# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber says a major drug bust at the Beitbridge border in Limpopo is one of the most significant successes against cross-border drug smuggling in recent years. Yesterday a truck from Zimbabwe was intercepted carrying drugs worth nearly one-billion-rand, believed to be used in the production of Mandrax. Schreiber added the […]
# The City of Cape Town says a positive outlook from Moody’s Ratings is a strong vote of confidence in its governance, financial management and service delivery. The ratings agency has upgraded the city’s outlook from stable to positive, citing strong financial performance, high revenue collection, low debt levels and sound financial planning. Mayoral committee […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions Johannesburg has welcomed key aspects of the City of Johannesburg’s 2026/27 budget, including the Politically Facilitated Agreement finding aimed at addressing salary disparities among municipal workers. The federation says fair worker compensation must be balanced with fiscal discipline. COSATU also backed plans for inner-city rejuvenation and safety […]
# According to Section27 and the Treatment Action Campaign’s new report, women in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo face serious barriers in accessing safe and legal abortion services. The report highlights shortages of trained healthcare workers, limited operational facilities, medicine shortages, poor infrastructure and weak referral systems, particularly in rural areas. The organisations claim these […]
# The Freedom Front Plus will today embark on a three-month turnaround strategy for the Tshwane metro and Pretoria aimed at improving service delivery in the capital city. The first phase, titled ‘this is our time to be heard’, will focus on gathering input from communities to shape the final plan. The party’s Willie Spies […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad sê ʼn positiewe vooruitsig-aanpassing van Moody’s Ratings is ʼn teken van vertroue in sy regering, finansiële bestuur en dienslewering. Die graderingsagentskap het die stad se vooruitsig van stabiel na positief aangepas danksy goeie finansiële prestasie, hoë inkomste-invordering, lae skuldvlakke en gesonde finansiële beplanning. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Finansies, Siseko Mbandezi, sê die […]
# Die minister van Binnelandse Sake, Leon Schreiber, sê ʼn reuse-dwelmklopjag by die Beitbrug-grenspos in Limpopo is een van die betekenisvolste suksesse teen oorgrens-dwelmsmokkelary die afgelope jare. ʼn Vragmotor van Zimbabwe is gister onderskep met dwelms ter waarde van byna een-miljard-rand wat vermoedelik vir die vervaardiging van Mandrax gebruik word. Schreiber sê die operasie bewys […]
# Die vakverbond Cosatu in Johannesburg verwelkom belangrike aspekte van die Stad Johannesburg se 2026/27-begroting, onder meer die Polities Gefasiliteerde Ooreenkoms wat salarisverskille onder munisipale werkers wil aanspreek. Die vakverbond sê regverdige vergoeding vir werkers moet gebalanseer word met fiskale dissipline. Cosatu ondersteun ook planne om die middestad te vernuwe en veiligheid te verbeter en […]
# Section27 en die Treatment Action Campaign se nuwe verslag sê vroue in die Oos-Kaap en Limpopo ervaar ernstige hindernisse om toegang tot veilige en wettige aborsiedienste te kry. Die verslag beklemtoon tekorte aan opgeleide gesondheidswerkers, beperkte operasionele fasiliteite, medisynetekorte, swak infrastruktuur en swak verwysingstelsels, veral in landelike gebiede. Die organisasies beweer hierdie mislukkings vertraag […]
