# Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe says South Africa will not face fuel shortages despite rising global oil prices linked to tensions at the Strait of Hormuz. However, opposition parties have criticised the government’s handling of fuel pricing. During a budget debate, Mantashe told members of Parliament that a government visit to the […]
# Trade union Solidarity has criticised president Cyril Ramaphosa’s defence of black economic empowerment in the mining sector. The union’s new report indicates the mining sector has shrunk significantly since 1994, with reduced output and job losses. It argues current transformation policies are restricting growth and investment. Solidarity’s Theuns du Buisson claims the benefits of […]
# Rand Water chairperson Ramateu Monyokolo says Water and Sanitation minister Pemmy Majodina’s 2026 Budget Vote marks a major step in addressing South Africa’s water crisis. Monyokolo says it reflects a shift toward stronger governance, accountability and institutional reform. Monyokolo highlighted issues such as failing municipal infrastructure, sewage spills and unreliable supply. Monyokolo welcomed plans […]
# University of Cape Town’s academics support the National Treasury’s plan to introduce a 20-percent tax on online betting to help reduce gambling and its social harms. According to researchers, gambling has grown rapidly in South Africa, with people wagering about 1.5-trillion-rand in the 2024/2025 financial year. They warn that gambling is increasingly linked to […]
# The South African Private Practitioners Forum says a Constitutional Court ruling striking down the certificate of need provisions in the National Health Act is a major victory for healthcare professionals and patients. The court has declared the provisions unconstitutional. The forum’s Simon Strachan says the judgment protects medical professionals’ independence and improves patient access […]
# Die Nasionale Kunstefees het sy musiekprogram vir 2026 bekend gemaak, met twee naweke van Afro-pop, gospel, jazz en pan-Afrikaanse optredes op die spyskaart in Makhanda in die Oos-Kaap. Die fees vind van 25 Junie tot 5 Julie plaas en sal kunstenaars soos Nomfundo Moh, Nontokozo Mkhize, Msaki, die Soweto Strykkwartet, asook Standard Bank se […]
# Die Universiteit van die Wes-Kaap het sy ondersteuning beloof vir ‘n nagraadse student, Hajar Kagiso Al-Tha’irah Ahjum-Mathee, wat deel was van die Global Sumud Flotilla wat humanitêre hulp aan Gaza wou lewer. Die vaartuig is vroeër vandeesweek deur Israeliese magte in die Middellandse See onderskep. Hajar, wat ‘n meestersgraad in mediese biowetenskap volg en […]
# Die vakbond Solidariteit het president Cyril Ramaphosa se verdediging van swart ekonomiese bemagtiging in die mynbousektor gekritiseer. Die vakbond se nuwe verslag dui daarop dat die mynbousektor sedert 1994 aansienlik gekrimp het, met werkverliese en verminderde produksie. Hy voer aan die huidige transformasiebeleide beperk groei en belegging. Theuns du Buisson van Solidariteit voer aan […]
# Die minister van Minerale en Petroleum Hulpbronne, Gwede Mantashe, sê Suid-Afrika sal nie brandstoftekorte ondervind nie, ten spyte van stygende wêreldwye oliepryse as gevolg van spanning in die Straat van Hormoes. Opposisiepartye het egter die regering se hantering van brandstofpryse gekritiseer. Tydens ‘n begrotingsdebat het Mantashe aan parlementslede gesê ‘n regeringsbesoek aan die streek […]
