# The Electoral Commission says South Africans responded positively to the final voter registration weekend ahead of the local government elections in November. A preliminary report shows that KwaZulu-Natal recorded the highest number of voter registration transactions, followed by the Eastern Cape and Gauteng. During the first voter registration weekend held on 20 and 21 […]
# AfriForum sê die instelling van die Onteieningswet in sy huidige vorm sal verreikende gevolge hê, daarom moet dit ongrondwetlik verklaar word. Die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof hoor na verwagting vandag ʼn aansoek aan om dele van die wet uit te daag. AfriForum, die DA en die Instituut vir Rasseverhoudinge eis dat sekere dele van die wetgewing […]
# AfriForum says implementing the Expropriation Act in its current form will have far-reaching consequences; therefore, it needs to be declared unconstitutional. The Western Cape High Court is today expected to hear an application to challenge parts of the Act. AfriForum, the DA, and the Institute of Race Relations want certain provisions of the legislation […]
# The Cape Town’s Public Emergency Communication Centre recorded 182-thousand-131 incidents in several critical categories in the past year. Medical incidents, assault, prank calls, domestic violence, child abuse, motor vehicle and pedestrian vehicle accidents were reported. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says the statistics are of concern as some of the categories offer a […]
# The DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the party begins its constitutional challenge of the Expropriation Act in the Western Cape High Court today. He says they are in court because the right to own property is fundamental to freedom, dignity and economic opportunity. Hill-Lewis says no government should be given vague and sweeping powers […]
# The Food and Allied Workers Union has strongly condemned what it considers to be ongoing intimidation and pressure directed at its members during the protected strike at Heineken Beverages South Africa in Sandton, Johannesburg. FAWU spokesperson, Richard Aphane says Heineken has offered workers a five-percent wage increase, while the union members are demanding a […]
# Police say investigations on a consignment of cocaine worth an estimated 28-million -rand are ongoing to identify and apprehend those involved in the attempted smuggling operation. Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe says the cargo, which had arrived at OR Tambo International Airport, in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni on Friday on a flight from São Paulo, Brazil […]
# Deputy Minister for Electricity and Energy, Alexandra Abrahams, says the ministry will continue engaging the National Nuclear Regulator, the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute, Eskom and other stakeholders to strengthen institutional coordination across the nuclear sector. She says Koeberg Nuclear Power Station’s future contribution would depend on disciplined maintenance, the retention and development of specialist nuclear skills, […]
# Die polisie sê die ondersoek na ‘n besending kokaïen ter waarde van ongeveer 28-miljoen-rand gaan voort om diegene betrokke by die poging te identifiseer en aan te keer. Polisiewoordvoerder Athlenda Mathe sê die besending van 95-kilogram kokaïen wat Vrydag op die OR Tambo Internasionale Lughawe in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, aangekom het op ‘n vlug […]
