# Four suspects aged between 23 and 53 were arrested for extortion in Bellville, Cape Town. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa says the four are three family members from Nyanga, one of whom is a police constable, and a Somalian businessman who allegedly collected money on behalf of the extortion ring. She says the suspects allegedly extorted […]
# The SPAR Group announced its independent non-executive chairman Mike Bosman and deputy chair Shirley Zinn have resigned from the board with immediate effect. Bosman served as chairman since December 2022, while Zinn joined the board in 2023. Lwazi Koyana, currently an independent non-executive director and Risk Committee chair, has been appointed interim chairman. SPAR […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika se lidmaatskap van die Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap gaan oor werkskepping en die verbetering van burgers se lewensgehalte. Die land bied hierdie week die 46ste SAOG-beraad in Durban aan. Ramaphosa sê in sy weeklikse nuusbrief geen land in die streek kan op sy eie ‘n geïntegreerde kragstelsel bou, oorgrens-vervoergange ontwikkel, gedeelde […]
# The African Farmers’ Association of South Africa is raising concerns over government support for Black farmers benefiting from land restitution. Afasa land reform committee head Piet Mothepu says some farmers have not received title deeds, preventing them from using their land as security for bank loans. Mothepu says some beneficiaries also face eviction and […]
# Despite a period of subdued official food inflation, South African households in lower-income brackets are facing a worsening affordability crisis. A survey by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity civic organisation indicates that the cost of essential food baskets is significantly outpacing earnings, leaving many families struggling to secure basic nutrition. Spokesperson Mervyn Abrahams […]
# The South African National Defence Force and Limpopo police have intensified cross-border crime operations near the Zimbabwean border. Operations conducted between Thursday and yesterday resulted in seven suspected stolen vehicles being recovered and illicit cigarettes worth more than 800-thousand-rand seized. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the operations focused on disrupting criminal syndicates transporting stolen […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s membership of the Southern African Development Community is about job creation and improving citizen’s quality of life. The country is hosting the 46th Sadec summit in Durban this week. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa says no country in the region can on its own build an integrated power […]
# ActionSA se leier, Herman Mashaba, sê Suid-Afrika moet ophou om funksies uit te kontrakteer wat die regering self kan verrig. Hy wil weet waarom munisipaliteite tussengangers betaal om mense aan te stel om vullis te verwyder, openbare geriewe skoon te maak, infrastruktuur te onderhou en veiligheid te voorsien. ActionSA se woordvoerder, Omogolo Taunyane, sê […]
# ActionSA’s leader, Herman Mashaba, says South Africa must stop outsourcing functions that government is capable of performing itself. He has questioned why, when a municipality requires people to collect refuse, clean public facilities, maintain infrastructure or provide security, intermediaries must be paid to employ the people doing work that government itself requires every day. […]
