# The City of Johannesburg says the unique Smart City Innovation Challenge is empowering residents to become architects of their own urban future. Each year, the initiative invites residents, small business owners, students, and city employees to submit their boldest ideas for addressing Joburg’s most pressing challenges. This is from traffic congestion and waste management […]
# The GOOD Party says the Western Cape Budget 2.0, which had the opportunity to prioritise the long-term needs of residents, has instead continued to favour short-term optics. The party says, despite allocating 101-billion-rand to education over the medium-term expenditure framework, schools are struggling under the weight of increasing enrolment, overcrowded classrooms, and a shortage […]
# The DA says it supports the High Seas Treaty minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, signed on behalf of South Africa at the UN Oceans Conference in France. Formally known as the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, the treaty has now been signed by over 130 countries. The DA’s, Andrew de […]
# UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has welcomed president Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the eminent persons group that will guide and champion the National Dialogue. The group includes the likes of former IEC chairperson Brigalia Bam, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba and Springbok captain Siya Kolisi. Holomisa says the group is a balanced and represents a broad […]
# The City of Cape Town says an urgent Mini-Bus Task Team meeting will be held today to address the recent taxi violence in the metro. This past week, taxi-related shooting incidents in Langa and Mfuleni have claimed the lives of at least seven people. Mayoral committee member for Urban Mobility, Rob Quintas, says high-density patrols […]
# ActionSA has launched a series of engagements to mark the first anniversary of the formation of the government of national unity. This will culminate in a presentation next Tuesday of the party’s assessment of the GNU’s performance, measured against key indicators drawn from the government’s own reporting and the commitments it made to citizens. ActionSA […]
# The City of Tshwane says the inner city, particularly the CBD, remains a focal point of the metro’s urban renewal strategy. Mayoral committee member for Corporate and Shared Services, Kholofelo Morodi, says reviving abandoned buildings, enforcing by-laws, and partnering with both local and international stakeholders are all part of this agenda. She adds that […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says it notes with grave concern the latest data from Statistics South Africa, which confirms the deepening crisis in the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing production fell by 6.3-percent year-on-year in April 2025, marking six consecutive months of contraction. Saftu’s spokesperson, Newton Masuku, says the country’s economy is locked […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union says the loss of young lives is a tragedy not only for their families, but for the entire nation. This follows the death of eight learners from Jumba Senior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape, after their scholar transport bus was swept away by floods in Mthatha on […]
