# The Cape Independence Party is calling for a full investigation into serious allegations of patient mistreatment at Tygerberg and Karl Bremer Hospitals in Cape Town during July 2025. The party’s Andrew van Vuuren says it has received a detailed complaint from a patient’s husband, supported by clinical records, photographs and other documentation. He says […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police killed a suspect wanted for serious and violent crimes, including murder, attempted murder, kidnapping and house robbery, during a shootout in Inanda yesterday evening. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says they received information that the suspect was at a house on Ndimande Road in the Mzomusha area of Newtown C. He says when […]
# The DA has accused premier Panyaza Lesufi of continuing to fail to protect residents, particularly women, despite boasting about his highly technologically advanced crime-fighting techniques. This comes as police are investigating the discovery of the bodies of eight women in Kempton Park. The DA’s Solly Msimanga says the issue of safety and crime in […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it supports the petition concerning Gauteng school subsidies that Solidarity and the Schools Support Centre submitted to Parliament. The Gauteng Department of Education owes 971-million-rand to two-thousand-202 schools earmarked for textbook purchases, maintenance and municipal services. FF Plus’s Wynand Boshoff says the petition formally requests Parliament to investigate the […]
# Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, says the upgraded R568 Road in Bronkhorstspruit, Tshwane, will strengthen the link between communities and economic activity in the region. The road serves as an important transport link between the N4 and D670 intersections in Bronkhorstspruit. The project scope covered rehabilitation and upgrading of over eight kilometres, key […]
# The Madlanga Commission today marks one year since its first hearing on this day in 2025, demonstrating progress in its inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption in South Africa’s criminal justice system. The commission has heard testimony from 110 witnesses over 174 days of hearings, including a cabinet minister, police officers, Hawks, the […]
# FNB senior economist Siphamandla Mkhwanazi says the re-emergence of heightened geopolitical tensions, higher oil prices and the potential for higher borrowing costs suggest consumer budgets will remain under pressure. South Africa’s retail sales surprised to the upside in July, with growth accelerating to 3.4-percent year-on-year from 1.1-percent in June. Mkhwanazi says this suggests consumer spending held […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union says it fully supports the decision to adjourn the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ 15th National Congress. This follows a dispute over the status of first deputy president Mike Shingange contributed to the federation failing to reach a quorum, as affiliate unions and delegates withheld their credentials. […]
# The Mining Affected Communities United in Action, despite criminal charges being withdrawn against National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, president Cyril Ramaphosa must not lift his suspension. He faced four charges under the Public Finance Management Act related to the irregular awarding of a 228-million-rand SAPS tender to Medicare24. MACUA’s Christopher Rutledge says Masemola’s suspension […]
