# The eThekwini Municipality says it is in the final stages of implementing the approved tariff adjustments for the 2025/2026 financial year. It says these changes will be reflected in the second billing cycle. The metro says that during the first billing cycle, a technical issue led to some discrepancies between the approved tariffs and […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it would be a gross miscarriage of justice if former Gauteng MEC for Health, Qedani Mahlangu, and former director of mental health, Makgabo Manamela, are not held accountable for the Life Esidimeni tragedy. More than 140 psychiatric patients died in 2016 after being moved from the private Life Esidimeni facility […]
# The Referendum Party says faced with growing international pressure to abandon race-based laws, the ANC has decided to entrench them further. The party’s Robert King says this month marks 40 years since PW Botha’s infamous Rubicon speech, a turning point where South Africa rejected reform and chose isolation. He says four decades later, deputy president […]
# Saftu says it disagrees with the assertion by KwaZulu‑Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, that union demands for higher salaries are hampering efforts to fill policing vacancies. He blamed the country’s rising unemployment rate on trade unions, which he said continually demanded more money from their members. Saftu’s spokesperson, Asive Dyani, says Mkhwanazi’s perspective risked […]
# ActionSA in Johannesburg says it rejects mayor Dada Morero’s reckless decision to appoint Sithembiso Zungu as mayoral committee member for Group Corporate and Shared Services. He has been allegedly involved in three reported instances of construction mafia activities. ActionSA’s Marcel Coutriers says with this appointment, the mayor has demonstrated a blatant disregard for good […]
# The deputy minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, says the South Africa’s first artificial intelligence robot will enhance education in the country by enabling learners to reach their full potential. The department’s spokesperson, Veronica Mohapeloa says the robot can master all subjects from Grade R to tertiary level, in eleven of the […]
# The Forum for South Africa says it is deeply concerned by recent revelations that a delegation from the Transport Department undertook a trip to France, especially since nearly 600-thousand South Africans are still waiting for their driver’s licence cards. The forum’s leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says this scandal comes at a time when ordinary South […]
# The Communist Party of Swaziland says it is concerned about the Southern African Development Community and its endorsement of what it calls the dictator King Mswati III and his Tinkhundla regime. This comes after SADC appointed Mswati as the deputy chairperson of the SADC Organ Troika. The party’s spokesperson Simphiwe Dlamini says Mswati rule […]
# Durban University of Technology says police have launched an investigation following the death of a student at Steve Biko campus on Tuesday. It is understood that the student fell to his death from a building. It is unclear what led to the incident or whether there was any foul play. DUT spokesperson Alan Khan […]
