# The Public Servants Association has welcomed the commitment by the recently appointed State Information Technology Agency managing director, Magatho Mello, to rebuild confidence and trust in the agency. He has acknowledged the agency’s negative public standing, low client satisfaction, and the impact that this has had on employee morale. PSA’s Claude Naicker says rebuilding […]
# Police executed a search and seizure at suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s private family home in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday evening. Electronic devices were seized during the search. This was the second time one of the minister’s homes was raided, as a similar operation was conducted at his Midrand property in October last year. KZN police […]
# The City of Tshwane is urging students to play a bigger role in growing the capital’s economy and tourism sector. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa, says the Tshwane Economic Revitalisation Strategy is creating practical opportunities for students and young entrepreneurs to enter the economy. She says the five-year […]
# The Department of Health has confirmed four additional mpox cases, bringing the national total to 22. One is a 47-year-old Cape Town man who travelled to Spain earlier this month and was previously classified as a probable case. The other three include two imported infections involving German and Norwegian citizens. The department’s spokesperson, Foster […]
# The DA in Tshwane rejects the metro’s move to elect a new chief whip of council, saying the argument that making this appointment is necessary to prevent disruption to service delivery is not credible. A Special Council meeting is scheduled for today to elect the chief whip. The DA’s Dana Wannenburg says Tshwane does […]
# Eleven people were killed, including a pregnant woman, and three others were injured in a mass shooting in Durban’s KwaMakhutha township yesterday evening. According to police, the victims were gathered at a home in the Ziko area when unknown gunmen stormed in and opened fire. The deceased were in their mid-30s. The attackers also […]
# The Cape Independence Advocacy Group has written to president Cyril Ramaphosa, asking him to confirm whether South Africa recognises the right of its citizens to self-determination. Leader Phil Craig says the right of all peoples to self-determination takes legal precedence over any parliamentary resolution, court ruling, or constitutional provision. He says the law is […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions is concerned about escalating threats by the US against South Africa following the government’s response to Washington’s so-called “five asks”. In June last year, the US demanded action concerning violence against farmers; the “Kill the Boer” chant; expropriation without compensation; aspects of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment; and […]
# The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has expressed concern over the arrest of suspended deputy national Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. He is accused of sexually grooming a 16-year-old girl and raping an 18-year-old at a hotel in Sandton. The department’s spokesperson, Cassius Selala, says these allegations are deeply troubling given the […]
