# South African National Parks has welcomed the guilty verdict against former Kruger National Park regional ranger Rodney Landela and former state veterinary technician Kenneth Mochocho for illegally hunting and killing a white rhino in a protected area. The case has been before the courts for about ten years. Four other charges, including theft of […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has asked for army support as anti-immigration protests and violence continue in Durban. The unrest has spread to areas including Umlazi and Merebank, with vehicles and buildings set alight and businesses looted. The protests follow tensions over the processing of asylum applications. The Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed regret over the violence during protests in Durban and Soweto over the processing of asylum applications. Ten vehicles were burnt in Soweto and 14 in Durban on Thursday as protesters demonstrated against undocumented immigration and the acceptance of asylum applications. The protests followed a Constitutional Court ruling in July […]
# The ANC Youth League has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber, accusing him of mishandling the implementation of a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum applications. The league says directives issued by the department on 28 September caused confusion and contributed to unrest and pressure on refugee reception offices. […]
# COSATU has congratulated Justice Navi Pillay on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay grew up in a working-class family in Durban. She opened a legal practice in KwaZulu-Natal in 1967 and became South Africa’s first Black female High Court judge in 1995. COSATU spokesperson Matthew Parks says the award recognises her lifelong work to […]
# The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Andy Mothibi, and the acting head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Ntuthuzelo Vanara, have welcomed the conviction of two company directors and three Gupta-linked mining companies for fraud and money laundering involving 107.5-million-rand. The Johannesburg High Court found Ronica Ragavan, Pushpaveni Govender, Optimum Coal Mine, Koornfontein Mines […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has welcomed the High Court in Pretoria’s setting aside of Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau’s decision to promulgate the Legal Sector Black Economic Empowerment Code. Spokesperson Jaco Mulder says this reinforces the principle that ministers must independently consider legal requirements and justify significant departures from general BEE codes. […]
# The ANC has welcomed the return of deputy president Paul Mashatile to his official duties following his recovery. The party is encouraged that he has regained his health and is ready to resume his responsibilities in service of the people of South Africa. Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu wishes Mashatile continued good health, strength and success […]
# The DA in the Western Cape encourages all eligible arts, culture and heritage organisations across the Cape Town metropolitan area to apply for the City of Cape Town’s Grants-in-Aid funding for the next two financial years. The party’s Benedicta van Minnen says in the 2025/26 financial year, the city allocated 3.81-million-rand to 14 organisations […]
