# The MK Party says it is concerned that South Africa continues to export its rare earth minerals in raw form, while foreign powers reap the rewards of processing and refining. The country is rich in strategic minerals such as neodymium, dysprosium, cerium and lanthanum. The MK Party says it will table a private member’s bill […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has welcomed the Equality Court ruling, finding EFF leader Julius Malema guilty of hate speech. The case stems from an October 2022 rally speech where Malema chastised party members for not acting against a white man who was part of a group that attacked them outside Brackenfell High School in […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng says it is disappointed at premier Panyaza Lesufi’s continued failure to act decisively against the scourge of hijacked buildings. In March, both the premier and president Cyril Ramaphosa pledged to use the Expropriation Act to reclaim hijacked buildings and restore safety and dignity to affected communities. ActionSA’s Zwelithini Mtshali says in a […]
# Western Cape premier, Alan Winde, says there are just under 13-thousand active police members in the province, which is not sufficient given the rapid population growth. He says the ongoing gang violence, compounded by the recent spate of mini-bus taxi-related shootings, necessitates stronger policing. Winde says there should be in excess of 25-thousand police members deployed […]
# The ANC says it welcomes the clarification by the party’s Youth League and its support for the national dialogue. This comes after the Youth League criticised the national convention for the dialogue, saying it lacked youth involvement and was a tea party for friends. Government describes the dialogue as a people-led, society-wide process. The […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says South Africa has lost a formidable voice following the passing of EWN’s Associate Editor of Politics, Tshidi Madia. She died in the hospital on Wednesday morning after a short illness. Mashatile’s spokesperson, Keith Khoza, says behind her sharp intellect and strategic approach to her craft was a profound and […]
# Deputy minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Andries Nel, has called for a united approach to fight human trafficking and the exploitation of young women. This follows the circulation of social media videos, through prominent South African influencers, of controversial and possibly illegal job opportunities in Russia. The advert targeted young women between the […]
# The National Energy Regulator of South Africa says it has reached a settlement agreement with Eskom on the sixth multi-year price determination revenue decision for three financial years. In July, the power utility lodged a judicial review to set aside Nersa’s decision on its allowable revenue application, citing a revenue shortfall of 107-billion-rand. Nersa’s […]
# Basic Education minister, Siviwe Gwarube says South Africa needs to expand access to quality foundational learning and the most urgent education challenge is the crisis in early literacy and numeracy. Gwarube was speaking during the announcement of new members of the National Education and Training Council, in Pretoria today. The minister says too many of children […]
