# The City of Cape Town says it is prioritising the diversifying of its energy resources to reduce the impact of Eskom’s price increases. The draft total 2025/2026 Energy budget over the medium term of 71.2-billion-rand in capital and operational expenditure, includes the multi-year refurbishment of the Steenbras power plant. Mayoral committee member for Energy, […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, has stressed the importance of safeguarding South Africa’s three-thousand-592-kilometer coastline while unlocking its potential for equitable prosperity, climate resilience, and ecological health. The minister recently launched the 2025–2030 National Coastal Management Programme. The department’s spokesperson, Thobile Zulu-Molobi, says minister George has emphasised the urgency of […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union is urging the government to intensify its efforts in tackling gender-based violence. This follows the rape of a seven-year-old girl at Bergview College in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. The case has gained traction on social media, with users demanding swift action and raising funds to support the victim’s family. […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation is calling on all stakeholders in South Sudan to prioritise a peaceful resolution to the current crisis. The detention of First Vice-President, Riek Machar, last week effectively collapsed the 2018 peace deal that ended the country’s five-year civil war. The department is also urging all parties to […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says the rising levels of crime at healthcare clinics in the metro have a detrimental impact on service delivery to residents. The annual report for the 2023/2024 financial year shows that several clinics were targeted by criminals with insurance claims amounting to over 31-million-rand. FF Plus’, Rina Marx, says […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions has welcomed the 23 South Africans rescued from Myanmar. They were lured by fake job offers, held in appalling conditions, forced to scam people, and faced violence if they resisted. The rescue mission was conducted as part of a bilateral cooperation agreement between South Africa and Thailand, focusing […]
# The MK Party in Gauteng says it will join comrade Bonginkosi Khanyile’s 14-hour “Where Is My Vote?” walk from Pretoria to the Constitutional Court today. He will be submitting a memorandum regarding the 2024 election results. The MK Party’s spokesperson, Abel Tau, claims that their votes were rigged and the election results were falsified. […]
# The DA says it is disappointed that president Cyril Ramaphosa failed to initiate a full investigation into the National Skills Fund. The Special Investigating Unit has been authorised to probe allegations of corruption and maladministration in the affairs of the NSF. The investigation will focus on procurement and contracting for the implementation of skills […]
# AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit says it rejects any allegations that the unit protects an alleged rapist from a police investigation. The unit represents Jaco Pieterse, principal of Bergview College in Matatiele, in the Eastern Cape. AfriForum’s Barry Bateman says Pieterse is not a suspect in the rape case involving a learner from the school, […]
