# Tshwane police says Operation Shanela continues to be a success, with 328 suspects arrested in Mabopane and Loate precincts over the weekend. Operational teams maintained a high-visibility presence through a strategic roadblock and stop-and-search efforts. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says the suspects were apprehended for various criminal offences, including rape, armed robbery, hijacking, housebreaking, and defeating […]
# The Forum for South Africa says Communications and Digital Technologies minister Solly Malatsi’s withdrawal of the draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy exposes a deeply concerning failure within the department. The document contained fictitious references. FOSA leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says what is particularly alarming is that a document of such national importance could pass through […]
# Union federation Cosatu has welcomed minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi’s decision to withdraw the draft National Artificial Intelligence policy. According to the minister, an investigation confirmed that the draft policy contained various fictitious sources in its reference list, which has compromised the integrity and credibility of the document. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks […]
# The City of Cape Town says the draft 2026/2027 Energy budget affirms plans to secure the metro’s dynamic, decentralised energy future, with less reliance on Eskom. The 71.3-billion-rand budget over the next three years will help enhance energy security, infrastructure investment, and improved affordability. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says the metro’s planned […]
# Union federation Cosatu says tensions between tripartite alliance partners the ANC and South African Communist Party only serve to weaken and not strengthen or unite the alliance. At the root of the tensions is the SACP’s decision to contest the local government elections independently for the first time. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says if the tensions […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department says that despite ongoing warnings and educational campaigns, the number of arrests due to drunken driving remains high. A total of 214 motorists were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol during coordinated tactical deployments and roadblocks from the 20th to the 26th of this month. JMPD’s spokesperson […]
# ActionSA says after decades under the leadership of the ANC, the promise of freedom has been undermined by failing service delivery, rising unemployment, and weakening institutions. The party says it has taken deliberate steps to build a credible, structured alternative. ActionSA’s Boitumelo Molefe says over recent months, they have advanced their national expansion with the […]
# The Nkabinde Inquiry has dismissed former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Shamila Batohi’s attempt to include her written statement as part of the record. She announced she wouldn’t continue her testimony after she was refused permission to consult her legal team. The inquiry is probing suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Andrew Chauke’s […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng strongly opposes the Emfuleni Municipality’s decision to send five delegates to the World Cities Summit in Singapore in June. An initial cost estimate for the trip is approximately 970-thousand-rand. The FF Plus’s Gerda Senekal says the argument that such trips yield long-term benefits does not hold, particularly in […]
