# National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, is encouraging police officers to use available Employee Health and Wellness services to address the mental and emotional toll of their demanding work. Issues affecting the well-being of SAPS members include mental health issues, lifestyle diseases, disciplinary cases they are facing, and financial challenges, among others. National Police spokesperson, […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the ongoing billing crisis in the City of Johannesburg highlights the ANC and its coalition partners’ financial mismanagement of the metro. The party says it has been inundated with complaints from residents who are threatened with service disconnections even though their accounts are paid in full. Others complain of […]
# A family hostage situation in Mamelodi East ended in tragedy last night, after a police constable killed his teenage nephew before turning the gun on himself. Thirty-two-year-old Thapelo Mashego held his 69-year-old mother and nephew hostage for over 16 hours, in what is believed to have been a family dispute. Police spokesperson Brenda Muridili says […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has received several communications from residents alleging that previously removed traders at the Marabastad Retail Market have permission to trade. It says these allegations are totally false and serve to undermine law enforcement. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa, says permission to trade […]
# Rhodes University vice-chancellor, professor Sizwe Mabizela, has announced the 2025 recipients of the coveted Distinguished Alumni Award. They are professor Michael Davies-Coleman, well-known for his research in bio-chemistry; a renowned figure in South African sports administration, John Donald, a leading figure in the country’s automotive industry, Billy Eric Tom, and current principal and vice-Chancellor […]
# Western Cape MEC of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, says the Blended Finance Scheme is a game-changer for emerging and smallholder farmers. Spearheaded by the national Department of Agriculture, in partnership with financial institutions such as Land Bank and ABSA, the scheme is designed to reduce financial risk while enhancing access to capital. […]
# The DA says it welcomes the ongoing growth in the agricultural sector’s contributions to the gross domestic product under the stewardship of minister John Steenhuisen. In the second quarter of this year, the sector grew by 2.5-percent, following a revised 18.6-percent rise in the first quarter. This was primarily due to increased economic activity reported for horticulture and animal […]
# ActionSA delivered a letter to president Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament in which it pleaded with him to declare a state of emergency on the Cape Flats. Between January and March this year, 208 of South Africa’s 240 gang-related murders occurred in the Western Cape. ActionSA’s Dereleen James says the victims of gang and drug-related […]
# Construction giant Murray and Roberts Holdings has been placed under provisional liquidation following a court order. The Gauteng High Court granted the order at the behest of one of the company’s creditors. The process comes amid a parallel process which saw Murray and Roberts Limited, a downstream subsidiary of the holding company, undergo voluntary […]
