# South Africa’s mining sector is calling for stronger partnerships between business and government to improve municipal services and build capable local administrations. Speaking at the Joburg Indaba 2026, experts warned that skills shortages, corruption and political instability are undermining municipalities. Business leaders said mining companies should support municipalities without becoming permanent substitutes for the […]
# The Afrika Mayibuye Movement says Eskom’s improved generation performance and the sustained absence of load shedding are positive developments, but electricity recovery must reach every community. South Africa has surpassed 500 consecutive days without load shedding as part of Eskom’s ongoing operational and financial recovery. The movement’s spokesperson, Sydney Baloyi, says households and businesses […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on the Department of Home Affairs to conduct an urgent workload and capacity assessment at all refugee reception offices. The Constitutional Court has confirmed asylum seekers may not be prevented from having their claims considered solely because of procedural non-compliance. This relates to their immigration status, manner of entry […]
# Parliament’s Trade and Industry committee has raised concerns over the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s performance in the 2025/26 financial year. The department achieved just 62-percent of its planned targets while spending 98 percent of its budget. The Auditor-General also flagged a material irregularity involving fraudulent claims from the Capital Projects Feasibility Programme. […]
# Die parlementêre ad hoc-komitee wat polisiekorrupsie ondersoek, het beraadslaging oor sy voorlopige verslag van 790 bladsye afgehandel. Dit sluit bewerings in dat die minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu wat op spesiale verlof is, omkoopgeld ontvang het; Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala se beweerde kontantbetalings aan oudminister van Polisie, Bheki Cele; en die toekoms van die Ondersoekdirektoraat […]
# Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating police corruption has concluded deliberations on its 790-page draft report. There have been several contentious issues during the deliberations in recent weeks. These include allegations that Police minister Senzo Mchunu, who is on special leave, solicited bribes; Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s alleged cash payments to former Police minister Bheki Cele; and […]
# Die regering se Ekonomiese Groepering vra die publiek om inligting oor die voorgestelde Wysigingswetsontwerp op Indiensnemingsdienste te bevestig ná sosiale media-bewerings oor die uitwerking op vlugtelinge en asielsoekers. Die wetsontwerp wil die indiensneming van buitelandse burgers wettig reguleer en stel ‘n boete van 100-duisend-rand voor vir ‘n eerste oortreding van werkgewers wat onwettige buitelandse […]
# Die landbou-organisasie TLU SA sê dis tyd dat plaasaanvalle en -moorde die politieke en sekerheids-voorkeur kry wat die omvang en volgehoue aard daarvan regverdig. Dit volg na die onlangse moord op die 55-jarige Hannetjie van Zyl op haar plaas, Doornpan, in Noordwes. Bennie van Zyl van TLU SA sê 26 plaasaanvalle en drie plaasmoorde is […]
# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Gesondheid het gister besluit om nie die aanbieding oor die jaarverslag van die Nasionale Gesondheidslaboratoriumdiens te aanvaar nie. Dit volg nadat komiteelede eenparig kommer uitgespreek het oor die entiteit se versuim om geouditeerde finansiële state in te dien, gedurige nie-nakoming van die Wet op Openbare Finansiële Bestuur en ‘n […]
