# The Department of Health has confirmed four additional mpox cases, bringing the national total to 22. One is a 47-year-old Cape Town man who travelled to Spain earlier this month and was previously classified as a probable case. The other three include two imported infections involving German and Norwegian citizens. The department’s spokesperson, Foster […]
# The DA in Tshwane rejects the metro’s move to elect a new chief whip of council, saying the argument that making this appointment is necessary to prevent disruption to service delivery is not credible. A Special Council meeting is scheduled for today to elect the chief whip. The DA’s Dana Wannenburg says Tshwane does […]
# Eleven people were killed, including a pregnant woman, and three others were injured in a mass shooting in Durban’s KwaMakhutha township yesterday evening. According to police, the victims were gathered at a home in the Ziko area when unknown gunmen stormed in and opened fire. The deceased were in their mid-30s. The attackers also […]
# The Cape Independence Advocacy Group has written to president Cyril Ramaphosa, asking him to confirm whether South Africa recognises the right of its citizens to self-determination. Leader Phil Craig says the right of all peoples to self-determination takes legal precedence over any parliamentary resolution, court ruling, or constitutional provision. He says the law is […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions is concerned about escalating threats by the US against South Africa following the government’s response to Washington’s so-called “five asks”. In June last year, the US demanded action concerning violence against farmers; the “Kill the Boer” chant; expropriation without compensation; aspects of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment; and […]
# The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has expressed concern over the arrest of suspended deputy national Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. He is accused of sexually grooming a 16-year-old girl and raping an 18-year-old at a hotel in Sandton. The department’s spokesperson, Cassius Selala, says these allegations are deeply troubling given the […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it is concerning that Quintile five public schools in Gauteng will receive only a small subsidy increase in the 2027/2028 financial year. Premier Panyaza Lesufi confirmed that the subsidy will be increased from 315-rand to 329-rand per learner, an increase of only 4.4-percent. FF Plus’s Anton Alberts says Lesufi […]
# Agricultural organisation TLU SA has welcomed the government’s move to involve the private sector in local foot-and-mouth disease vaccine production in South Africa. The Agricultural Research Council has approved a proposal by minister of Agriculture Willie Aucamp to allow qualifying private companies to use the ARC’s intellectual property to manufacture its FMD vaccine at […]
# Road users travelling on the N3 Toll Route during the coming days are urged to plan, allow extra travel time, and remain patient and courteous. This as traffic volumes are expected to increase from today, as holidaymakers travel between Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal for the Heritage Day long weekend and the […]
