# The DA reiterates its call for an urgent overhaul of parole policy with a risk-based assessment system that factors in community impact and bars early release for violent and firearm-related offenders, unless strict rehabilitation and reintegration conditions are met. The DA’s Nicholas Gotsell says a parliamentary reply by Correctional Services minister, Pieter Groenewald, highlighted […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong says the government remains committed to working alongside industry stakeholders to ensure that South Africa’s media landscape is inclusive, competitive, and representative of the country’s diversity. He engaged with the CEO’s of the media industry who form part of the print and digital media Transformation and Revitalization […]
# Cosatu says it joins millions of workers and people all over the world in calling for democracy in Eswatini. This in particularly on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the 1973 Kings decree which criminalised all forms of political activity and officially banned political parties in the country. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says […]
# Eskom says load-shedding remains suspended, with the power system remaining stable. Emergency reserves are adequate and being used strategically to meet peak demand, while ongoing planned maintenance continues at 14.85-percent of generation capacity, marking a 3.8-percent increase compared to the same period last year. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says currently, seven-thousand-402-megawatts of the generation capacity is […]
# The DA has welcomed the announcement by Home Affairs minister, Leon Schreiber, that the Border Management Authority will be adopting advanced drone technology and body cameras to secure South Africa’s border and tackle corruption. The DA’s Teboho Sekaledi says the drones will ensure the authority’s capacity shortfall is covered through the use of modern […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority in Mpumalanga is calling on communities to unite in condemning gender-based violence and femicide, to report incidents of abuse, and to support efforts that seek to eliminate violence against women and children. The NPA’s spokesperson, Monica Nyuswa says yesterday, the High Court convicted and sentenced Gilbert Voyiya from Klarinet extension […]
# FNB senior economist, Thanda Sithole says manufacturing output declined by 3.2-percent year-on-year in February, matching the contraction recorded in January, though slightly revised from an initial estimate of a 3.3-percent decline. Seasonally adjusted manufacturing output grew by 0.3-percent month-on-month. Sithole says over the three months to February, output contracted by 2.3-percent, indicating a potential drag on overall gross domestic […]
# The Public Servants Association warns that the continued erosion of public confidence in law enforcement institutions caused by alleged political sabotage will have disastrous implications for governance, accountability, and service delivery. The association’s Claude Naiker says the accusation alleging that the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, shielded a drug-dealing prison official has been publicly exposed as […]
# The Azanian People’s Organisation says the scourge of child rape in South Africa lays bare the systemic neglect and structural violence endured against the most vulnerable. It is calling for government to implement more sustainable measures to protect women and children. AZAPO’s spokesperson, Jabu Rakwena, says South Africans must confront this crisis not only as a […]
