# The DA is pushing for immediate reforms over student accommodation facilities funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme across the country. The party says this is to ensure that every cent of student funding benefits students, not landlords, intermediaries, or politically connected service providers. The DA’s Mathlodi Maseko says the DA will continue […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions demands public transport reform and integrated transport network where taxis serve as feeder services, e-hailing is regulated fairly, and commuting is affordable, safe, and reliable. Referring to the murder of an e-hailing driver in Pimville, Soweto, SAFTU’s spokesperson, Asive Dyani says the violence against e-hailing drivers is […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union has commended the Department of Correctional Services’ efforts to make correctional facilities self-sustainable and reduce dependency on the State. This week, minister Pieter Groenewald officially opened a newly established bakery at the Durban Management Area in KwaZulu-Natal. Popcru’s Richard Mamabolo says this initiative will also equip offenders […]
# The National Sea Rescue Institute says the search is continuing for a pilot who is missing following a plane crash in Durban yesterday. The light aircraft was part of an airshow at North Beach near Suncoast Casino when it crashed into the ocean. The 61-year-old pilot from Johannesburg is said to have been alone […]
# The City of Cape Town’s traffic officers are currently attending to and motoring an incident of public violence in the Khayelitsha area. The reason for the protest is unknown at this stage. Traffic spokesperson, Kevin Jacobs, says major roads have been affected by the protest:
# The DA in Gauteng says the provincial Department of Social Development continues to demonstrate alarming inefficiency in its allocation and expenditure of critical funds. According to the 2024–2025 Fourth Quarterly Report, the department has underspent its total budget by 102-million-rand. The DA’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe says these unspent funds could have gone towards vital Restorative […]
# ActionSA has condemned the decision by the Johannesburg Speaker of Council, Margaret Arnolds, to revoke the rightful suspension of the Special and Independent Investigation Committee. The committee was authorised in June 2023 to investigate allegations of corruption by officials of the Group Forensic and Investigation Services. However, former speaker Nobuhle Mthembu froze the investigations […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng is warning the Ekurhuleni Municipality against being lulled into a false sense of security by its current bank balance of 1.1-billion-rand. This equates to 21 days of operating costs. FF Plus’ Denise Janse van Rensburg says the figure is misleading, as it does not account for the 5.79-billion-rand […]
# The City of Tshwane will change the academic journey of 40 bright young learners at the Seshegong Secondary School in Olievenhoutbosch today, by handing over brand-new laptops to participants of the Youth to Gemba Programme. The programme is an initiative that takes young people from the classroom to the heart of real-world workplaces. Mayoral committee member for […]
