# Union federation Cosatu has described the 2026/2027 Budget and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework as lacklustre, saying it fails to respond decisively to the fundamental crises facing the working class and the economy. The federation does welcome positive allocations for health and education, in particular 7.8-billion-rand for the National Health Insurance Grants. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says […]
# The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services says it is on high alert as a cold front sweeps across Gauteng. Wet and cold weather conditions are expected in the province from today. Johannesburg is forecast to reach a high of 15 degrees Celsius, and there is an 86-percent chance of rain. Emergency Services spokesperson, […]
# Gauteng police have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old Grade 10 learner from Mokgome Secondary School in Meadowlands, Soweto. Preliminary investigations reveal that the deceased was attacked and assaulted by unknown suspects with a panga in Braamfischerville. Police spokesperson, Tintswalo Sibeko, says more arrests are possible:
# The DA says former Social Development minister Sisisi Tolashe may have been removed as an ANC cabinet minister, but that does not take away from criminal accountability. Two reports allege Tolashe’s possible culpability in irregular appointments. The DA’s Nazley Sharif says cabinet didn’t permit Tolashe to appoint her director-general for five years, and a […]
# The African Christian Democratic Party says Zama Zamas are threatening law and order in the City of Johannesburg. This as illegal miners are tunnelling under Johannesburg, forcing businesses and residents to spend money on emergency repairs and temporary infrastructure to keep operating. ACDP’s Chris Rohlssen says it is clear that the South African National […]
# The GOOD Party says government at all its levels must take responsibility for mismanaging the crisis of poverty, under-delivery, exclusion and its own immigration policies. Anti-foreigner protests have spread across the country in recent days, with flare-ups in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. GOOD’s secretary-general, Brett Herron, says South Africans are justifiably angry about […]
# Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, says government is committed to strengthening collaboration between municipalities and traditional leadership institutions. He led a consultation between his department and the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders on the Reviewed Draft White Paper on Local Government. Hlabisa says the review provides the chance […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa is calling on organised labour, community organisations and youth movements to immediately mobilise against ongoing xenophobic attacks and the so-called June 30 deadline. GIWUSA president Mametlwe Sebei, says campaigns to evict people out of country or certain regions are incitement to violence and must be condemned:
# The City of Tshwane says it has withdrawn the additional external water tankers deployed during Rand Water’s planned maintenance period, as its water distribution network is showing signs of recovery. Technicians are closely monitoring the Mabopane and Kruisfontein systems and sections of the Soshanguve L and Soshanguve DD systems, which remain at lower operating […]
