# Ahead of the long weekend, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department is appealing to both motorists and pedestrians to prioritise road safety. This as the overall traffic movement is expected to increase on Friday afternoon. JMPD’s spokesperson, Xolani Fihla, says the total number of road fatalities has shown a steady decline over the past few […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union in KwaZulu-Natal says the messages circulating on social media about a call made by its provincial secretary, Nomarashiya Caluza, are false. According to the message, the Caluza has made a call about whether members of the union must vote for the ANC or SACP in the upcoming local government […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions has expressed strong opposition to the draft Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Amendment Bill. The bill seeks to amend the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act of 1998. It was enacted to prevent arbitrary evictions and address historical injustices […]
# The Forum for South Africa is calling on president Cyrill Ramaphosa to suspend National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. He appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges linked to an irregularly awarded 360-million-rand Medicare24 tender, which is Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s company. FOSA leader Tebogo Mashilompane says the continued presence of Masemola in office […]
# The GOOD Party says the ongoing dysfunction of the City of Cape Town’s reporting systems during the recent rainfall directly contributed to delays in service delivery, particularly in addressing critical road hazards. Residents were reportedly unable to log service requests through the MyCiTi App. GOOD’s Siyabulela Mamkeli says a reporting system that collapses under […]
# The EFF says minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has failed to provide Parliament a coherent, transparent and credible account of the scale of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. Reported outbreaks have increased sharply from 932 cases in March to one-thousand-502 cases by last week. The Western Cape has not reported any new cases for a […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says it regards the EFF’s latest onslaught on the City Manager, Johann Mettler, and the metro’s head of Emergency Services, Moshema Mosia, as nothing more than political theatrics and opportunism. The EFF wants mayor Nasiphi Moya to take action against Mettler following the Public Protector’s report regarding alleged maladministration […]
# Deputy minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, says the department’s 2026/2027 annual performance is against the backdrop of a number of strategic challenges. These include a highly uncertain geopolitical and economic environment, a constrained national fiscal environment, a decline in expenditure on research and development, and the withdrawal of funding by the […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Kamer van Koophandel en Nywerheid se Sakevertroue-aanwyser het in Januarie effens gedaal met 1,8- punte tot 131,4, maar in Februarie tot 134,6 verbeter. Verlede maand het die BCI 3,3-punte afgeneem tot 131,3. Die kamer se uitvoerende hoof, Alan Mukoki, sê die daling was hoofsaaklik die gevolg van ‘n swakker rand, laer aandeelpryse […]
