# South African airfares have surged as jet fuel prices increased following the Middle Eastern conflict. FlySafair says fuel costs rose by up to 70-percent in a week, making up over half of flight expenses. This has led to the airline introducing a temporary surcharge. A return trip between Johannesburg and Cape Town now exceeds […]
# Union federation Cosatu has welcomed Eskom’s positive winter outlook, where it projects no loadshedding for the winter season. The power utility says it has moved beyond short‑term recovery into a phase of stability and sustained energy security, ensuring that homes, businesses and industries remain powered through the peak winter months. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says […]
# ActionSA says the DA’s decision to lay criminal charges against minister of Social Development, Sisisi Tolashe, on a matter already being investigated is a waste of police resources. Tolashe is accused of misleading Parliament about the origin of two luxury vehicles tied to the ANC Women’s League. ActionSA laid criminal charges against her two […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie is bekommerd dat die Konstitusionele Hof se beslissing sommige menseregte-oortreders kan toelaat om sy aanbevelings te ignoreer indien daar nie ʼn hofbevel is nie. Die hoogste hof het gister beslis dat die kommissie se bevindings nie wetlik bindend is nie, en regs-ingryping nodig is om dit in te stel. Woordvoerder Henk […]
# The South African Human Rights Commission says it is concerned that the Constitutional Court ruling could lead to some transgressors of human rights ignoring its recommendations in the absence of a court order. On Wednesday, the Apex court ruled that the commission’s directives are not legally binding, and must seek judicial intervention to have […]
# Die vakverbond Cosatu sê hy is steeds bekommerd oor munisipaliteite se toenemende skuld aan Eskom. Die kragvoorsiener het in Maart gesê die totale munisipale skuld beloop meer as 110-miljard-rand, en kan teen 2028 tot 200-miljard-rand styg. Cosatu-woordvoerder Matthew Parks sê die reuse-limmeterprojek vir munisipaliteite wat Eskom baie geld skuld, kan moontlik hierdie tikkende tydbom […]
# Die Departement van Binnelandse Sake sê berigte dat burgers van Lesotho nie meer geldige paspoorte nodig het om na Suid-Afrika te reis nie, is vals. Amptenare van Suid-Afrika en Lesotho het verlede week vergader en ʼn verslag ontvang van ʼn gesamentlike taakspan wat die ontwikkeling van ʼn nuwe migrasiemodel ondersoek het. Die departement se […]
# Union federation Cosatu says it remains deeply concerned and alarmed by the escalating debt owed by municipalities to Eskom. The power utility said in March that total municipal debt owed to it exceeds 110-billion-rand, and could reach 200-billion-rand by 2028. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says the massive smart meter push for municipalities heavily indebted to […]
# The Department of Home Affairs says reports suggesting Lesotho nationals will no longer be required to present valid passports when entering South Africa are false. Officials met last week to receive a study report from a joint task team that was established to look at the development of a new migration model. The department’s spokesperson, […]
