlier this week, the party offered to add 500-thousand-rand to the police’s 400-thousand-rand cash reward for information that could assist the investigation into the murders of nine women. Provincial government spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga says the […]
# The DA says the Constitutional Court judgment declaring the Public Procurement Act unconstitutional and invalid is a decisive victory for constitutional subsidiarity. The Western Cape Government and the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism had challenged Parliament’s process, including the treatment of Chapter 4, which deals with the use of public procurement to advance socioeconomic […]
# The South African National AIDS Council Civil Society Forum has condemned the killing of nine women across Ekurhuleni, saying this highlights the grave and persistent crisis of gender-based violence and femicide in the country. Kempton Park is currently under lockdown, as investigations into these murders are ongoing. The forum’s spokesperson, Karabo Makgato, says they are […]
# The Department of Health says South Africa has recorded 18 laboratory-confirmed Mpox cases and one probable case between 14 August and 17 September. Fifteen cases have been recorded in Cape Town, three in Gauteng, and the one probable case is in KwaZulu-Natal. The affected individuals range in age from 23 to 50 years. The […]
# The eThekwini Municipality has welcomed Ethiopian Airlines’ decision to launch a daily non-stop air service connecting Durban directly to Addis Ababa from 11 December. Previously, travellers and freight operators navigating between Durban and East Africa, as well as onward global markets, were required to connect via domestic layovers in Johannesburg or Cape Town. The […]
# Women in Need calls on president Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure the classification of gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster leads to urgent, measurable and adequately resourced action. This follows the discovery of nine women’s bodies in Ekurhuleni. The organisation’s spokesperson, Dorothy Mabelebele, says the Human Sciences Research Council’s GBVF prevalence study found […]
