# The DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the party begins its constitutional challenge of the Expropriation Act in the Western Cape High Court today. He says they are in court because the right to own property is fundamental to freedom, dignity and economic opportunity. Hill-Lewis says no government should be given vague and sweeping powers […]
# Minister Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, and deputy minister Sihle Zikalala will lead an intervention roadshow to ten public bodies identified across the country. This after they recorded the largest year-on-year decrease in reported Expanded Public Works Programme work opportunities during 2025/2026 financial year. The minister says the public bodies, which range from […]
# The Health Department has welcomed progress made towards a new tuberculosis vaccine and confirmed preparatory work to ensure timely access for South Africans. This forms part of ongoing efforts to eliminate this epidemic as a public health threat by the year 2030. The department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale says a vaccine that prevents TB disease […]
# The Food and Allied Workers Union has strongly condemned what it considers to be ongoing intimidation and pressure directed at its members during the protected strike at Heineken Beverages South Africa in Sandton, Johannesburg. FAWU spokesperson, Richard Aphane says Heineken has offered workers a five-percent wage increase, while the union members are demanding a […]
# Government and the private sector have launched the EmpowerHer Market Trade Fair to advance women’s economic empowerment by creating opportunities for women-owned businesses. The minster for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities in the Presidency, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says this is in showcasing their products and services, accessing new markets, establishing business partnerships, and engaging with potential […]
# The Water and Sanitation Department says it will continue with public consultation about the proposed tariff adjustments for the 2027/2028 financial year, before they are finalised. It says the consultations provide an important platform for stakeholders to gain a better understanding of the raw water pricing process, the factors influencing tariff adjustments, and the role […]
# Police say investigations on a consignment of cocaine worth an estimated 28-million -rand are ongoing to identify and apprehend those involved in the attempted smuggling operation. Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe says the cargo, which had arrived at OR Tambo International Airport, in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni on Friday on a flight from São Paulo, Brazil […]
# The South African Weather Service says it has recorded low rainfall in the Western Cape last month. Forecaster Samkelisiwe Thwala says below-normal rainfall was observed in June and persisted into July, with several parts of the region recording their lowest rainfall on record during July. She says preliminary rainfall data indicates that the Cape […]
# Deputy Minister for Electricity and Energy, Alexandra Abrahams, says the ministry will continue engaging the National Nuclear Regulator, the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute, Eskom and other stakeholders to strengthen institutional coordination across the nuclear sector. She says Koeberg Nuclear Power Station’s future contribution would depend on disciplined maintenance, the retention and development of specialist nuclear skills, […]
