# The South African Communist Party is calling for the urgent repositioning of the South African Reserve Bank to play a developmental role in the state. The SACP’s spokesperson, Mbulelo Mandlana says this must include employment as part of its mandate, explicitly, and holding it accountable for the failure to achieve the constitutional mandate to […]
# ANC National executive committee member, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the party’s NEC recognised the need to support labour-intensive sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, and construction. He says their discussions reaffirmed that a sustainable and transformative economic agenda must be people-centred and developmental in character, and rooted in the values of shared prosperity, solidarity, and justice. Ramokgopa says […]
# The ANC National executive committee member, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says the issue of economic growth and the pursuance of black economic empowerment are not incompatible. He says the decision by U.S. president Donald Trump to impose a punitive 30-percent tariff on South African exports has nothing to do with policies such as Black Economic Empowerment or the […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says government is actively addressing water shortages in the country as demand for water is increasing due to result of economic and population growth. He says the government has pledged to invest over 940-billion-rand in infrastructure over the next three years. Mashatile says this funding will revitalise roads and bridges, build […]
# The EFF has welcomed the formal introduction of the Insourcing Bill in the National Assembly as a Private Member’s Bill, tabled by its treasurer-general, Omphile Maotwe. The party says the purpose of this Bill is to compel the state, across all levels and entities, to insource essential and regularly required services. It says at the core of South Africa’s […]
# The DA in Gauteng says it is concerned that anti-migrant groups like Operation Dudula and March and March are increasingly controlling access to various hospitals and clinics in the province. The party says this is unlawful and needs to be stopped by using local security guards, crime wardens and police. The DA’s Jack Bloom […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta says the appointment of Justice Dunstan Mlambo as Deputy Chief Justice is a step forward not only for the legal system, but also for all sectors such as education. He says Mlambo appointment marks a significant moment for the country, particularly for those who believe in a judiciary that champions […]
# The City of Tshwane says it will appeal the judgment handed down by the Pretoria High Court relating to the city’s cleansing levy of 194-rand per month for customers using private refuse collection. AfriForum approached the court to set aside the metro’s decision to impose a new mandatory monthly levy on approximately 260-thousand households and […]
# The GOOD Party in the Western Cape is calling on the George Municipality to disclose tender awarding. The party says tender awards totalling nearly half-a-billion-rand have been concentrated in the hands of just two companies, Ruwacon and Henra, however, six tenders have no disclosed value at all. GOOD’s Chantelle Kyd says Ruwacon received contracts […]
