# 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 […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union, SADTU, has expressed grave concern over growing calls from business interests and sections of the political establishment to exclude worker representatives from the boards overseeing workers’ pension and investment funds. SADTU spokesperson Nomusa Cembi says proposals by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana could undermine workers’ democratic control over their […]
# Acting National Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane has warned that anti-foreign sentiment must never be used to justify violence, looting, arson or intimidation. She says the Constitution protects peaceful protests and the right to express grievances, but these freedoms cannot be used to justify criminal acts or disrupt lawful activities. Dimpane says police will continue […]
# The African Unite Borders Bus Trucks Association has warned that tensions over immigration, asylum applications and refugee protection could lead to social and political instability. Association chairperson Mukhwathi Phumudzo says the government must urgently address immigration and border management to prevent tensions from escalating:
# A 36-year-old alleged pastor, who was wanted in connection with the murder of a four-month-old baby and the alleged rape of the child’s 43-year-old mother, has been arrested in Diepsloot, Johannesburg. The incident happened near the Hennops River along the R511 road in Atteridgeville on Wednesday. Police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says the suspect was […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions, has strongly condemned the burning of vehicles, shops and buildings, as well as looting and the destruction of property. The federation says no grievance, protest or political demand justifies violence against people, the destruction of livelihoods or the intimidation of communities. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani
says the violence has […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has welcomed the withdrawal of the Department of Home Affairs’ directives following the Constitutional Court judgment on asylum seekers. The committee has also resolved to convene an urgent, in-person meeting to examine how the judgment will be implemented, particularly in relation to asylum applications. The committee has directed […]
# COSATU is reconvening its 15th National Congress in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, from today until Thursday. The congress is being held under the theme, Building a militant, revolutionary labour movement and strengthening anti-imperialist working-class unity to defend jobs and advance socialism. COSATU spokesperson Zanele Sabela says the gathering will bring together more than one-thousand-800 […]
