# The Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says South Africa remains a constitutional democracy governed by the rule of law, stressing that matters relating to asylum, migration and border management must be addressed through lawful processes. This follows the arrest of 30 people include individuals identified as ringleaders for public violence […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development has welcomed the Public Protector’s achievement of 100-percent of its performance targets across all programmes during the 2025/26 financial year. The institution also received a clean audit outcome, with no material findings from the Auditor-General of South Africa. But, Committee Chairperson Xola Nqola says the committee […]
# ActionSA has criticised the lack of completed affordable housing projects in Cape Town’s CBD, following an admission by Western Cape Premier Alan Winde that no such project has been completed in the CBD since 2017. The party says Winde acknowledged that several affordable and social housing projects are in the pipeline, but none has […]
# Western Cape Health and Wellness MEC Mireille Wenger has launched South Africa’s first rewards programme for public healthcare users. WOWRewards will begin as a long-term pilot in Westridge, Mitchells Plain, testing whether incentives can encourage healthier lifestyles and earlier access to preventative care. Wenger says the programme aims to extend the benefits of rewards […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has raised concerns over irregular expenditure, consecutive deficits and a doubling of spending on consultants at the Commission for Gender Equality. The committee also questioned weaknesses in performance verification and demanded explanations for unfilled research posts. Members called for stronger consequence management, saying officials […]
# The DA in Gauteng says recent power and electrical failures affecting Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant and the Palmiet system have exposed vulnerabilities in the province’s water infrastructure. The party’s Nico De Jager says it is unacceptable that a single electrical failure in 2026 could threaten water supplies to millions of residents and […]
# Afrika Mayibuye Movement has questioned whether government support programmes are improving conditions in struggling municipalities. The concerns follow recent meeting, where the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs reported achieving 86-percent of its annual performance targets, despite ongoing water and sewage failures and poor infrastructure spending. Mayibuye spokesperson Sydney Baloyi says municipal interventions […]
# The United Progressive People Alliance, has wished the Matric Class of 2026 well as learners prepare to begin their final examinations on Tuesday. Umalusi has confirmed that approximately 1.08-million candidates are registered to write the year-end examinations at nine-thousand-183 centres across the country. UPPA spokesperson Abel Tau has recognised the hard work, sacrifices and […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union has welcomed a Johannesburg High Court ruling allowing the reconvening of the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ 15th National Congress. The Congress resumes today in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, and will continue until Thursday, to complete its outstanding business. SADTU’s spokesperson, Nomusa Cembi has described the judgment […]
