# AfriForum has called on the police to seriously consider the devolution of policing powers in the face of the country’s crippling crime crisis. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk says the new national crime-fighting strategy, Operation Shanela 2, highlights the centralised nature of South Africa’s policing model, that has repeatedly failed to protect its citizens. It aims to address […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng has asked the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Jacob Mamabolo, to provide safe wheelchairs access at the offices of the Rand West Local Municipality in Randfontein. FF Plus spokesperson Jaco Mulder says one of its councillor Charles Brough, who uses a wheelchair, injured his back on […]
# Cosatu has congratulated the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union for 38 years of servicing workers. The federation says since its formation on 27 June 1987, the union has given true meaning to trade unionism that extends beyond workplace struggles, highlighting the impact of poverty on citizens. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says over […]
# Saftu has welcomed the long-overdue arrests of Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh, Siyabonga Gama, and Thamsanqa Jiyane, who now face criminal charges related to the rigged 93-million-rand Transnet locomotive procurement deal involving China South Rail. The federation says all four accused appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Ekurhuleni for alleged fraud, […]
# The Southern African Agri Initiative says the true extent of crime on farms and in rural areas is severely underestimated, as many incidents are not reported to police. Saai’s Leon Lourens says the statistics from external stakeholders and the SAPS database, revealed that only 50-percent of all livestock theft reported through organised structures, are recorded […]
# The minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola says to foster greater private investment for sustainable development, governments and development institutions must focus on improving governance and regulatory certainty. This includes simplifying investment-related regulations, minimising bureaucratic obstacles, and ensuring long-term policy consistency to enhance investor confidence. Lamola says strengthening legal and institutional frameworks […]
# The DA says while president Cyril Ramaphosa continues to not take action against ANC corruption in the national executive, the party will use every means they can to fight it. The party will be laying criminal charges today against Higher Education minister Nobuhle Nkabane for lying to Parliament, ahead of the Education budget debate […]
# The minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola says restoring macroeconomic stability through prudent fiscal and monetary policy is essential. Lamola delivered a speech in Seville, Spain, at the Multi-Stakeholder Round Table under the theme Revitalising International Development Cooperation. He says improving debt management and collaborating with development finance institutions to share risk […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is alarmed by South Africa’s deteriorating financial health owing to the crumbling state of municipalities and state-owned entities. The PSA says the recent Financial Stability Review by the South African Reserve Bank highlights the severity of the situation, with government’s debt burden expected to peak at nearly 80-percent of gross […]
