# The DA in Gauteng says it is shocking that over 22-thousand child abuse reports were recorded since 2023, but the provincial Education Department cannot account for investigation timelines. A total of 695 cases of rape, 423 of sexual assault, and 74 of sexual harassment were recorded. Spokesperson Sergio Isa dos Santos says this exposes […]
# Union federation Cosatu welcomes the tabling of the Employment Services Amendment Bill before Parliament. It seeks to strengthen the employment services framework, regulate the employment of foreign nationals, and strengthen enforcement mechanisms. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says the bill enables the minister of Employment and Labour to set limits on the number of documented migrant workers […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has noted the recommendations and referrals contained in the second interim report of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The commission submitted its second interim report to the president on 29 May, following the submission of the first interim report on 17 December 2025. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says the […]
# COPE has reiterated its call for president Cyril Ramaphosa to fire suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu. Investigating Directorate against Corruption prosecutor Drushanta Ramsamy told the Madlanga commission Mchunu flew a witness to the Eastern Cape to give evidence to IDAC chief investigator Dylan Perumal, in relation to an alleged tender procurement irregularity within Crime […]
# Forum for South Africa has welcomed the recall of South Africa’s high commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal. He, former president Jacob Zuma and a suspected mastermind behind state capture, Ajay Gupta, were seen together at a religious ceremony at a Hindu temple in Haridwar in the north of India in June. FOSA leader, Tebogo […]
# The City of Cape Town is currently processing high volumes of applications from pensioners, social grant recipients and indigent residents, who have re-applied for rates rebate relief. The metro has proposed more than 8.3-billion-rand in social assistance to qualifying pensioners and indigent residents for the current financial year. Mayoral committee member for Finance, Siseko Mbandezi, says it is necessary […]
# The City of Tshwane’s Health Department has condemned the armed robbery at the COSUP Lusaka site in Mamelodi East yesterday. Healthcare personnel were robbed at gunpoint, while a University of Pretoria vehicle, laptops and staff cellphones were stolen. Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya’s spokesperson, Samakelo Mgobozi, says those who target healthcare premises and public health workers directly […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on the newly appointed Public Investment Corporation board to place good governance at the centre of its mandate. Last week, the corporation, which handles more than three-trillion-rand in government employees’ pension funds, saw the resignation of eight board members. Meanwhile, the High Court in Pretoria found the suspension […]
# Agricultural organisation, TLU SA, warns the sharp increase in diesel prices will affect the agriculture sector. Diesel prices have gone up by between one-rand-23- and one-rand-38-cent-a-litre, while the petrol price decreased by 52-cent, aided by a reduction in the slate levy. TLU SA’s Bennie van Zyl says the increase in diesel prices is forcing higher operational […]
