# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng says the re-tabled by the MEC for Finance and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, does not differ much from last year’s, except for an increase of 886.6-million-rand. The budget for the 2025/2026 financial year is 172.3-billion-rand. The FF Plus’, Anton Alberts, says it will meet with Maile to discuss […]
# Cosatu says unemployment remains South Africa’s existential threat, which is a ticking time bomb that the government, working with business, labour and society, must pull out all stops to defeat. The federation union has noted with concern the tepid economic growth of 0.1-percent for quarter one of this year. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, says […]
# The DA says it will write to Parliament’s portfolio committee on Justice chairperson, requesting that the Department of Justice and the National Prosecuting Authority account for yet another failure in prosecuting state capture cases. The High Court in Bloemfontein ruled that the extradition of former Free State premier Ace Magashule’s ex-personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota, was unlawful, and she cannot […]
# Sadtu has welcomed the 200-thousand young people who started working as education assistants and general school assistants in public schools across the country. According to Sadtu’s spokesperson, Nomusa Cembi, this forms part of the Basic Education Employment Initiative, a flagship programme of the Presidential Employment Stimulus. She says the return of the programme will once […]
# Government confirmed the death of a South African citizen in West Virginia in the USA. The spokesperson for the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, Chrispin Phiri, says Minister Ronald Lamola has extended condolences to the bereaved family, and that South Africa’s Embassy in Washington, D.C., is providing full consular assistance to the family:
# RISE Mzansi believes that the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee system will go far in enhancing the sport, building new skills, and removing any perceptions of biased refereeing. RISE Mzansi’s Makashule Gana says Sports, Arts and Culture minister, Gayton McKenzie, revealed that his department will spend 90-million-rand for the introduction of the system in South African soccer. He says […]
# Government is calling on South Africans to use this week to recommit to building a child-friendly country. This week is National Child Protection Week under the theme, Working Together in Ending Violence Against Children. Government’s spokesperson, Nokululeko Mtshali, says protecting children from violence, exploitation, and abuse is not only a basic value but also an […]
# The DA is calling on minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, to remove Vincent Blennies from the board of Boxing South Africa. He recently resigned as the National Film and Video Foundation CEO, following controversy around wasteful expenditure under his leadership at the Cannes Film Festival. The DA says Blennies’ continued presence […]
# University of Pretoria graduate, Dian Meintjes, is hoping his research will contribute to the development of affordable, safe and effective functional electrical stimulation systems that can restore partial mobility in paraplegic patients. For his final-year research project, the 22-year-old focused on improving the quality of life for individuals who have lower-limb mobility difficulties, specifically […]
