# ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says South Africa needs a government that can secure the country’s borders, enforce immigration laws and ensure that those who are in the country illegally are dealt with according to the law. Government is stepping up its crackdown on illegal migration and related criminal activities, with more than 68-thousand foreign nationals […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service has officially welcomed 35 new junior firefighters into the fold. They completed the Fire Cadet training programme, and were successful in applying for available vacancies. The group will be deployed to fire stations around the metropole. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says the new recruits join the […]
# Union federation Cosatu says the landmark wage agreement between the National Union of Mineworkers and Gold Fields’ South Deep Mine will cushion employees over the next five years. The multi-year agreement includes adjustments made to the housing allowance, medical incapacity benefit, and funeral benefit. Gold Fields has also approved a discretionary, one-off cash incentive […]
# South Africa and Nigeria have agreed to strengthen cooperation on migration, crime and regional security. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, met with Nigerian president Bola Tinubu during a diplomatic mission to Abuja on behalf of president Cyril Ramaphosa. Dirco’s spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri, says concerns were raised regarding the involvement of certain […]
# The Tshwane Economic Development Agency and the Housing Company Tshwane have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance urban development. This is focused on investment, infrastructure, and affordable housing delivery. The metro’s Human Settlements Department spokesperson, Dorren Mokgolo, says the partnership aims to increase inward investment, facilitate funding access, and expand affordable housing solutions […]
# Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, says mineral beneficiation must sit at the absolute centre of Africa’s economic conversation. The continent holds about 30-percent of the world’s most critical mineral deposits, including cobalt, lithium, copper, rare earths, and platinum group metals. Speaking during a panel discussion at the Southern African Development Community Industrial […]
# Police arrested 16-thousand-684 suspects for various criminal offences in a week, as part of ongoing efforts to combat and prevent crime through the nationwide Shanela Operation. Two-thousand-547 wanted individuals linked to violent offences, including murder, attempted murder, rape, carjackings, illegal possession of firearms, and house and business robberies, were apprehended. Police spokesperson Vincent Mukhathi […]
# Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, has welcomed the confirmation of dates for the opening of the 2027 Gauteng online application period for Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners. MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Lebogang Maile, announced that applications will open next Wednesday and close on the fourth of September. Makaneta has urged parents […]
# FNB senior economist, Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, says higher borrowing costs, weaker consumer confidence and softer economic conditions are weighing on housing demand, and are likely to restrain market activity through the remainder of the year. The FNB House Price Index slowed further in June, with annual house price growth easing to 5.2-percent year-on-year from 5.7-percent in […]
