# The DA says it has taken decisive action to have the Stellenbosch Municipality senior municipal employee Alexander Kannemeyer suspended. Kannemeyer was captured on video expressing racist views promoting unlawful labour practices. The party says within 48 hours of the news breaking, Stellenbosch mayor Jeremy Fasser called for a council meeting. The DA’s Willie Aucamp says […]
# Putco Bus Company says it is deploying nearly 300 buses to move worshippers to the Zion Christian Church gathering in Moria, Limpopo this weekend. PUTCO’s spokesperson, Lindokuhle Xulu says the operation is expected to transport close to 18-thousand congregants. He says departures have been scheduled from the early hours of today from Gauteng and Mpumalanga, with the return journey scheduled for […]
# Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth says social partners convened via the National Economic Development and Labour Council need to respond collaboratively to safeguard economic stability and shield workers and communities from being overlooked amid shocks. Meth addressed the opening of the NEDLAC Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg. The minister says solidarity is about workers uniting through […]
# Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth says the National Economic Development and Labour Council must deliver clarity and renewed resolve on the crisis of high unemployment. Meth was speaking during the opening of the NEDLAC Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg. The minister says the unemployment rate climbed to 33.2-percent in the second quarter of this year, up from 32.9-percent, underscoring persistent […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum says the strategy of president Cyril Ramaphosa to appoint the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into the allegations made a few months ago by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial police General Ntlantla Mkhwanazi, is a delaying tactic to suppress the truth. Spokesperson, Dennis Bloem says the forum is neither surprised nor shocked […]
# Rethink Your Drink and the DG Murray Trust are calling on government to action against the increase foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the country. Rethink Your Drink’s Kashifa Ancer say South Africa has the highest rates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the world. She says nationally, one in 12 children are affected. She adds […]
# As the world commemorates International Day of Charity today, Inyathelo, the South African Institute for Advancement, is calling on citizens to support the non-profit sector. This day is to raise awareness and mobilise people, NGOs, and stakeholders globally to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities. Inyathelo’s Feryal Domingo says citizens must also engage in […]
# Forum for South Africa has criticised AfriForum and Saai’s call for international sanctions against EFF leader Julius Malema. This is over the struggle songs he sing,s particularly ‘Kill the Boer’. AfriForum is set to send a delegate to Europe later this year to garner support for targeted sanctions against the EFF leader. FOSA leader, […]
# The GOOD Party has welcomed the appointment of Sarah Helena Roberts as the new Western Cape Commissioner for Children. The office operates under the Western Cape Commissioner for Children Act, 2019, and its responsibilities include monitoring child rights, conducting investigations, and providing support to government role-players. GOOD’s secretary-general, Brett Herron, says Roberts possesses the […]
