# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s Constitution permits only the President to appoint ministers to his cabinet. Ramaphosa’s comments come after DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis wrote to him requesting the removal of John Steenhuisen as Agriculture minister to be replaced by Willem Aucamp. He was speaking during the ANC’s voter registration drive in KwaThema, […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum is calling on Justice and Constitutional Development minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi to immediately disband the Independent Directorate Against Corruption. Forum spokesperson, Dennis Bloem says this unit promotes disorder and instability in the country. He says IDAC is in a fight back campaign against the police and targeting specific police officers […]
# As the country is on the second day of voter registration weekend, the Forum for South Africa is calling for greater transparency in electoral processes, strict enforcement against electoral fraud and accountability across all political factors. FOSA leader, Tebogo Mashilompane emphasised that the true test of democracy lies not in readiness, but in participation […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta says young people should not stand aside and watch as adults continue to take decisions which will affect them in future. The Electoral Commission has announced that more than 70-percent of South Africans aged between 18 and 19 have not registered to vote despite being eligible. On the last day of vote […]
# Eskom has announced a massive 85-percent year-on-year reduction in its diesel expenditure for the current financial year driven by a much stronger Energy Availability Factor and fewer unplanned outages. The power utility spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says diesel expenditure stands at 640.27-million-rand at a load factor of 1.30-percentt for the open cycle gas turbines significantly lower […]
# Deputy Minister in The Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli says the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention continues to make significant strides in connecting young South Africans to earning opportunities in the country. He says a total of 155-thousand-161 new opportunities were secured during the fourth quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year. The deputy minister says the PYEI that […]
# Deputy minister for Trade, Industry and Competition, Alexandra Abrahams says government is committed to continue improving productivity across the manufacturing value chain and positioning South African manufacturers to access new regional and global markets. Delivering the keynote address at the KwaZulu-Natal Clothing and Textile Cluster’s annual general meeting, Abrahams emphasised that the future of South […]
# The Office of Health Standards Compliance has noted with serious concern reports of individuals fraudulently impersonating its inspectors and soliciting money from unsuspecting healthcare practitioners. Compliance spokesperson, Ricardo Mahlakanya says the warning follows information received by the OHSC about an individual who falsely claimed that an inspection had been scheduled at a healthcare practice. […]
# The Forum for South Africa says the ongoing migration crisis facing South Africa is not accidental, it is the direct result of failed leadership across parts of the African continent. FOSA leader, Tebogo Mashilompane says for too long, governments in countries such as Zimbabwe, Malawi, and others have failed their own people through poor […]
