# The chairperson of the DA’s federal council, Helen Zille, says the party does have a motion of no confidence against president Cyril Ramaphosa. The party accused him of failing to act against corrupt ANC ministers in government after he axed the DA’s deputy minister of Trade and Industry, Andrew Whitfield, for taking an international trip without […]
# Cosatu says it applauds Proudly SA’s launch of its online locally produced consumer goods platform at a high-profile event in Johannesburg, today. The federation says this is a welcome boost to supporting local businesses and jobs. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks says thousands of locally produced goods will be available to consumers across South Africa over […]
# Forum for South Africa is calling on the Police Ministry to scrap the issue of age on recruitment applications when coming to those who are in a position of a qualification, and also remove drivers’ licenses as a requirement for all applicants. Police have launched its e-recruitment drive for five-thousand-500 aspiring members to join […]
# The EFF has written to the acting CEO of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme Waseem Carrim raising urgent concerns about alleged irregular payments made to four student accommodation intermediaries. The party says these companies each charge 5-percent on all transactions facilitated between the scheme and accommodation providers. It says the scheme disbursed 2.9-billion-rand in 2024 to […]
# The City of Cape Town has redeployed additional policing resources to support SAPS operations targeting known gang and extortion hotspots. On Saturday evening, officers attached to the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan arrested a driver and passenger for possession of a loaded assault rifle in Gugulethu. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says the discovery […]
# Four University of Pretoria employees went the extra mile to help deserving students gain access to higher education, raising over 28-thousand-rand in donations by completing the Comrades Marathon. André Ganswindt, Bianca Frost, Josiah Mavundla, and Mfundo Nyitana each set a target of nine-thousand-rand in donations, amounting to 36-thousand-rand. Frost exceeded her donation target, single-handedly […]
# Nine-day-old missing boy Mogamat Imaad Shamar has been found unhurt in Tafelsig in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. Police spokesperson Frederick van Wyk says a multi-disciplinary crime team worked tirelessly since a case of kidnapping was registered with Bellville Police Station on Saturday. He says the baby was abducted at a local shopping complex:
# The GOOD Party in the Western Cape says the killing of councillors in the Stellenbosch Municipality paints a picture of a municipality gripped by lawlessness and power struggles with deadly consequences. GOOD’s Robin Hendrikse says the trial of those accused of orchestrating the 2019 murder of former deputy mayorCameron Mcako, is continuing in the […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it has rejected a report that allocates 230-million-rand over three years to provide benefits to over one-thousand contracted security guards in Tshwane. The party says one-thousand-283 guards were appointed in 2021 without benefits. FF Plus, Grandi Theunissen says the party suggested to the Council that a thorough investigation be […]
