# Build One South Africa says the government of national unity’s first year in office has not turned the tide on the epidemic of violent crime. The party says with over 80 murders and 135 rapes reported daily, South Africa remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world. BOSA’s spokesperson, Roger Solomons, says […]
# Build One South Africa says the government of national unity’s first year in office has exposed its true character, not a unity project for the people, but a power-sharing pact among political elites. BOSA has provided a high-level review of the GNU’s performance during its first year in office, assessing progress in the economy, […]
# MANCOSA School of Academic says South Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its technological evolution. Government is looking to modernise the country’s digital ecosystem, with sweeping investments in infrastructure, artificial intelligence-driven governance, and tech-enabled economic reforms. MANCOSA academic, Adri van der Merwe, says digital transformation in the country must contend with fragmented regulatory frameworks […]
# Government is encouraging young people to consider starting their own business, saying entrepreneurship is one of the keys to building a better future. Initiatives, including the National Youth Development Agency’s Grant Programme and the Youth Challenge Fund, are aimed at boosting black-owned businesses and historically disadvantaged groups. Government spokesperson, Mfundo Nkosi, says more is […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta is calling on civil society to support the National Dialogue, saying it is the most significant initiative since the dawn of democracy. The dialogue will be a people-led, society-wide process to reflect on the state of the country to reimagine the future. Makaneta says he commends president Cyril Ramaphosa and […]
# The GOOD Party says the Western Cape’s housing backlog now sits at a staggering 688-thousand-824 households and is growing. In 2024/2025, the province completed only three-thousand-and-46 Breaking New Ground units and one-thousand-331 Finance-linked Individual Subsidy Programme units. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says this is just four-thousand-377 homes, a mere 0.6-percent of the housing […]
# The University of Pretoria’s Javett Art Centre is currently transforming, with the installation of a major new exhibition titled One and the Many. The exhibition will feature various constellations and groupings of artworks that explore how artists narrate the relationship between the individual and the collective. The university says thematic arrangements will investigate new […]
# The City of Tshwane says it is experiencing a high number of laboratory-confirmed measles cases among children and adults, especially in regions 1 and 6. Measles is a highly contagious virus spread through coughing, sneezing, or close contact with an infected person. Symptoms include a high fever, rash, cough, runny nose, and red eyes. The […]
# The DA in Gauteng says Health MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, has ordered a review of excessive hospital security following the party’s exposure of ballooning costs. Total security costs have soared from 655-million-rand in 2022 to 2.54-billion-rand this year. The DA’s Jack Bloom says, for example, the Tara Mental Hospital’s new security contract includes 46 guards, […]