# Union federation SAFTU says the weekend’s deadly accidents are a reminder of the continuing national road death crisis. A crash on the N1 between Prince Albert Road and Leeu-Gamka in the Western Cape claimed 21 lives, while in Mpumalanga, eight people were killed on the N17 toll road near Ermelo. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says […]
# The Forum for South Africa has expressed concern at the discovery of the bodies of five women in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, saying the lives of women cannot become statistics. Police have deployed a multidisciplinary team to investigate possible links between the cases. The forum’s leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says law enforcement agencies need to strengthen […]
# The DA in Tshwane is opposed to turning existing community amenities used for sport and recreation into a resettlement camp. A ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal paves the way for the eviction of occupants of the Melgisedek building. The Tshwane metro plans to relocate the informal residents to a temporary tent camp […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says it will assist the communities of Gezina and Capital Park in an effort to keep these neighbourhoods from turning into crime-infested areas. This comes as the metro will soon relocate the illegal occupants of the controversial Melgisedek Centre to a temporary tent town in Capital Park, after […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Transport has called on entities in the transport sector to seek to replicate the achievements of Transnet and the Airports Company of South Africa in the coming financial year. Transnet achieved a 4.6-billion-rand profit for the financial year ending 31 March 2026, a strong recovery from last year’s 1.9-billion-rand loss. […]
# The Workers and Socialist Party says the South African Communist Party’s decision to contest the upcoming local government elections independently is a step in the right direction. However, it cautions that the SACP’s continuation of the Tripartite Alliance with the ANC is today the single most important obstacle to working-class unity. The Workers and […]
# The South African National Taxi Council in the Western Cape is urging the public not to speculate on the cause of the deadly accident on the N1 or apportion blame before the facts have been established. Twenty-one people died after two minibus taxis and a station wagon collided between Prince Albert Way and Leeu-Gamka. […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says the country continues to record among the highest levels of violence against women in the world, yet too many perpetrators continue to believe that they can act with impunity. This comes as investigators continue probing the deaths of five women whose bodies were discovered in and […]
# Indian explosives manufacturer Solar Industries has agreed to pay 21-point-8-billion rand in cash to acquire South African agriculture and mining group Omnia Holdings. Omnia says the deal will help the company grow its mining and agriculture businesses by allowing it to invest more in technology, research and new products. It is also expected to […]
