# The DA says it has written to Transport minister Barbara Creecy, urging her to urgently consider the proposals to address the growing issue of heavy freight trucks wreaking havoc in Nxuba, in the Eastern Cape. The DA’s Heinrich Müller says Nxuba along the N10 corridor has for years been traversed and parked in by heavy trucks, undermining […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says it stands in militant opposition to the ongoing bloodbath of retrenchments across several sectors in the country. ArcellorMittal SA is set to shut down its long steel business by the end of September, resulting in three-thousand-500 job losses. Ford Motor Company SA also plans to […]
# Cosatu says it rejects the attempts by AfriForum and other right-wing extremists to block the National Economic Development and Labour Council engagements on the Firearms Amendment Bill. This comes as the SA Gun Owners’ Association, AfriForum and Safe Citizen have raised the alarm over an internal Business Unity SA notice claiming Nedlac was assembling a […]
# University of Pretoria researcher, professor Hanlie Smuts, says the cost of storing the world’s constantly growing dark data, which is data that is stored but never used, is creating a significant carbon footprint. Globally, data centres already account for approximately two-percent of carbon or greenhouse gas emissions, and this is expected to double by 2030 […]
# A total of 346 suspects were arrested for various criminal offences in Silverton and Villieria in Tshwane during Operation Shanela over the weekend. The suspects were apprehended for crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, rape, armed robbery and gender-based violence-related crimes. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says 44 undocumented foreign nationals were also detained […]
# Western Cape MEC of Social Development, Jaco Londt, says the Fountain of Hope Intermediate Child Youth Care Centre in Philippi is a critical response to a long-standing systemic gap in the child protection system in the country. The centre is a first-of-its-kind facility in South Africa, providing accommodation and support for young people transitioning […]
# The University of Johannesburg, in partnership with Absa Business Banking and Qhubeka Charity, recently donated bicycles to 129 Grade 11 learners at Hanyani Secondary School outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. This bicycle initiative arose out of UJ’s transformative Societal Impact project, of leverages technology to address critical infrastructure needs for residents in under-resourced areas. UJ Vice-Chancellor […]
# The Moja Research Institute says former president Thabo Mbeki should not allow former Democratic Republic of Congo president, Joseph Kabila, to whitewash him as a peacemaker and hero. Mbeki and his foundation have come under criticism for inviting representatives of the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 to the second African Peace and Security Dialogue held […]
# The GOOD Party is calling on the City of Cape Town to comply with a court order on the Dial-a-Ride service, and ensure that this vital service is fully operational for all affected residents. Last week, the Western Cape High Court ordered the metro to halt its planned cuts to the Dial-a-Ride service until the […]
