# ActionSA Ekurhuleni says the ANC-led coalition in the metro has failed to present a budget that prioritises the interests of residents. Council rejected the proposed 2026/2027 budget for the fourth time yesterday. ActionSA’s Tumelo Tshabalala says two fundamental conditions must be met for the party to support the budget. He says the conditions are […]
# The Border Management Authority says one-thousand-596 undocumented Malawian and Zimbabwean nationals were successfully processed during a 13-hour operation at the Beitbridge Port of Entry. The operation was carried out by BMA personnel, officials from Home Affairs and SAPS Public Order Police. BMA spokesperson, Mmemme Mogotsi, says the operation also included the repatriation of one-thousand-129 […]
# The DA in Johannesburg has welcomed Eskom’s decision to extend the public participation process on its proposed electricity supply interruptions by a further 30-days. Spokesperson Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku says earlier today, they handed over a memorandum and petition with thousands of signatures to Eskom opposing the proposed supply interruptions. She says the extension is a victory for residents, who […]
# A Canadian guest has been fatally wounded in the Kruger National Park last night. The incident happened at a concession-operated picnic area in the vicinity of Phabeni Gate. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw says a private guide attached to the concession operator allegedly accidentally discharged a firearm, resulting in the fatal injury of the 69-year-old guest. […]
# Union federation Cosatu has welcomed the Industrial Development Corporation and Vision Group’s rescue package to save sugar giant, Tongaat Hulett. This preserves an estimated 250-thousand jobs across the sugar value chain. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says the potential liquidation of the massive South African company and cornerstone of the KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga economies would have […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department says there are currently significant road closures on William Nicol Drive in Roodepoort. This follows a serious multi-vehicle crash that occurred last night. JMPD spokesperson, Xolani Fihla, says the eastbound lanes of William Nicol Drive between Constancia Boulevard and Joseph Lister Street, heading towards the N1, will remain closed […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa has expressed concern at the latest inflation figures. The country’s consumer inflation rate rose to 4.5-percent in May this year, up from 4.0-percent in April, marking the highest annual rate recorded since July 2024, when inflation stood at 4.6-percent. GIWUSA president, Mametlwe Sebei, says this exposes […]
# Union federation Cosatu plans a national protest tomorrow against the rising cost of living, saying workers can no longer cope, and action must be taken before it’s too late. Spokesperson Zanele Sabela says with the doubling of fuel prices and workers spending about 40-percent of their wages on transport, people are approaching breaking point. […]
# The DA in Gauteng says the recent dispute over the risk allowance paid to mortuary assistants in the province’s forensic pathology laboratories should be a wake-up call for the Department of Health. The party’s Madeleine Hicklin says the two-day POPCRU strike exposed unresolved concerns about poor working conditions, and the 750-rand per-month risk allowance for […]
