# The Employment and Labour Department says administrative discrepancies and attempted fraud by Labour Activation Programme partners have delayed stipend payments for employability programme participants. The department’s spokesperson, Teboho Thejane says a recent review by the Unemployment Insurance Fund highlighted opportunities for enhanced administrative accuracy. He says the UIF is strengthening its review process for invoices and attendance […]
# The MK Party has unequivocally condemned what is calls “the reckless and unlawful” United States military attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear facilities. The party says this blatant act of aggression, executed without United Nations authorisation, constitutes a direct violation of international law, sovereignty, and the foundational principles of peace, self-determination, and non-intervention. The […]
# The DA in Gauteng says it rejects the Department of Social Development’s plan to centralise food bank operations by transferring food parcel distribution from 288 non-profit organisations and the five regional food banks to a central food bank. The DA’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe says the plan to establish a centrally located food bank comes as […]
# The ANC has warmly welcomed the appointment of a new board of directors for the OR Tambo School of Leadership, effective from this month to 31 May 2028. ANC spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu says they particularly noted and welcomed the re-appointment of Kgalema Motlanthe, whose continued leadership brings a wealth of experience, integrity, and strategic insight. She says Mothanthe’s commitment to political education, […]
# The founder of Young Intelligent Minds of South Africa, Jeffrey Mabunda, has called on all public servants to relinquishes their medical aids, and use public hospitals for medical care. He says when deputy president Paul Mashatile is sick he does not go to Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. Mabunda says instead South Africans will […]
# The DA says it will write to the chairperson of the Police Portfolio Committee, Ian Cameron to request that the minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu urgently appear before the Committee. The party says this to explain why senior SAPS officials misled Parliament about the omission of gender-based violence statistics in the latest national crime report. The DA’s Lisa […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says the provincial Department of Agriculture achieved 98-percent of its annual performance targets for the 2024/2025 finical year. The party says this impressive result is proof that the department is delivering on its mandate to support farmers and the agricultural sector. The DA’s Noko Masipa says whether through household food security […]
# A four-year-old boy have died following a house fire in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni this morning. Ekurhuleni Emergency Services spokesperson,William Ntladi says firefighters from Brakpan fire station received a call about a house on fire with someone trapped inside. He says on arrival, they found the house in flames, which were about to spread to adjacent […]
# The City of Tshwane says several areas are currently experiencing power outages after smoke was reported emanating from within the Brakfontein Substation in the early hours of this morning. The city’s technical team was immediately dispatched to the site and successfully isolated the communication panel suspected to be the source of the issue. The entire substation […]
