# The Recycling Association of South Africa is calling for the suspension of the Price Preference System governing scrap metal exports. The association says the policy forces recyclers to offer scrap to local steel mills at a 30-percent discount, while steel imports continue rising. The organisation says primary steel imports increased 36-percent year-on-year in July, […]
# The MK Party’s legal representative, Dali Mpofu, says the responsibility to establish an effective mechanism for removing president Cyril Ramaphosa rests with Parliament. He made the submission in the Western Cape High Court, where Ramaphosa is challenging findings of the Section 89 independent panel on the theft on his farm, Phala Phala. Mpofu argues […]
# Nal’ibali is celebrating Literacy Month and Heritage Month under the theme, “My Literacy, My Language, My Heritage.” The literacy organisation will bring reading, storytelling, language and cultural activities to children, families and communities across seven provinces. The initiative aims to promote literacy while celebrating South Africa’s diverse languages, cultures and heritage. Nal’ibali is calling […]
# The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Community Safety Committee is calling for indiscriminate water-splashing during Spring Day celebrations to be outlawed through municipal by-laws and stronger enforcement. The Committee chairperson Bandile Masuku says the practice has led to harassment, property damage, disorder and, reportedly, a fatal confrontation in Refilwe, Tshwane. He calls on parents, communities and […]
# Agriculture minister Willie Aucamp has announced a breakthrough in export negotiations with Egypt, which could provide a significant boost to South Africa’s red meat industry. He says the agreement is a major milestone for the agricultural sector, which has been battling one of the country’s worst foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in decades. Aucamp says South […]
# Die D449 naby Tshedza Ha-Mailula in Limpopo is tydelik gesluit ná ‘n botsing tussen drie voertuie. Die provinsiale Departement van Vervoer en Gemeenskapsveiligheid se woordvoerder, Mashudu Mabata, sê wetstoepassing en noodspanne is tans op die toneel. Motoriste word versoek om alternatiewe roetes te gebruik. Mabata vra motoriste om waaksaam te wees, versigtig te bestuur […]
# Die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, sê die stryd teen korrupsie lewer beduidende finansiële invorderings. Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag se Batebeslagleggingseenheid het reeds 8,3-miljard-rand se onregmatige winste verhaal, waarvan 3,68-miljard-rand aan slagoffers uitbetaal is en 4,6-miljard-rand aan die Bate-herwinningsrekening. Die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid het die afgelope boekjaar bates en kontant van 936-miljoen-rand ingevorder. […]
# The Water and Sanitation Department is calling on South Africans to rethink how water is used during celebrations and everyday life. This follows widespread water wastage during Spring Day activities where people were throwing water at each other. Spokesperson Wisane Mavasa says this concern is even more pressing as South Africa anticipates the effects […]
# The D449 near Tshedza Ha-Mailula in Limpopo has been temporarily closed following a three-vehicle collision. The provincial department of Transport and Community Safety spokesperson Mashudu Mabata says law enforcement and emergency teams are managing the scene. Motorists are urged to use alternative routes. She calls on motorists to be vigilant, drive with extreme caution […]
