# Die DA vra die minister van Sport, Kuns en Kultuur, Gayton McKenzie, om rekenskap te gee oor die verskuiwing ter elder ure van die nasionale Erfenisdag-vieringe na die Wes-Kaap. Die geleentheid was oorspronklik vir KwaZulu-Natal beplan om saam te val met uMkhosi weLembe, die Zoeloe-nasie se jaarlikse herdenking van koning Shaka. McKenzie het egter […]
# Die Landbank het nuwe aansoeke vir sy gemengde finansieringskema tydelik opgeskort nadat die vraag na bekostigbare landboufinansiering die beskikbare toekenningsfondse oorskry het. Die skema het sedert sy bekendstelling in 2022 reeds 540 begunstigdes ondersteun. Die opskorting sal vir die res van die 2026/2027-boekjaar van krag bly, tensy bykomende befondsing beskikbaar gestel word. Die skema […]
# The Land Bank has temporarily paused new applications for its blended finance scheme after demand for affordable agricultural finance exceeded available grant funding. The scheme has supported 540 beneficiaries since its launch in 2022. The pause will remain in place for the rest of the 2026/2027 financial year, unless additional funding becomes available. The […]
# ActionSA has defended the party’s decision to submit only one candidate on each proportional representation list in municipalities it is contesting in the local government elections. This comes as the DA has filed a legal challenge against ActionSA, EFF, MK Party and the GOOD Party at the Electoral Court, accusing them of deliberately concealing […]
# MK Party president Jacob Zuma has expressed confidence that his party will perform well in the November local government elections, which it is contesting for the first time. The party is still awaiting judgment in its latest challenge over the 2024 general elections, after the Johannesburg High Court reserved judgment in June. It claims […]
# The minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola says government does not support the US Refugee Admissions Programme for South Africans. US president Donald Trump established the resettlement initiative in February 2025, alleging that Afrikaners faced state-sponsored racial discrimination, violence, and confiscation of their land. In May, Trump raised the annual US refugee […]
# The DA is calling on Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, to account for the last-minute decision to move the national Heritage Day celebrations to the Western Cape. The event was originally planned for KwaZulu-Natal, to coincide with uMkhosi weLembe, the Zulu nation’s annual commemoration of King Shaka. However, McKenzie stated that […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead the National Heritage Day celebrations at the Rosemoor Stadium in Thembalethu, George, Western Cape today. The celebration will be held under the theme “Celebrating Our Living Heritage: Strengthening the Ties That Bind Us”. The Presidency says the theme highlights the role of living heritage in promoting national unity, social […]
# Union federation Cosatu has hit out at the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25-percent, calling it deeply disappointing and untimely. The federation argues the hike will make home loans and other debt more expensive for struggling workers already facing higher fuel, transport and electricity […]
