# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says there can be no peace in Gaza without justice, and justice demands an end to the siege, the occupation, and the daily crimes of Israel. The union federation has thrown its support for the activists aboard the Sumud Flotilla, including Nkosi Mandla Mandela, who were detained […]
# The GOOD Party says a safety plan is not a box-ticking exercise; it must be a living, breathing framework, constantly monitored, adjusted, and evaluated. The party’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the central promise of the Western Cape’s 2019 Safety Plan was to reduce the murder rate by 50-percent over ten years, but this […]
# The Freedom Front Plus is calling on the City of Tshwane to account for the disparity between the actual cost of water and the cost to deliver it to communities using hired water tankers. The metro pays one-cent a litre for water, but it costs ten-cent a litre to have it delivered with water […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has hit back at former Madlanga Commission evidence leader Advocate Terry Motau, saying he should explain his real reasons for quitting instead of pointing fingers. Motau has suggested that budgetary issues and his fears of budgetary shortfalls influenced his decision to resign from the commission. The […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum spokesperson Dennis Bloem has welcomed the arrest of former deputy minister of Correctional Services, Thabang Makwetla, on charges of corruption and fraud. It relates to an alleged security upgrade at his home carried out by BOSASA in 2025 valued at approximately 350-thousand-rand. Makwetla was released on 10-thousand-rand bail by the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the government of Israel to release South Africans and other nationals abducted as part of Israeli authorities’ interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla. The president’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya says the flotilla comprises humanitarian vessels seeking to deliver aid to Gaza. He says South Africans who were on board […]
# The South African Spaza Shops Association Young Traders says it is deeply concerned about the ongoing marginalisation of young entrepreneurs within the township and informal business sectors. The association’s president, Kgothatso Ramautswa, says it is calling upon the government to open up buildings owned by the state for leasing to young traders, as a […]
# The GOOD Party says the Israeli government’s use of starvation as a weapon, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, and the targeting of aid convoys are violations of international law. Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other activists were aboard a fleet of Gaza-bound aid ships when they were detained […]
# The African Transformation Movement is urging the South African government to take immediate action to secure the release of Mandla Mandela and other South African activists captured by Israeli forces. The Israeli navy intercepted Gaza-bound aid vessels that form part of the Global Sumud Flotilla and detained the activists aboard, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta […]
