# Rhodes University will officially name its iconic Law Building in honour of one of its most distinguished alumni and the revered outgoing Chancellor, Justice Lex Mpati. This is in celebration of its 120th anniversary, marking more than a century of unparalleled academic excellence and profound contributions to the South African legal landscape. Mpati, who […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union in Limpopo is calling on the provincial Department of Transport to urgently assess and strengthen inmate transportation procedures. A police van that was transporting eleven inmates to court in Mookgophong collided with a heavy-duty truck yesterday. The accident claimed the lives of six inmates and one police […]
# The GOOD Party says the multi-billion-rand Western Cape Safety Plan is not working. The plan has a goal of reducing murder by 50-percent in ten-years and reducing violence overall. The province has already seen more gang-related mass shootings between May and July this year than in the same period last year. GOOD’s secretary general Brett […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says the hiring of undocumented workers is not an act of compassion; it is a ruthless capitalist tactic to maximise profits by exploiting the most vulnerable. Employing undocumented migrants is a criminal offence and a breach of the Immigration Act. Saftu’s spokesperson, Asive Dyani, says they are calling […]
# Build One South Africa is calling on the Department of Transport to urgently finalise long-overdue regulations for the e-hailing industry, as well as to tighten and modernise the regulation of the minibus taxi industry. A shooting incident on Wednesday night claimed the life of an e-hailing driver and the torching of two vehicles at […]
# The GOOD Party says it will join the national dialogue to confront South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis, a ticking time bomb for social stability. The first convention of the national dialogue will be held in Pretoria today and tomorrow. GOOD Party’s Youth chairperson, Kaden Arguile, says the cost of ignoring youth unemployment will be […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says the latest quarterly labour force survey confirms that the metro has made significant progress over the past year in improving job creation and reducing unemployment. From quarter two in 2024 to quarter two this year, Tshwane accounted for 71-thousand of the 83-thousand new jobs created in Gauteng. The mayor’s spokesperson, […]
# Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, is urging the minibus taxi and e-hailing operator associations operating at Maponya Mall in Pimville, Soweto, to resolve disputes through platforms facilitated by the department. This follows a shooting incident on Wednesday night, which claimed the life of an e-hailing driver and the torching of two vehicles at […]
# Cosatu has welcomed the decision by Finance minister, Enoch Godongwana to order an investigation into the Government Pension Administration Agency’s leasing of a building for nearly one-billion-rand. The federation says the agency administers funds for the Government Employees Pension Fund for the benefit of 1.7-million workers and pensioners. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says the […]
