# The South African Federation of Trade Unions has expressed concern at the leaked Growth and Inclusion Strategy. The strategy drafted by the ministers of Finance and Trade, Industry and Competition sets an ambitious plan to turbocharge economic growth to 3.5-percent and revive job creation. Saftu’s spokesperson, Newton Masuku, says government policies have destroyed jobs, deepened […]
# The Soil of Africa Civic Movement will lead a shutdown of all Department of Home Affairs offices across Tshwane today. This is in response to the department’s ongoing failure to unblock the identity documents of thousands of South African citizens. The High Court in Pretoria found that the department’s practice of blocking IDs without […]
# ActionSA has expressed concern at the reappointment of Kenny Kunene as Johannesburg’s mayoral committee member for Transport. Kunene was suspended from the Patriotic Alliance’s activities and resigned as a councillor and mayco member, after he was seen at the Sandton home of murder accused Katiso “KT” Molefe, when the Hawks swooped to arrest the […]
# The Department of Social Development has launched the Parenting Policy Benchmarking Report, highlighting the critical role of family members in sustaining the family unit through challenges. October is Social Development Month in South Africa, with this year’s theme being, Building families through sustainable livelihoods. The department’s acting spokesperson, Sandy Godlwana, says families are the […]
# The United Democratic Movement says the collapse of the South African Post Office is not the result of underfunding, but of deep-seated mismanagement and lack of strategic direction. Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has made damning findings against SAPO, obtaining yet another disclaimer of audit opinion for the sixth year during the 2024/2025 financial year. UDM’s deputy […]
# Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for two suspects following the fatal shooting of five people at a tavern in Zithobeni near Bronkhorstspruit on Sunday. It is understood that two armed suspects entered the tavern and robbed a patron of his licensed firearm. Police spokesperson Brenda Muridili says during the robbery, the suspects reportedly opened […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia, says organised crime syndicates are increasing in South Africa and government needs to strengthen its law enforcement agencies to combat them. He was speaking during the handover of helicopters and armoured vehicles to specialised units at the police’s academy in Pretoria today. Cachalia says he has been working to build trust and […]
# National police commissioner, Fannie Masemola has handed over two brand new helicopters and 12 marshall vehicles to the SAPD Tshwane Academy in Pretoria to boost its existing fleet. Masemola says this forms part of the policing strategy as the country gears up for the launch of the 2025/2026 national safer festive season operations, taking place […]
# The General Industries Workers Union, GIWUSA, is calling on all trade union federations and justice-loving people to unite for a National Day of Action. GIWUSA president, Mametlwe Sebei, says the action day is to put pressure on government to immediately terminate all trade deals with Israel and implement a comprehensive embargo on all coal […]
