# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta is urging prospective students to submit their 2027 National Student Financial Aid Scheme funding applications before tomorrow’s deadline. The scheme has already received more than one million applications for next year’s funding cycle. Makaneta has also condemned individuals and fraudulent organisations that exploit students by demanding money in exchange for […]
# CapeNature is phasing out trade in California kingsnakes in the Western Cape over a two-year transition period that began on the first of April this year. This is after a risk assessment classified the species as high risk for invasion. CapeNature spokesperson Luke Folb says California kingsnakes have been kept in South Africa’s reptile-keeping community […]
# Western Cape MEC of Health and Wellness, Mireille Wenger, has called on the national minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, to urgently assist in identifying and removing potential bottlenecks at South African ports. This is to prioritise the processing and movement of imported medicines, particularly at Durban harbour, where concerns have been raised about delays. […]
# Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says City Power is planning to expand its operations beyond electricity distribution, with ambitions to become a broader energy services business. The utility plans to roll out more electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the metro, and explore partnerships to make electric mobility more accessible and affordable. City Power entered the […]
# Parliament’s Select Committee on Social Services has called for accountability and immediate interventions to address weaknesses in the public health system. It received a briefing from the Department of Health on its annual report. The department has maintained its unqualified audit opinion and achieved its target of paying 100-percent of valid invoices within 30 […]
# Minister of Agriculture, Willie Aucamp, has strongly condemned the attack on a cattle farmer on his farm between Potchefstroom and Ventersdorp in the North West. Fifty-year-old Donovan Marx is fighting for his life in hospital after he was brutally attacked and tortured on Wednesday morning. This is the second farm attack in the province […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has reached an important milestone in the commissioning of the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works, with treated water successfully reaching the plant’s final clear water tank. The treatment works remains shut down, and municipal water supply will only resume once the necessary treatment, testing and safety requirements have been […]
# The Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign has welcomed the urgent interim interdict secured by acting minister of Police Firoz Cachalia against the March and March Movement in Durban. This is to halt unauthorised demonstrations, property destruction, and civil unrest across the eThekwini Municipality. Today the Durban High Court will decide whether to make the interdict […]
# Forum for South Africa has welcomed acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia’s recommendation for the appointment of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as the national head of the Hawks. The unit has been without a permanent head since June 2025, when Godfrey Lebeya, who led it for years, retired. FORUM4SA leader Tebogo Mashilompane says South […]
