# The case against three Cape Town police officials accused of torturing barber Juma Igiraneza has been postponed to 21 September at the Wynberg Regional Court. Lieutenant-colonel Delmore Manuel and constables Jermaine Conradie and Leigh-Ann Maroon allegedly assaulted Igiraneza during a raid at his Mowbray workplace on 7 November 2023. The matter could not proceed […]
# Die vakbondfederasie SAFTU sê duisende verlate, vervalle en onbeveiligde myne het doodstrikke, omgewingsgevare en ‘n teelaarde vir georganiseerde misdaadsindikate geword. Veertien onwettige mynwerkers is gister dood in ‘n rotstorting in ‘n myn in Nkaneng naby Rustenburg in Noordwes. Die meeste van hulle was van Lesotho. Asive Dyani van SAFTU sê die tragedie toon opnuut […]
# Die Presidensie het Eskom se voorsitter, Mteto Nyati, tereggewys omdat hy in die openbaar planne bevraagteken het om die kragvoorsiening te herstruktureer. Hy het gewaarsku dat die oordrag van transmissiebates leningsooreenkomste, rekeningkunde en effektehouers kan beïnvloed. Die Presidensie se woordvoerder, Vincent Magwenya, sê die regering is daartoe verbind om te verseker dat Eskom nie […]
# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment says the environmental sector is creating thousands of opportunities for young South Africans. More than five-thousand environmental graduates have gained work placements, while over 24-thousand-500 work opportunities were created in the first quarter of 2026/27, with young people accounting for 81-percent. Deputy minister Narend Singh says […]
# Die Grensbestuursowerheid sê die onlangse massa-uitsettings het nie daarin geslaag om buitelanders te ontmoedig om die land weer binne te kom nie. Altesaam 89-duisend-936 mense is teen 7 Augustus uit die land gerepatrieer, teen ‘n koste van byna 293-miljoen-rand. Die owerheid het vier-duisend-229 individue vanaf Zimbabwe, Lesotho en Mosambiek onderskep wat tussen 1 April […]
# Agricultural organisation, TLU SA, launched a national campaign against proposed amendments to the Firearms Control Act. Spokesperson Caria van der Merwe says the changes could have far-reaching consequences for farmers, rural communities, and lawful firearm owners. The campaign aims to ensure the agricultural community’s concerns are heard before further decisions are made. Van der Merwe says […]
# The Benchmarks Foundation says proposed changes to South Africa’s mining laws may fail to target the masterminds behind illegal mining syndicates. The General Mining Laws Amendment Bill proposes making illicit mining and related activities criminal offences, with fines of up to 100-million-rand and prison terms of up to 30 years. Foundation researcher David van […]
# Die Mining Affected Communities United in Action sê georganiseerde onwettige mynbedrywighede, geweld, mensehandel en die onwettige handel in minerale vereis doeltreffende staatsingryping. Die kabinet gaan akkoord met die Wysigingswetsontwerp op Algemene Mynwette, wat volgens die regering die stryd teen onwettige mynbedrywighede deur middel van wetgewing sal verskerp. Christopher Rutledge van MACUA sê dit is […]
# The draft updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for 2026 to 2035 has been published for public comment. Forestry, Fisheries and Environment minister David Maynier says the plan will guide South Africa’s efforts to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity. The strategy aligns with the global Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework adopted in 2022. The government […]
