# ActionSA has asked the Electoral Commission to investigate the alleged removal of its election posters by individuals it claims were contracted by, or acting in the interests of, the DA. The call follows a video posted on X showing two people apparently removing ActionSA posters while putting up DA posters. ActionSA chairperson Michael Beaumont […]
# The South African Communist Party is calling for the immediate reinstatement of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola after the withdrawal of four Public Finance Management Act charges against him. The National Prosecuting Authority says, following a review, there are no reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution. The SACP welcomes the decision and says Masemola […]
# The Parliament Portfolio Committee on Social Development has condemned the reported intimidation of South African Social Security Agency’s Eastern Cape Regional Manager, Bandile Maqethuka, in kuGompo. Maqethuka says the intimidation is linked to SASSA’s anti-fraud operations to recover more than 10-million-rand allegedly stolen from the agency’s system. Committee chairperson Bridget Masango says threats of […]
# COSATU has welcomed the extension of Eskom Board Chairperson Mteto Nyati’s contract. The federation credits Nyati, the previous board, CEO Dan Marokane and Eskom workers for what it calls a massive achievement in defeating load shedding. COSATU’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks says it remains opposed to Eskom’s unbundling, warning it could undermine the utility’s progress, […]
# The National Task Team on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Expression and Sex Characteristics is calling for a stronger and coordinated criminal justice response to gender-based violence and femicide. This follows the discovery of nine bodies of women in Kempton Park and surrounding areas in Ekurhuleni over period of two months. The NTT says the […]
# The Border Management Authority and the South African Revenue Service say more than one-thousand-800 trucks were processed in a single day at the Lebombo Port of Entry in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, amid ongoing congestion. BMA spokesperson Mmemme Mogotsi says authorities are working with Mozambican counterparts and other stakeholders to improve the movement of traffic while […]
# Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has conducted an oversight visit to Ekurhuleni to assess police readiness and capacity at station level. The visit included Kempton Park and Tembisa police stations, with a focus on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide and support for victims. The ministry’s spokesperson, Kamogelo Mogotsi says Cachalia inspected the GBV desks and […]
# Eskom has recorded a 70.4-percent Energy Availability Factor for a second consecutive week, its highest level in six years. The improvement comes as South Africa marks 498 consecutive days without load-shedding, with the last planned outages recorded in May last year. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says the utility is strengthening the country’s energy security […]
# The National Council of the SPCA is investigating the death of SAPS service dog Sky at the Roodeplaat facility, in Pretoria. The Council has inspected the facility but says it is still waiting for vital information and supporting documents before the investigation can be concluded. Meanwhile, the chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, […]
