# The GOOD Party says it will support today’s motion of no confidence in Cape Town Speaker, Felicity Purchase. A Multi-Party Caucus led by the ANC has accused Purchase of failing to uphold the integrity of council processes amid allegations against mayoral committee members JP Smith and Grant Twigg. GOOD’s, Jonathan Cupido, says Purchase has decided […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the possible impending termination of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act benefits, constitutes part of US president Donald Trump’s economic warfare. Agoa allows African countries to export products to the US tariff-free but there are doubts about its future, especially given South Africa’s strained relations […]
# ActionSA in Johannesburg says the 2023/2024 Auditor General’s report reaffirms its long-standing views about the metro’s financial turmoil. The report highlights amongst other things that debt collection expenses surged from 30-million-rand to 423-million-rand, and electricity losses stand at 1.4-billion-rand. ActionSA’s, Khomo Mashala, says all of this is exacerbated by the widespread mismanagement, wasteful expenditure, […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it strongly condemns the singing of the so-called struggle song, Kill the Boer, and shares the public’s frustration with the Human Rights Commission and the government’s silence on the matter. In 2022, the Equality Court ruled that the anti-apartheid chant couldn’t be considered hate speech, a ruling upheld by […]
# Teacher’s union Sadtu is calling on the Department of Basic Education to strengthen security measures at schools to prevent kidnapping and attacks on teachers, as schools are increasingly becoming soft targets for criminals. A 45-year-old female teacher at Happydale Special School in Algoa Park, Gqeberha, was forcibly taken by three men at the school’s […]
# The National Student Financial Aid Scheme says it is deeply concerned about reports of some landlords threatening to evict students, whilst it’s engaged in discussions to find amicable solutions for accommodation payments. NSFAS spokesperson, Ishmael Mnisi says the scheme is therefore appealing to landlords with outstanding payments not to evict students because NSFAS is committed to […]
# The National Student Financial Aid Scheme says it will investigate all accommodation providers who have submitted incorrect information in an attempt to unlawfully benefit from funds intended for legitimate NSFAS-funded students. NSFAS spokesperson, Ishmael Mnisi says during the accommodation verification process, the scheme has identified ghost students, who are neither funded by NSFAS nor […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says it has reviewed the latest quarterly employment statistics with grave concern. Giwusa president Mametlwe Sebei says it reveals an economy that continues to fail the working class, with key productive sectors collapsing. He adds Giwusa demands an industrial rescue plan as immediate government intervention to […]
# ActionSA in Limpopo says it will request the Special Investigating Unit to probe potential links between the founders of Makoro Foundation, and companies allegedly benefiting from tender contracts within Polokwane Municipality. The investigation is to determine whether the foundation’s activities are connected to any wrongdoing in the awarding of municipal contracts. ActionSA’s, Victor Mothemela, […]
