# Agricultural organisation TLU SA has welcomed the landmark protocol that grants South African cherry producers access to the Chinese market for the first time. China is the world’s largest importer of cherries, having imported cherries valued at 52.8-billion-rand in 2025. Under the Framework Agreement on Economic Partnership for Shared Development, South Africa has zero-percent […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says Ekurhuleni’s Early Childhood Development programme is a prime example of how millions of rand are often spent on infrastructure without reaching all the communities that were supposed to benefit. The original construction cost of the three centres in Vosloorus, Eden Park and Tsakane amounts to approximately 57.4-million-rand. FF Plus’s […]
# Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela met with the Special Investigating Unit head, Leonard Lekgetho, to receive an update on investigations into allegations of maladministration, fraud, and corruption across the Post-School Education and Training sector. The SIU recorded more than two-billion-rand in NSFAS-related recoveries from universities and TVET colleges, and acknowledgement of […]
# The South African National Defence Force has refuted allegations that soldiers on a training mission in Cuba were pressured to make “voluntary” contributions from their allowances to assist needy Cubans. According to a News24 report, senior soldiers were allegedly pressured to donate more than 15-thousand-rand and junior officers more than three-thousand-rand each. The SANDF […]
# Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says the courage of generations of South African and Namibian women must translate into tangible improvements in the lives of women and girls today and in the future. She participated in the virtual National School of Government’s South Africa-Namibia Ministerial Dialogue. […]
# The Electoral Commission has promulgated the Electoral Code of Conduct Countering Disinformation in the Local Government Elections and published it in the Government Gazette ahead of the 4 November elections. The IEC says under the code, political parties and candidates must check information for accuracy before sharing it and publicly retract and correct any […]
# Mpumalanga police say it continues to intensify efforts to combat the proliferation and unlawful possession of firearms. Between 20 August and 6 September, police recovered 40 illegal firearms during operations across the province. Police spokesperson Mavela Masondo says the firearms will be subjected to forensic analysis to establish their origins and determine whether they […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has deployed a technical expert to the Endumeni Local Municipality. Thando Manda will provide technical support to the municipality and address leadership challenges that have impeded the passing of the budget. The department’s spokesperson, Siboniso Mngadi, says the intervention is aimed at ensuring the budget […]
The Forum for South Africa says it is concerned that structural pressures continue to impact the quality of education in Gauteng. The provincial Department of Education has received 805-thousand-688 applications for Grade 1 and Grade 8 for 2027; however, the department has more than 405-thousand-627 available school spaces. FOSA leader Tebogo Mashilompane says the population […]
