# The Institute of Race Relations says South Africa’s current electoral system is not fit for purpose. The Electoral Reform Consultation Panel is due to submit its recommendations to Parliament at the end of next month. The panel is conducting a comprehensive review of the country’s electoral system and will provide recommendations for potential reforms. IRR’s […]
# Grassroots for Climate Action sê Suid-Afrika se nasionaal bepaalde bydraeraamwerk moet mensgesentreerd en inklusief wees. Die regering is besig om sy bydrae-teikens vir 2020 tot 2035 te bepaal wat ʼn belangrike stap is om sy klimaatsverpligtinge volgens die Parys-verdrag na te kom. Grassroots for Climate Action se woordvoerder, Mpho Phalwan, sê die land se […]
# Union federation Fedusa has condemned the Passenger Rail Agency of SA for its refusal to honour the 2025/2026 wage agreement signed with Satawu and Untu. Prasa has refused to comply with a signed agreement of a 5.5-percent wage increase, citing financial constraints. The agreement comes into effect at the end of this month. Fedusa […]
# Die DA sê armes en kwesbares kan nie langer deur Sassa onwaardig behandel word terwyl die agentskap eintlik maatskaplike beskerming moet bied nie. ʼn Groep pensioenarisse en hulle ondersteuners het gister na die Parlement opgeruk oor Sassa se probleme wat onbetaalde toelaes en lang toue insluit. Alexandra Abrahams van die DA sê hulle wil […]
# Die Wits-universiteit se Instituut vir Botsingsfisika is een van die wêreldwye wenners van die 2025 ODESS-prys in Frankryk. Die toekenning van die Pierre Fabre-stigting gee erkenning aan ʼn Suid-Afrikaanse uitvinding wat deeltjie-fisikategnologie aanpas om luggehalte te monitor. Die kompetisie het ʼn rekord van 350 inskrywings van reg oor die wêreld gelok. Die wenprojek onder […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on Trade, Industry and Competition minister, Parks Tau, to urgently appoint a new National Lotteries Commission board chairperson. This follows the resignation of doctor Barney Pityana last week, who still had two-years of his five-year term remaining. PSA Claude Naicker says Pityana’s three-year stint has not stabilised the […]
# Grassroots for Climate Action says South Africa’s Nationally Determined Contribution framework should be people-centred and inclusive. Government is preparing to update its Nationally Determined Contribution targets for 2030–2035, a crucial step in meeting its climate commitments under the Paris Agreement. Grassroots for Climate Action’s Mpho Phalwan says the country’s 2035 NDC targets must reflect […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Polisie sê Statistiek Suid-Afrika se 2024/2025-opname oor bestuur, openbare veiligheid en justisie beklemtoon die kommerwekkende en inherente gebrek aan vertroue tussen die polisie en die breër gemeenskap. Volgens die opname is huisbrake die misdaad wat die meeste voorkom. Sowat 132-duisend individue het die afgelope vyf jaar onder seksuele oortredings deurgeloop […]
# The DA says the poor and vulnerable cannot tolerate any longer the indignity of the South African Social Security Agency, which is meant to provide social protection. A group of pensioners and supporters marched to Parliament on Tuesday over SASSA failures, from unpaid grants to long queues. The DA’s Alexandra Abrahams says they will present […]
