# The GOOD Party says Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero’s State of the City address was a masterclass in political spin, grand visions, ambitious timelines, and lofty ideals. The mayor delivered the address in Braamfontein on Wednesday. GOOD’s Matthew Cook says while the mayor speaks of a metro that works for all, the reality is decaying infrastructure, […]
# Cosatu says it anticipates more court challenges to the National Health Insurance scheme by those who value profits over lives. The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that president Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the NHI Act into law is open to review, and that he must provide the reasoning for his decision to do […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has condemned a bomb threat message sent via cellphone to Al-Azhar Mosque in District Six. The mosque has been vocal in its support of the Palestinian cause. Hill-Lewis says he condemns the sinister motives behind this threatening message. He adds that Cape Town is a city of peace-loving people, […]
# The MK Party says it unequivocally rejects the Constitutional Court judgment upholding dual citizenship. The ruling confirms the Supreme Court of Appeal’s orders declaring a provision of the Citizenship Act unlawful. The ConCourt declared legislation that strips South Africans of their citizenship after acquiring citizenship of another country as unconstitutional. MK Party’s spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, […]
# The Western Cape Department of Mobility is urging all road users to take personal responsibility for road safety. The department’s spokesperson, Muneera Allie, says between Tuesday last week and Sunday, 16 fatal crashes were recorded on provincial roads, resulting in the loss of 18 lives, a harsh reality of the devastating consequences of reckless and […]
# Cosatu has reaffirmed its solidarity with the people of Western Sahara and their inalienable right to self-determination, independence, and freedom from Moroccan occupation. The federation met with Western Sahara ambassador, Beisat Deich, as part of the ongoing commitment to international solidarity and the global struggle against colonialism and occupation. Cosatu’s Noxolo Bhengu says the […]
# The DA in Gauteng is calling for the removal of Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital CEO, Gladys Bogoshi, which faces yet another crisis as patients suffer without food and hot water. The DA’s Jack Bloom says doctors and nurses are struggling to deal with hungry patients as bread and porridge is served for meals instead […]
# The EFF is calling for the immediate scrapping of the expiration mandates for prepaid mobile data and airtime, calling it exploitative and unconstitutional. The party says the Independent Communications Authority informed them it was in the process of reviewing expiration mandates and would embark on a process of public hearings in due course. The EFF […]
# The MK Party is calling for the immediate implementation of lifestyle audits and the declaration of assets for all members of the judiciary. It says South Africa cannot afford to have a judiciary that is shielded from the same transparency expected of other arms of state. The MK Party says citizens deserve to know […]
