# The University of Pretoria has once again secured a 100-percent pass rate in the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ first professional examination, the Initial Assessment of Competence. This is the third consecutive year in which the university’s candidates have achieved this feat. Of the 20 candidates in the country who passed this year’s […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has completed the full renovation of the Christiaan de Wet building. This forms part of the metro’s broader Office Space Optimisation Programme, an initiative focused on reducing unnecessary rental expenditure, revitalising municipal assets, and strengthening internal capacity. Mayoral committee member for Corporate and Shared Services, Kholofelo Morodi, says by […]
# Eastern Cape premier, Oscar Mabuyane, has expressed concern at the ramifications which the new US tariffs will have on the provincial economy. The US has imposed a 30-percent tariff on all goods entering the country coming from South Africa. Mabuyane says the impact of these tariffs could severely affect Eastern Cape exports, particularly in […]
# ActionSA in Limpopo has condemned the rape of a four-year-old girl in Malepetleke Village, Mokopane, saying government needs to do more to protect children. A 36-year-old man allegedly raped his niece when the child’s mother left her in his care at their home last Friday. He appeared in court on Monday where he abandoned […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Public Emergency Communication Centre recorded one-thousand-606 incidents this past weekend. These included 561 medical calls, of which 80 were physical assault-related cases. The centre also dealt with 39 motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says Metro Police officers arrested 61 suspects, […]
# Four suspects were fatally wounded and five unlicensed firearms were recovered during a shootout with Ekurhuleni Metro Police on the N12 West Voortrekker in the Alberton area on Monday. EMPD Officers received information about a business robbery at a liquor store on Kritzinger Avenue. When they arrived on the scene, they spotted a security […]
# Afrikanerbond says it is concerned by the disappearance of the Afrikaans news bulletin this past weekend, without any communication from the SABC on the reasons behind this decision. The SABC Nuus on SABC2 has a devoted audience of over 300-thousand. Afrikanerbond’s general secretary, Jan Bosman, says in July 2014, the public broadcaster took similar […]
# The EFF has formally submitted alternative revenue-generating proposals to the National Assembly, opposing the proposed value-added tax increase in the 2025 fiscal framework. The budget, which was passed in Parliament last week, includes a 0.5-percentage point VAT increase over the next two financial years. Some of the EFF’s proposals include adjusting personal income tax […]
# Western Cape MEC for Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, tabled the “Shape Our Future Together” budget of R9.83-billion-rand for the2025/2026 financial year. Budget allocations include 365-million-rand towards Administration, which provides for the Department’s bursary and skills development programmes, enhancement tools, digital infrastructure and energy projects. It also include 2.5-billion-rand towards Public Works Programmes, covering maintenance, rates, leases, municipal services and construction. […]
