# Deputy minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, says government has made notable progress in advancing women’s rights and representation in leadership structures since 1994. Women now make up approximately 43.5-percent of members of Parliament, while women occupy senior positions across government, Parliament and the judiciary. This year, South Africa commemorates the 70th anniversary of […]
# The GOOD Party has accused the City of Cape Town of hiding a massive 174-megawatt bulk electricity allocation for private data centres. It claims the Energy portfolio committee’s leadership is actively dodging transparency. GOOD’s Roscoe Palm says the proposed hyperscale Equinix data centre at King Air Industria will be a massive drain on Cape […]
# Defend Our Democracy has urged all eligible South Africans to register and verify their voter registration details online before the proclamation of the local government election date today. The combined impact of the two voter registration weekend drives held in June and this month resulted in the IEC interacting with close to 4.7 million […]
# Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has called for stronger partnerships between governments, the private sector and transport stakeholders to drive Africa’s next mobility revolution. She addressed the International Association of Public Transport Africa Conference in Sandton, Johannesburg, yesterday. The department’s spokesperson, Lesiba Mpya, says the MEC emphasised that Africa’s rapid urbanisation presented […]
# Minister of Social Development, Dina Pule, has reaffirmed the department’s commitment to improve service delivery following a series of unannounced oversight visits to social security agency SASSA’s local offices. She welcomed improvements in queue management and the separation of service points according to beneficiaries’ needs. Pule says these measures have enhanced efficiency, reduced waiting […]
# The DA in Gauteng says it is shocking that over 22-thousand child abuse reports were recorded since 2023, but the provincial Education Department cannot account for investigation timelines. A total of 695 cases of rape, 423 of sexual assault, and 74 of sexual harassment were recorded. Spokesperson Sergio Isa dos Santos says this exposes […]
# Union federation Cosatu welcomes the tabling of the Employment Services Amendment Bill before Parliament. It seeks to strengthen the employment services framework, regulate the employment of foreign nationals, and strengthen enforcement mechanisms. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says the bill enables the minister of Employment and Labour to set limits on the number of documented migrant workers […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has noted the recommendations and referrals contained in the second interim report of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The commission submitted its second interim report to the president on 29 May, following the submission of the first interim report on 17 December 2025. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says the […]
# COPE has reiterated its call for president Cyril Ramaphosa to fire suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu. Investigating Directorate against Corruption prosecutor Drushanta Ramsamy told the Madlanga commission Mchunu flew a witness to the Eastern Cape to give evidence to IDAC chief investigator Dylan Perumal, in relation to an alleged tender procurement irregularity within Crime […]
