# The South African Communist Party says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to take the section 89 panel report on the Phala Phala matter for review will delay any impeachment process. The party argues that this prolongs uncertainty around allegations of serious misconduct and leaves the matter unresolved for longer. It warns the delay deepens concerns […]
# The South African Electricity Traders Association says electricity reforms in South Africa are now less about policy direction and more about execution. The group, working with Krutham, states the government has broadly agreed on a multi-market electricity system, but progress remains uneven, and timelines are shifting in several areas. Key reforms still to be […]
# ActionSA says president Cyril Ramaphosa must dismiss all government of national unity ministers responsible for economic policy following the latest Statistics South Africa labour force survey. The report for January to March shows over 300-thousand were lost, pushing the expanded unemployment rate to 43.7-percent. The party’s Alan Beesley warns that millions of South Africans […]
# The Constitutional Court has rejected claims that the Refugees Act completely bars later asylum applications. Justice Owen Rogers found the law allows fresh applications where there has been a significant change in circumstances. Rogers said the Act’s protections against returning people to danger must remain central in interpreting asylum laws. He noted that repeat […]
# The Madlanga Commission has questioned Crime Information Management and Analysis Centre head, Marumo Magane, about his involvement in the 2021 Aeroton cocaine seizure in Johannesburg. Magane was among the first officers at the scene where 715 kilograms of cocaine were discovered. During questioning from Commissioner Sesi Baloyi, he admitted that assisting at the search […]
# Rise Mzansi calls for all parliamentary processes to be handled in a legally and procedurally sound manner. The party’s comments follow National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza’s statement that Parliament will implement the Constitutional Court ruling on the Phala Phala matter involving president Cyril Ramaphosa. Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana says Parliament must ensure every step […]
# AfriForum calls for a full investigation into repeated security breaches at South African National Defence Force facilities in Gauteng, including burglaries and weapons theft. The organisation says the incidents raise serious national security concerns and may indicate possible syndicate involvement or internal collusion. It has also offered to assist the SANDF with training on […]
# Union federation Cosatu says urgent action is needed to tackle the rising unemployment crisis. The latest Statistics South Africa figures for January to March show the expanded unemployment rate has increased to 43.7-percent, with over 300-thousand more people out of work. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says job losses were especially high in construction and community […]
# The National Consumer Commission welcomes new regulations aimed at curbing spam calls and protecting consumers from unwanted direct marketing. The updated rules, gazetted by the minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, introduce an opt-out registry system that will allow consumers to block marketing calls from individual companies or the entire industry. The […]
