# The GOOD Party in the Western Cape is calling on the Stellenbosch Municipality to urgently prioritise long-overdue infrastructure upgrades in Rustenberg Street, Idas Valley. This is following a serious sewage spill that has endangered the health and safety of a local family. GOOD’s Marius van Stade says the Rustenberg Street sewer line frequently blocks […]
# The agriculture organisation TLU SA says the country’s agricultural sector is under serious threat due to the proposed Mineral Resources Development Amendment Bill. The bill aims to address key regulatory gaps, streamline licensing processes, and ensure equitable distribution of mining benefits. TLU SA’s Bennie van Zyl says the broad application of small-scale and artisanal […]
# The MK Party is calling on Gayton McKenzie to be removed as the minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture. Social media posts from over a decade ago have resurfaced, in which McKenzie allegedly used derogatory language towards black people. The minister insists the racial tweets circulating online were generated by artificial intelligence and are […]
# The DA in Mpumalanga has written to the provincial MEC of Economic Development and Tourism, Jesta Sidell, asking her to immediately dissolve the Board of the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. The DA’s Trudie Grovè-Morgan says this follows damning findings in a forensic report that exposed serious misconduct by senior executives, including bullying, nepotism, […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority in the Western Cape has welcomed the sentencing of Ferdinand Fortuin to five years’ direct imprisonment by the Bellville Regional Court, in Cape Town. This after he contacted the police, telling them that he had planted bombs at the Department of Water and Sanitation, Transnet Offices, and the Bellville taxi […]
# Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia says it is concerned about the ongoing blocking of foreign nationals to access public health facilities by Operation Dudula and other xenophobic groups. Kopanang Africa spokesperson, Dorothia Mabelebele says this followed, the arrest of three women at Lillian Ngoyi Clinic in Diepkloof, Soweto for demanding identity documents form patients to […]
# The National E-Hailing Federation is calling for urgent government intervention to accelerate e-hailing regulations and empower drivers. The federation is currently engaged in dialogue with the relevant stakeholders to develop a national empowerment framework for e-hailing drivers. The federation’s secretary-general, Omar Parker, says 91-percent of operators and drivers are unregistered with statutory labour entities such as the […]
# North-West University senior lecturer, doctor Moleboheng Mokhele-Ramulumo, has been selected as one of the finalists in South Africa’s Forty Under 40 leaders for 2025 in the Education category. The awards aim to celebrate 40 South African leaders under the age of 40 who demonstrate impact through leadership and innovation. The university says a key project that […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Traffic Services recorded over 2.7-million offences in the last year. The metro has simplified traffic fine payments, with a number of retail payment options available, courtesy of a new service provider. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says in an ideal world, motorists would not break […]
