# The North-West University has conferred an honorary doctorate on distinguished Caribbean historian and vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies, professor Hilary McDonald Beckles. The award recognises his formidable academic contributions and his global advocacy for social justice. He has written over 100 peer-reviewed articles and 20 academic books. Beckles described the honorary doctorate […]
# The Western Cape has declared the Wilderness Nature Reserve, spanning over 643 hectares, a Provincial Nature Reserve in terms of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act. Situated near Heidelberg, the reserve is home to a range of important species, including the critically endangered Breede River Redfin. CapeNature manager, Petro van Rhyn, says the […]
# Cosatu is calling on the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee to cut the repo rate by at least 25 basis points at its meeting today. Most economists predict a repo rate cut due to inflation remaining tame. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela, says even though the rate of inflation has ticked up marginally, […]
# ActionSA says the government of national unity has been woefully inadequate in its efforts to address the deteriorating relationship with the USA. South Africa and America have still not reached a trade deal, as president Donald Trump’s 30-percent tariff on the country’s goods is due to take effect tomorrow. ActionSA president Herman Mashaba says […]
# The EFF in Tshwane is calling for the immediate removal of all individuals irregularly appointed through processes that blatantly disregard legal prescripts. The party says the appointment of key senior managers, including the City Manager, Johann Mettler, the Financial Officer, the Chief Audit Executive, and the Chief of Police, was conducted by a panel […]
# Cosatu says the National Council of Provinces’ passing of the 2025/2026 Appropriation Bill brings budgetary certainty to government. The legislation outlines how government funds will be allocated among various departments. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, says they welcome the additional funding to help rebuild frontline public services crippled by years of reckless neo-liberal austerity budget […]
# The GOOD Party in Johannesburg says Wednesday’s council session laid bare the widening gap between political promises and lived realities in the metro. The party’s Matthew Cook says while oversight reports covered multiple separate portfolios, what emerged was a single, sobering truth that the metro is in systemic crisis. He says they are calling […]
# Four major federations, Cosatu, Saftu, Fedusa and Nactu, say the Trump-era trade wars have exposed the brutal consequences of weaponised tariffs. South Africa is among several countries facing punitive tariffs from the US as it moves to protect its own manufacturers and labour force. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela, says the answer is not a return […]
# The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is calling on all South Africans to play their role in ending trafficking and take care of children and monitor their online behaviour. Today marks World Day against Trafficking in Persons and it is commemorated under the theme ‘Human Trafficking is Organized Crime – End the Exploitation’. […]
