# Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign has condemned the utterances by eThekwini mayor, Cyril Xaba, feeding into the disinformation campaign targeting vulnerable migrant and refugee communities. The organisation’s July Eccles says in a recent podcast Xaba told the interviewer that displaced refugees were demanding ‘free housing’, to the detriment of South Africans. She says he knows that […]
# City Power has successfully seized just over a ton of aluminium cables during the latest operation to remove illegal connections and enforce compliance in several areas across the city of Johannesburg. Spokesperson Isaac Mangena says illegal connections, non-payment and repeated illegal reconnections place severe and unsustainable strain on the electricity network. He says these […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions is calling on president Cyrl Ramaphosa to reverse his decision to appoint Dina Pule as minister of Social Development. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says this decision is a serious blow to public confidence and further erodes the credibility of the President’s repeated commitment to ethical governance, accountability and […]
# Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the global automotive sector is shifting rapidly towards new energy vehicles. Mashatile warned that South Africa risks losing vital export markets by 2035 if the domestic industry does not successfully transition. He says government appreciate that Chery is leading this charge in Africa with NEV options across its range. […]
# The Electoral Commission is calling on South Africans to comment on the draft Electoral Code of Conduct on Countering Disinformation ahead of the 21 July deadline. The Commission has published the draft in the Government Gazette for public comment, marking an important milestone in safeguarding the integrity of electoral processes ahead of the 2026 […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions has expressed disappointment and condemnation of Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s outright rejection of a wealth tax for South Africa. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says the Minister’s position is entirely consistent with the pro-rich fiscal posture that has characterised the government and National Treasury for years. She says the […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on president Cyril Ramaphosa and government to take decisive and immediate action against employers who failed to pay employees’ pension contributions. Retirement fund arrears have climbed to an alarming 8.3-billion-rand, affecting nearly 590-thousand workers across South Africa. PSA spokesperson, Claude Naicker says any employer who deducts these contributions […]
# The DA is concerned by comments made by Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshaveni, who publicly reprimanded South African High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, for receiving former president Jacob Zuma, and Ajay Gupta upon a recent visit to India. The party’s Ryan Smith says the only problem is that it was confirmed to Parliament’s portfolio […]
# The GOOD Party in Cape Town says the recent Tafelberg judgment reaffirmed that meaningful public participation is not a box-ticking exercise when decisions are made about public land. The party’s Sandra Dickson says residents must have a real opportunity to be heard before decisions are effectively finalised. She says public land must be used […]
