# The Buffalo City Municipality has welcomed president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to authorise the Special Investigating Unit to probe historical projects linked to the municipality and the Buffalo City Metro Development Agency. The investigation will focus on six tenders involving the construction of swimming pools, the demolition of walls and water projects. The municipality’s spokesperson, […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, says rejection, anger, intoxication, wealth or social standing can never excuse the harassment or threatening of any woman in the country. Zimbabwean businessman Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzinganyama was caught on camera allegedly threatening a group of women who rejected his advances […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has welcomed the changes the National Student Financial Aid Scheme is implementing for the 2027 funding cycle. Applications are now open for funding, with prospective students given until 18 November 2026 to apply. The scheme has introduced several operational changes for the 2027 cycle, including directly extracting student information from institutional […]
# The Communist Party of Swaziland has condemned the arrest of Palestinian Democratic Youth Union head on the West Bank. Israeli forces reportedly raided Hassan Shehadeh’s home in Abu Dis, east of occupied Jerusalem, last week Thursday. The party’s international secretary, Pius Vilakati, says the voices of Palestinian youth deserve to be heard, and their […]
# Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has ordered an investigation into Morial Infrastructure Group. This follows the company’s links to businessman Lawrence Mudzingayima, who was caught on video threatening a group of women at a restaurant in Sandton, Johannesburg. Macpherson has expressed concern over allegations that the company obtained multiple gradings from […]
# A 36-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping 14 women in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Police say the man allegedly committed his first attack in Mahlabathini, KwaZulu-Natal, in January 2010. He was arrested but released on bail before absconding from court. Spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says while out on bail, the suspect allegedly raped seven women […]
# The Forum for South Africa is calling for urgent government action following a 21-percent increase in calls to the Gender-Based Violence Command Centre in September. Preliminary figures from the Department of Social Development show the centre received six-thousand-782 calls between the first and 16th of September, an average of 424 calls a day, compared […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Employment and Labour has opened public comments on the Employment Services Amendment Bill, taking a critical step in formulating legislation that will reshape the country’s labour migration framework. The proposed legislation seeks to legally regulate the employment of foreign nationals. The bill is also intended to, among other things, update […]
# The Department of Social Development has urged communities to speak out against gender-based violence and femicide. The 24-hour GBV command centre recorded a significant increase in the number of calls between 1 and 16 September. It received six-thousand-782 calls, averaging 424 calls per day. Spokesperson Sandy Godlwana says this represents a 21-percent increase compared […]
