# The CEO Cycle Challenge has announced that two iconic South African sportswomen, Vanes-Mari du Toit and Karla Pretorius, will be captains of the inaugural all-women’s teams. The challenge is a national movement to raise funds for bursaries that support and empower talented youth with limited resources through the South African Hall of Fame’s Legacy Project. […]
# Cosatu says in its 104-years of existence, the SACP has remained resolute in the emancipation of the working class and the poor, resisting racist domination. The SACP celebrated its 104th anniversary on Sunday. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela, says the SACP’s founding principles of socialism have been carried by the party throughout the years, together with […]
# The GOOD Party in the Western Cape has expressed concern over the misuse of disciplinary processes in the George Municipality to target councillors for fulfilling their duties. The party says the investigation into councillor Vulindlela Mrqhuli, purportedly for obstructing law enforcement, is based on questionable grounds and insufficient evidence. It says similarly, the investigation […]
# The Office of the Public Protector says it has no record of a complaint lodged by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission about the denial of Zimbabwean nationals’ access to healthcare services in South Africa. The commission claims that it has formally engaged with Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka over reports that Zimbabweans were being turned away from […]
# The GOOD Party says it is concerned by the ongoing crisis of illegal mining in South Africa, and the state’s failure to address its root causes and criminal masterminds. Since last Friday, over 500 illegal miners were brought to the surface and arrested at the Sheba Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga, as part of Operation […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union has condemned the ongoing bullying incidents at schools. A Grade 8 boy learner from Thuto-Lesedi Secondary School in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, was assaulted by a group of fellow learners, resulting in his hospitalisation last Friday. In the Eastern Cape, an 18-year-old learner from David Mama Senior Secondary School was assaulted […]
# The agriculture organisation TLU SA won’t be participating in the National Dialogue this month, saying the country does not need another ideological talk shop that merely reaffirms the ANC’s existing policy direction. The dialogue is aimed at fostering unity and finding solutions to South Africa’s challenges. TLU SA’s Bennie van Zyl says a genuine […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Public Emergency Communication Centre recorded 60 motor vehicle accidents and 21 accidents involving pedestrianss over 48 hours this past weekend. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says the Centre recorded one-thousand-825 incidents over the weekend including 648 medical incidents, 34 fires, 96 cases of assault, 53 cases of domestic […]
# Lightstone says in South Africa, women are increasingly asserting their financial independence and making significant strides in both homeownership and vehicle ownership. Lightstone’s Hayley Ivins-Downes says this is according to Lightstone’s latest data on property, automotive and business assets. She says Women’s Month highlights women’s progress across many sectors. Ivins-Downes says the proportion of homes owned by women […]
