# Soccer: Government has congratulated Bafana Bafana on advancing to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time in their history. South Africa defeated South Korea 1-0 to finish second in Group A behind co-hosts Mexico, qualifying automatically for the last 32. Deputy Government spokesperson, William Baloyi, says the win reflects Bafana Bafana’s determination, […]
# Union federation Cosatu says the Special Pensions Amendment Bill is long overdue, and correctly seeks to ensure that special pension fund recipients receive the full benefits, protections and rights due to them. The union federation has presented its submission in support of the bill to Parliament. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says the bill is an affirmation […]
# Deputy minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, has called on the private sector to work with government to strengthen efforts to improve air quality. The Clean Air Fund has rolled out 200 low-cost sensors across Gauteng, North West and Free State during 2025, and is working with the department to commission […]
# The EFF is urging South Africans to submit comments on its draft Electoral Matters Amendment Bill. The bill seeks to introduce Automatic Voter Registration, ensuring that young people are automatically captured in the voters’ roll from the age of 16. The EFF says the exclusion of millions of eligible voters, particularly young people, from […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde says the provincial government is committed to working closely with all stakeholders to secure additional funding and support a coordinated disaster recovery effort. This follows severe weather events that affected the province last month, with the cost of damage estimated at nearly nine-billion-rand. Provincial government spokesperson, Regan Thaw, says while […]
# City Power has disconnected power to Curro School in Noordwyk, a prominent private school, after years of non-payment. This is part of a sweeping crackdown targeting high-value defaulters owing a combined 38.1-million-rand. City Power spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says the disconnection followed sustained non-payment of a 9.3-million-rand electricity account that had been accumulating since 2023. […]
# Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme administrator has assumed full executive control and has begun stabilising operations. NSFAS was placed under administration last month due to governance instability within the institution. Manamela says NSFAS is projected to support 1.5-million university students and 807-thousand-507 Technical and Vocational […]
# Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign has requested an urgent meeting with the Presidency and key government structures to discuss an immediate end to discriminatory violence ahead of Tuesday’s planned nationwide demonstrations. Spokesperson Tauriq Jenkins says they demand the immediate arrest of vigilante ringleaders, specifically leaders of Operation Dudula and March and March, Zandile Dubula, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, […]
# The Forum for South Africa has criticised the allocation of 600-million-rand to strengthen security measures ahead of the 30 June anti-immigration protest. KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape have been flagged as potential hotspots for potential violence. FOSA leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, has described this expenditure as panic spending, political posturing, and a potential […]
