# The newly formed Service Delivery Party is making headway in Mpumalanga’s local government elections, securing 15 council seats with nearly 80-percent of votes counted. The party has become the majority in Victor Khanye Local Municipality, winning 39-percent of the vote and seven seats. Meanwhile, the ANC continues to lead in several municipalities, although many […]
# Die DA-leier, Geordin Hill-Lewis, is optimisties oor Suid-Afrika se toekoms en vra politieke leiers om hul verskille opsy te skuif en burgers eerste te stel. Die party staan op die punt om Kaapstad met ‘n volkome meerderheid te regeer en is ook op koers om die grootste party te wees in Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni […]
# South Africa’s International Trade Administration Commission has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on certain bolts and screws imported from China and Malaysia. ITAC says its preliminary investigation found that the products were being sold at dumped prices, causing material harm to Southern African Customs Union manufacturers. The measures will remain in place for six months. […]
# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis is hopeful about South Africa’s future, while calling on political party leaders to put aside their differences and prioritise citizens. The party is set to govern Cape Town outright and is on course to be the largest party in four other metros – Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, and Nelson Mandela Bay. […]
# Union federation COSATU says the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union has stood the test of time, boldly carrying workers it organises in the criminal justice cluster. The union celebrated its 37th anniversary yesterday. COSATU’s spokesperson Nonzuzo Dlamini says a milestone of this magnitude should not be taken lightly, given the precarious sector occupied […]
# Union GIWUSA is calling for the formation of an independent working-class movement to challenge capitalism, neoliberalism, and austerity measures. It believes the global rejection of right-wing populism presents an opportunity for workers. GIWUSA leader Mametlwe Sebei says workers should not rely solely on the courts, the media or the political establishment to defend their […]
# Die Nasionale Tesourie sê die regering bereik steeds sy fiskale teikens en dit lyk tans selfs beter as wat voorspel is. Die land se skuld-tot-bruto-binnelandse-produk-verhouding sal na verwagting teen 2032/33 tot onder 70-persent daal – ʼn jaar gouer as wat in die mini-begroting voorspel is. Dit volg op Statistiek Suid-Afrika se herbepaling van die […]
# Die verwerking van verkiesingsuitslae vorder goed en 72-persent van die stemme is nou nasionaal getel. Die ANC loop landwyd voor met 31,92-persent, maar stuur af op ‘n gevoelige nederlaag, want daar word verwag dat hy nie ‘n meerderheid in enige van die agt metro’s sal behaal nie. Die DA sal na verwagting in minstens […]
# National Treasury says government continues to achieve its fiscal targets, with the fiscal metrics looking even better than projected. Treasury now projects that the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio will fall below 70-percent by 2032/2033, which is one year earlier than forecast in the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. The changes follow Statistics South Africa’s GDP […]
