# EFF president Julius Malema says there can be no real freedom without municipalities that deliver basic services. Launching the party’s 2026 Local Government Manifesto in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, Malema pledged to build corruption-free municipalities that restore dignity to communities. The manifesto includes practical commitments to improve water, electricity, roads and healthcare. He stressed that local […]
# The government has officially launched the implementation of its National Police Reset Agenda, targeting 140 high-crime police stations across the country. Speaking at a meeting with provincial Community Safety MECs in Mpumalanga, acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia said the precincts will receive enhanced resources, infrastructure upgrades and stricter oversight. He says the reforms will […]
# A new mining industry study warns South Africa must fast-track mining modernisation to remain globally competitive. A consultant at the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability, Ashleigh Muller, says ageing infrastructure, skills shortages and slow technology adoption are weakening the sector. She says stronger collaboration between government, industry and research institutions, increased investment in […]
# Die Ditsobotla Plaaslike Munisipaliteit in Noordwes het ‘n Verspreidingsagentskapooreenkoms met Eskom onderteken om te help met sy skuld van 1,7-miljard-rand. Ingevolge die ooreenkoms sal Eskom nou eerste aanspraak hê op inkomste uit elektrisiteitsverkope deur ‘n skuldterugbetalingsplan. Nasionale Kabinetsverteenwoordiger, Kopung Ralikontsane, sê die munisipaliteit sukkel om sy skuld te delg en het baie op billike […]
# ‘n Nuwe verslag oor die mynbedryf waarsku Suid-Afrika om die modernisering van mynbou te versnel om wêreldwyd mededingend te bly. ‘n Raadgewer van die Navorsingsinstituut vir Innovasie en Volhoubaarheid, Ashleigh Muller, sê verouderende infrastruktuur, vaardigheidstekorte en stadige tegnologie-aanvaarding verswak die sektor. Sy sê nouer samewerking tussen die regering, die bedryf en navorsingsinstellings, sowel as […]
# Die Bafana Bafana en Mamelodi Sundowns middelveldspeler Jayden Adams word vandag in Stellenbosch ter ruste gelê. Die 25-jarige het vroeër hierdie maand gesterf, na hy Suid-Afrika in die FIFA Wêreldbeker verteenwoordig het. Die oorsaak van sy dood is onbekend. Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Kultuursake en Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, het Adams beskryf as ‘n uitsonderlike […]
# Die Forum for South Africa is teleurgesteld oor die hofinterdik wat die Parlement se Artikel 89-ampsklagverrigtinge teen president Cyril Ramaphosa staak. FOSA sê die besluit stel die verantwoordbaarheid uit wat Suid-Afrikaners verdien en voer aan Ramaphosa het voldoende geleentheid gehad om die Onafhanklike Paneelverslag vroeër te betwis. FOSA se woordvoerder Tebogo Mashilompane het die […]
# Die veteraan Suid-Afrikaanse akteur Seputla Sebogodi word vandag in Ga-Mothapo buite Polokwane in Limpopo ter ruste gelê. Die 63-jarige is verlede week weens diabete-verwante probleme oorlede. Sebogodi, veral bekend vir sy rol as Kenneth Mashaba in Generations, het ‘n voortreflike televisie- en teaterloopbaan gehad, met produksies soos Scandal, Suburban Bliss en The Rivonia Trial. […]
# Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams is being laid to rest today in Stellenbosch. The 25-year-old died earlier this month after representing South Africa at the FIFA World Cup. The cause of death remains unknown. Western Cape Cultural Affairs and Sport MEC Ricardo Mackenzie has described Adams as an exceptional talent, who […]
