# The GOOD Party has written to the Cape Winelands District Municipality to raise concerns over the recent tariff increases imposed by the Breede Valley Municipality. The new tariff structure affects electricity, water, refuse removal, and property rates. GOOD’s Andrew Hess says the increases were implemented without adequate public consultation, justification, or consideration for residents already […]
# Two studentpreneurs from Nelson Mandela University have been named among the top 20 finalists in the prestigious Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education Absa Innovation Challenge 2025. Ayabulela Binase developed the NanoLAMP Diagnostic Field Kit, designed for early detection of viral pathogens that affect common bean crops in South Africa. Jazmyn Du Preez is the founder […]
# The United Democratic Movement says it is deeply disturbed by the growing wave of kidnappings that continues to grip the country. From January to March alone this year, four-thousand-571 kidnapping cases were reported, an increase of 6.8-percent compared to the same period in 2024. UDM’s secretary general, Zandile Phiri, says the government must strengthen […]
# The South African National Taxi Council National Office has expressed deep concern over the ongoing non-payment of government-contracted scholar transport operators in the Eastern Cape. Over 100-thousand pupils in the province could be left stranded today, as scholar transport operators have decided to indefinitely suspend their services due to non-payment. Santaco’s spokesperson, Mmatshikhidi Phala, says […]
# The Eastern Cape government has strongly condemned the planned shutdown action by taxi industry operators today, who are part of the government scholar transport programme. This follows a lengthy period of nonpayment, with some operators reporting they have not received payment for up to six months. The provincial government’s spokesperson, Khuselwa Rantjie, says such […]
# The South African government has strongly condemned last week’s deadly attacks perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur state in Sudan. At least 20 civilians were killed in attacks targeting a mosque and the last functioning hospital in El Fasher. The Department of International Relations and […]
# Eskom says it is planning to return a total of three-thousand-380-megawatts of generation capacity to service ahead of the evening peak today, and throughout the coming week. This is to further strengthen the stability of the electricity grid. The power utility’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says between 3 and 9 October, an average of ten-thousand-835-megawatts […]
# Four suspects are expected to appear before the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court today, on charges of kidnapping, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, as well as impersonating a police officer. This comes after a kidnapping victim was rescued over the weekend, and an AK-47 rifle with numerous rounds of live ammunition was recovered in Tshwane. […]
# The GOOD Party says if AfriForum has information about acts of terror carried out in the name of the ANC or anyone else during the apartheid era, it must share it with the National Prosecuting Authority. AfriForum has requested the Khampepe Commission to determine why ANC leaders have not been prosecuted for acts of […]
