# Mount Taishan and South African National Parks has signed a cooperation agreement that marks an important milestone in strengthening international cooperation on conservation and sustainable development. Building on the longstanding partnership between the Western Cape government and Shandong Province, the agreement provides a framework for collaboration in biodiversity conservation, protected area management, sustainable tourism, […]
# Cosatu says it remains extremely concerned by the lack of a comprehensive package of interventions to stabilise and rebuild the alarming number of financially distressed municipalities. The Federation says it has noted tentative progress with 42 delinquent municipalities responding to National Treasury temporary withholding funds and the staggered release of these payments to them. […]
# The suspended head of Crime Intelligence, Feroz Khan, has been discharged from hospital yesterday after he was shot in Houghton, Johannesburg earlier this month. Khan was taken to an undisclosed location where he will undergo rehabilitation. He was shot just days before he was scheduled to appear before the Madlanga Commission. Khan’s attorney Mohammed Valley […]
# The Soil of Africa civic movement is calling on all stakeholders to cooperate fully with the Madlanga Commission and to allow its work to proceed without unnecessary delay. The Commission has subpoenaed the head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Andrea Johnson, to appear next week. Johnson failed to appear for her scheduled testimony […]
# The DA in the Western Cape is calling on the national government to urgently appoint a permanent provincial police commissioner to fight against ongoing violent crime in the communities. Provincial police commissioner, Thembisile Patekile retired at the end of last month after serving a distinguished 40-year career in police. The DA’s Benedicta van Minnen says the Western Cape cannot continue to fight increasingly sophisticated […]
# The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Foundation strongly condemned plans by the March and March movement to use their 67 minutes of community service on Mandela Day for planned anti-migrant protests. A poster circulated this week by March and March under the heading Honouring the People’s President, invokes the names […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Southern African Customs Union remains one of South Africa’s greatest strategic assets. Ramaphosa was addressing the fourth South Africa and Namibia Bi-National Commission Business Forum in Johannesburg. He says as the world’s oldest customs union, SACU has demonstrated remarkable resilience. The president says the union has evolved to meet the demands […]
# The Independent Police Investigative Directorate has arrested two remaining suspects in the 2023 raid and seizure of precious stones worth 14-million-rand from a property in Killarney, Johannesburg. IPID spokesperson Lizzy Suping says both suspects are expected to appear before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. She says there were initially six suspects, with one that has […]
# MANCOSA Academic says South Africa’s declining performance in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education has become a pressing concern. Global benchmarks consistently rank the nation poorly, highlighting systemic challenges that demand urgent attention. Spokesperson Precious Buthelezi says this threatens the country’s ability to compete in a knowledge-driven economy. She says many learners arrive at university […]
