# The Workers and Socialist Party says the South African Communist Party’s decision to contest the upcoming local government elections independently is a step in the right direction. However, it cautions that the SACP’s continuation of the Tripartite Alliance with the ANC is today the single most important obstacle to working-class unity. The Workers and […]
# The South African National Taxi Council in the Western Cape is urging the public not to speculate on the cause of the deadly accident on the N1 or apportion blame before the facts have been established. Twenty-one people died after two minibus taxis and a station wagon collided between Prince Albert Way and Leeu-Gamka. […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says the country continues to record among the highest levels of violence against women in the world, yet too many perpetrators continue to believe that they can act with impunity. This comes as investigators continue probing the deaths of five women whose bodies were discovered in and […]
# Indian explosives manufacturer Solar Industries has agreed to pay 21-point-8-billion rand in cash to acquire South African agriculture and mining group Omnia Holdings. Omnia says the deal will help the company grow its mining and agriculture businesses by allowing it to invest more in technology, research and new products. It is also expected to […]
# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has received no further reports of dead or dying sardines since early this month. Widespread sardine mortality were reported along the South African and Namibian coast. Spokesperson Zolile Nqayi says the consistent detection of high levels of pilchard herpesvirus in affected sardines, including samples from the […]
# Union federation Cosatu remains confident Transnet will continue to improve and therefore must remain a publicly owned company. It recorded a profit of 4.6-billion-rand at the end of March after a 1.9-billion-rand net loss in the previous financial year. COSATU’s Matthew Parks says the major improvements at the country’s ports, with exports no longer […]
# The GOOD Party has welcomed the decision by the Western Cape legislature’s appeals committee to set aside findings against the party’s secretary-general, Brett Herron. This related to a statement Herron made about the conduct of DA member Ian Cameron in August 2025. A vehicle carrying three DA members of Parliament came under attack in […]
# The eThekwini Municipality says emergency teams are on high alert after the Yellow Level 2 warning issued by the South African Weather Service for parts of KwaZulu-Natal today. A strong high-pressure system is expected to generate strong northerly to north-easterly winds. The municipality’s spokesperson, Senzelwe Mzila, says strong winds could have several impacts, particularly […]
# The Tshwane Metro Police Department has expressed concern about the recent arrests of pedestrians found on the highways across the metro. Over 30 pedestrians were arrested this past week on the N1 and N4, amid a dangerous trend of individuals crossing highways or hitchhiking along the busy roads. TMPD spokesperson Puleng Motholo says these […]
