# The National Shelter Movement of South Africa welcomes the appointment of Dina Pule as minister of Social Development and is calling for ethical leadership, stable governance and predictable funding for shelters. Spokesperson Greer Schoeman says women and children fleeing violence cannot afford disruptions to essential services. Representing more than 100 shelters nationwide, she says […]
# Crowdfunding platform BackaBuddy removed a fundraising campaign launched to cover the legal costs of controversial businessman Peet Viljoen, who is facing more than 400 charges, including fraud, theft, corruption, and forgery. The campaign, started by a family friend, sought to raise 400-thousand-rand but had collected only about three-thousand-500-rand before it was closed yesterday. BackaBuddy […]
# Tensions between South Africa and Mozambique have spilled over to tourist areas, where some South African visitors in Mozambique were confronted and told to leave. The hostility follows anti-illegal immigration protests in South Africa that reportedly claimed the lives of Mozambican nationals. Mozambique has since repatriated more than 900 citizens from South Africa. Videos […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum will hê die EFF se leier, Julius Malema, moet voor die Madlanga-kommissie verskyn. Getuienisleiers het gister ‘n reeks WhatsApp-boodskappe onthul wat volgens hulle aandui hy is as tussenganger gebruik tussen die omstrede Misdaadintelligensie-offisier Feroz Khan en die tabak-sakeman Mohammed Sayed. Dennis Bloem van die forum sê die beste manier waarop […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare verwelkom die Departement van Binnelandse Sake se tydige ingryping om immigrasie-afdwinging te versterk en die voortgesette strategie om sy stelsels en prosesse te digitaliseer. Die departement gaan ‘n bykomende 301 immigrasie-amptenare werf. Claude Naicker van die vakbond sê hierdie aanstellings volg te midde van kommer in gemeenskappe oor die teenwoordigheid […]
Shell has officially finalised the deal to sell 100-percent of its equity interest in Shell Downstream South Africa to Abu Dhabi’s state-owned energy giant, ADNOC Distribution, for approximately 16.2-billion-rand. The agreement includes 580 company- and dealer-owned fuel stations, alongside Shell’s wholesale fuel, aviation, and lubricants operations. As part of the deal, ADNOC Distribution will sell […]
# The Legal Practice Council has filed a new application in the High Court in Pretoria to have former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane struck from the roll of advocates, saying she is dishonourable and unworthy of remaining in the legal profession. The application follows her impeachment for misconduct and incompetence in 2023. The council argues […]
# The Board of Healthcare Funders will explore the development of a core service package to provide a practical starting point for defining the essential healthcare services that should be available to all South Africans within finite resources. Managing director Katlego Mothudi says South Africa already has a precedent for coordinated, free-at-point-of-service healthcare delivery, demonstrating […]
# The GOOD Party says former DA leader Tony Leon’s lobbying of politicians on behalf of private sector clients cannot be termed state capture unless his clients were inordinately successful in winning government tenders or dictating government policy. His public relations firm, Resolve Communications, allegedly sought to facilitate meetings between its clients and ministers. GOOD’s […]
