# The GOOD Party is calling on the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape government to immediately provide clear, transparent plans for housing development on Pine Road. For over six years, families have been living in what was meant to be temporary accommodation at Pickwick Street. These residents were displaced from Pine Road. […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union has expressed concern at the disappearance of three constables, who were deployed to participate in the operation Vala umgodi. The missing officers were travelling from Bloemfontein to Limpopo, and they were last spotted at an Engen garage near the Grasmere toll plaza on the N1 highway last […]
# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber says the Border Management Authority’s Easter operations success was driven by the digital transformation process that is now in full swing. This year six-thousand-253 attempted illegal migration crossings into South Africa were intercepted by the BMA, compared to just three-thousand-841 in 2024. This is a 63-percent increase. Schreiber says there is […]
# Cosatu says the halting of the 0.5-percent value-added tax hike will provide relief to millions of workers, who have been struggling to cope with the rising cost of living. The Western Cape High Court has ruled to suspend the VAT increase announcement made last month, preventing the tax hike from taking effect on May […]
# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has appointed an independent forensic firm to investigate allegations of wasteful expenditure associated with renting office space for government departments. MEC for Infrastructure Development Jacob Mamabolo recently revealed that 34-million-rand per month was being spent on renting office space, despite the provincial government owning 41 vacant buildings. The provincial government’s spokesperson, […]
# The United Democratic Students’ Movement in the Eastern Cape has welcomed the appointment of retired Justice Chris Jafta to lead the Commission of Inquiry into the shooting incident at the Walter Sisulu University last month. A student was killed and two others injured. UDESMO’s Manyano Njikela says they trust the Commission will carry out its work independently […]
# Border Management Authority commissioner Michael Masiapato says they have been able to intercept and apprehend a total of six-thousand-253 persons who were attempting to either enter or exit South Africa illegally at 71 ports of entry during the Easter period. This is an increase of 61-percent compared to the 2024 Easter interception of three-thousand-841. Masiapato says out of […]
# Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment minister Dion George, will from today embark on the Fishing for Freedom Tour 2025, a week-long engagement with coastal communities and stakeholders to promote sustainable growth in harbour economies. The tour will visit key harbours across the Western Cape, fostering dialogue with the public, small business owners, and industry stakeholders. The […]
# Trade, Industry and Competition minister, Parks Tau, has extended the deadline for public comments on the Draft Transformation Fund Concept Document. The extension is until the 28 of next month, from the original date of 7 May. In March, the Minister announced the publication of the concept document for a 30-day public commentary period. […]
