# Activists and Citizens Forum says the killings in the Western Cape, especially in Cape Town, need urgent and drastic intervening to save the lives of innocent people in gang infested areas. Activists and Citizens Forum spokesperson, Dennis Bloem says almost every week, South Africans hear of mass killings in African townships in Cape Town. […]
# The ATM is calling upon government to officially declare the teenage pregnancy crisis a national pandemic, prompting immediate allocation of resources and attention. The party says over two-thousand-716 girls aged ten to 14 gave birth in just one year, and more than 100 of these cases were reported in the Eastern Cape alone from […]
# The Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed that nine new cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been reported in the province. This brings the total of confirmed cases in the province to seventeen. The department says the Free State has four distinct outbreaks across the Moqhaka, Metsimaholo and Mafube Local Municipalities. […]
# ActionSA in Tshwane is encouraging residents to support local farmers at Tshwane Fresh Produce Market in Pretoria. The party says the market is open to residents and businesses that want to buy small quantities of fruit and vegetables for household consumption, family events and retail. ActionSA’s Henriette Frohlich says the recently Council-approved Tshwane Fresh Produce […]
# Three people were killed when a Volkswagen Polo collided into the rear of the light delivery vehicle on the N4 toll road between Karino and Valecia interchange in Mbombela, Mpumalanga last night. The provincial Department of Community Safety Security and Liaison’s spokesperson, Moeti Mmusi says the sedan overturned on the side of the road […]
# The Auditor-General South Africa has issued an unqualified clean audit opinion on the financial statements of the Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation for the 2024/25 financial year. The ministry’s spokesperson, Veli Mbele says this is the department’s 5th consecutive clean audit outcome. He says the audit confirms that the department’s financial performance and […]
# The DA in Johannesburg has written to the mayoral committee member for Public Safety, Mgcini Tshwaku, to request an urgent meeting. The party says this to discuss the circumstances that led to the deaths of two trainee candidates of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police who allegedly died following a JMPD physical fitness assessment a week ago. The DA’s […]
# Cosatu says it is deeply concerned about retrenchments announced recently across various sectors in South Africa. The trade union referred to amongst others, Ford’s plan to cut 470 jobs last week. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela also mentioned ArcelorMittal South Africa who decided to pull the plug on its long steel operations in Newcastle and […]
# Cosatu says it is urgent that the government ramp up engagements with the US over the 30-percent tariff hikes imposed on South Africans exports. The federation says negotiations must ensure that tariffs can be lowered and a mutually beneficial new trade agreement put in place. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says the tariffs will have […]
