# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department says there are currently significant road closures on William Nicol Drive in Roodepoort. This follows a serious multi-vehicle crash that occurred last night. JMPD spokesperson, Xolani Fihla, says the eastbound lanes of William Nicol Drive between Constancia Boulevard and Joseph Lister Street, heading towards the N1, will remain closed […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa has expressed concern at the latest inflation figures. The country’s consumer inflation rate rose to 4.5-percent in May this year, up from 4.0-percent in April, marking the highest annual rate recorded since July 2024, when inflation stood at 4.6-percent. GIWUSA president, Mametlwe Sebei, says this exposes […]
# Union federation Cosatu plans a national protest tomorrow against the rising cost of living, saying workers can no longer cope, and action must be taken before it’s too late. Spokesperson Zanele Sabela says with the doubling of fuel prices and workers spending about 40-percent of their wages on transport, people are approaching breaking point. […]
# The DA in Gauteng says the recent dispute over the risk allowance paid to mortuary assistants in the province’s forensic pathology laboratories should be a wake-up call for the Department of Health. The party’s Madeleine Hicklin says the two-day POPCRU strike exposed unresolved concerns about poor working conditions, and the 750-rand per-month risk allowance for […]
# The Tshwane Metro Police Department says it remains resolute in upholding the rule of law and maintaining the safety and security of all individuals within its jurisdiction. This follows the arrest of 20 undocumented foreign nationals earlier this week, for contravening the Immigration Act. TMPD’s spokesperson, Puleng Motholo, says the individuals were arrested during […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate says it has completed an electrification project in Langa’s Special Quarters informal settlement. This 1.6-million-rand project has connected 159 households to the electricity grid. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says the existing electrical network has been upgraded and strengthened to accommodate increased demand, while electricity […]
# The IFP is calling on all eligible South Africans to come out in large numbers and register to vote this weekend, ahead of the 4 November local government elections. Nearly 24-thousand registration stations across the country’s four-thousand-488 municipal wards will open this weekend. The IFP says the elections present an opportunity for citizens to […]
# Forum for South Africa has welcomed John Steenhuisen’s removal as minister of Agriculture. DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis announced a series of changes to the party’s representation in government, including Willie Aucamp replacing Steenhuisen. FOSA leader, Tebogo Masholompane, says Steenhuisen has failed South African farmers in his handling of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, and Aucamp must prioritise […]
# Union federation Cosatu has expressed concern at the rise in consumer inflation, saying this will affect workers who are already drowning in debt. South Africa’s consumer inflation rate rose to 4.5-percent in May this year, up from 4.0-percent in April, marking the highest annual rate recorded since July 2024, when inflation stood at 4.6-percent. […]
