# Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the metro is optimistic of an economic boost from improved Port of Cape Town operations. Transnet has invested 3.4-billion-rand in the Cape Town Container Terminal. The entity has acquired a fleet of brand-new rubber-tyred gantries, which are said to reduce backlogs and improve the terminals’ efficiency. Hill-Lewis says […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng says it is deeply disturbed by voice note recordings implicating Emfuleni Municipality’s mayoral committee member for Public Works, Tumi Mochawe. The recordings seemingly implicate him in promising jobs in the newly established Water and Sanitation Special Purpose Vehicle to his political allies, ahead of the ANC Sedibeng’s regional conference. ActionSA’s Zwelithini […]
# Cosatu is urging the South African Reserve Bank to cut the repo rate to provide breathing space to millions of workers battling to cope with the rising costs of living. Following the start of the local rate-cutting cycle in September 2024, the Reserve Bank has cut rates by a cumulative 125 basis points, reducing the […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says the brutal killing of prosecutors is a heinous attack on the justice system and the rule of law. The minister says five prosecutors have been shot and killed over the past five years in the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. Kubayi says these attacks directed […]
# The Forum for South Africa says it commends KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, for his bravery and honesty in standing firm against corruption and political interference. Mkhwanazi testified at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday, where he repeated his claim that the Political Killings Task Team was unlawfully disbanded on the orders of […]
# South Africa says it takes solemn account of the findings of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. International Relations and Cooperation spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri says the Commission’s report concludes that the Israeli authorities and security forces continue killing and […]
# The People’s Movement for Change says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s claim that the ANC should learn from DA-run municipalities, is an insult to residents of the Western Cape. The movement’s spokesperson, Zandré Allen says if Ramaphosa knew his country, he would know that in Khayamandi, families still live in poverty with no real housing opportunities. He says in […]
# The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, chaired by retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, begins its work in Pretoria today. The DA’s Lisa Schickerling says the KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s made allegations of politicians interfering within the police that have shaken public confidence. She says the […]
# Build One South Africa is calling on president Cyril Ramaphosa to publicly commit to treating the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry’s findings and recommendations as if they were legally binding. The commission is beginning its work today, investigating claims of political interference within the police, made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The commission’s findings […]
