# Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations warns that increased electricity costs could deepen the financial pressures experienced by households amid rising inflation, persistently high living costs and a stagnant economy. Eskom has proposed an 8.83-percent increase for its direct customers and an 8.84-percent increase for municipalities purchasing electricity from the power utility, effective from the […]
# The Workers and Socialist Party has urged the new leadership of COSATU to implement its 2022 resolution to sever political ties with the ANC. Delegates attending COSATU’s 15th National Congress in Kempton Park, Gauteng, voted for the union federation’s six top leadership positions yesterday, with the results expected to be announced today. The Workers and […]
# The Western Cape Mobility Department is calling on all valid e-hailing and metered taxi operating licence holders to nominate candidates in the first election of the new E-Hailing and Metered Taxi Council. The council will, amongst other things, represent the interests of valid operating licence holders, create an accountable governance structure through elected leadership […]
# Police arrested 16-thousand-380 suspects during a nationwide Operation Shanela in the past week alone. The suspects were apprehended for various criminal offences, including two-thousand-165 wanted suspects linked to violent crimes who were successfully traced and arrested across multiple provinces. Police spokesperson Vincent Mukhathi says that, in support of efforts to combat gender-based violence and […]
# ActionSA in Tshwane has criticised DA mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink for the financial and water infrastructure failures during his tenure leading the metro. Brink served as Tshwane mayor from March 2023 to September 2024. ActionSA’s Henriette Frohlich says under Brink’s mayoral ship, money the metro owed to Eskom ballooned from 1.1-billion-rand to 6.67-billion-rand, while the […]
# The Madlanga Commission says it will engage with controversial socialite Serge Cabonge on the allegations he made in a recording during former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s bail hearing. In the recording, Cabonge disputes claims about the nature of his dealings with Sibiya, discusses his relationship with businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and claims […]
# The ANC has welcomed the commencement of the 2026 National Senior Certificate examinations, with nearly one million candidates registered to sit for matric this year. ANC spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu emphasised the importance of building an education system that responds to the country’s needs and supports its developmental priorities. She says the examinations mark a […]
# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola says Africa’s development ambitions are being constrained by the growing burden of debt. He was speaking at the African and European Dialogue in Pretoria. Lamola says 25 African countries have in recent years spent more on debt servicing than on health and education. He says nations […]
# A total of 474 suspects have been arrested for various criminal offences during weekly crime-fighting operations in Cape Town. Two suspects are linked to the murder of two people and a hijacking in Cafda. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says the city will also continue calling for the devolution of […]
