# The ANC says it joins the people of South Africa and the world in celebrating the 2025 Comrades Marathon, which is currently underway between Pietermaritzburg and Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. The party says the iconic race brings together thousands of runners and supporters in a true display of unity, endurance, and friendship. ANC spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says […]
# The Agriculture organisation, TLU SA says government has the responsibility to manage and control the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the country. This follows new outbreaks of the disease reported in Newcastle and Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal, which have also spread to Mpumalanga and Gauteng, via auctions. The organisation’s Bennie van Zyl says the quarantine of animals […]
# Agriculture minister, John Steenhuisen says his department has ordered more than 900-thousand doses of vaccines to the value of 70-million-rand to curb foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in the country. He says animals will be vaccinated in all areas that the department has prioritised. Steenhuisen says Limpopo and Mpumalanga will also be conducting their routine vaccinations that are conducted three times […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says farm murders are a serious problem in South Africa and cannot be ignored. FF Plus leader, Pieter Groenewald says as early as the 1990s, the then president Nelson Mandela asked former party leader, Constand Viljoen, to develop a strategic plan for combating farm murders. He says the plan was […]
# The GOOD Party is calling on SANTACO in the Western Cape, the City of Cape Town, and the provincial government to urgently convene and develop a comprehensive safety strategy for commuters, both at interchanges and along transport routes. GOOD’s Jonathan Cupido says four people were shot and killed and three injured when unknown gunmen […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre says it is monitoring for any impacts from the current weather forecast. The South African Weather Service ramped up its rainfall advisory from Level 2 to Level 4 yesterday afternoon. The city’s Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson Charlotte Powell says thus far, no significant impacts […]
# Cosatu has condemned what it calls the genocidal onslaught against the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian people. Cosatu’s Amos Monyela says the federation is deeply pained that the United Nations’ resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza was vetoed by America. He says it is time that the world and the UN intervene to end this and […]
# Mpumalanga police have launched a manhunt for three suspects following the fatal shooting of an on-duty police officer in Pienaar last night. Police spokesperson, Jabu Ndubane says police were alerted at around 9 pm. Upon arrival, they found the 34-year-old constable Donald Mathebula in his private vehicle. He was rushed to hospital, and declared […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says since the advent of democracy, government have built a comprehensive and robust legislative framework to advance the transformation of the economy. He says the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act and the Employment Equity Act are essential parts of this legislative framework:
