# Die Departement van Minerale- en Petroleumhulpbronne het brandstofprysaanpassings aangekondig wat middernag in werking tree. Petrolpryse vir grade 93 en 95 sal met een-sent per liter daal, terwyl dieselpryse met tussen een-rand-tien- en een-rand-twintig-sent daal. Die aanpassings volg op die Nasionale Tesourie se verligtingspakket van tien-miljard-rand wat die brandstofheffing sny met een-rand-50-sent vir petrol en […]
# The ANC has rejected what it calls the weaponisation of AGOA after the United States announced South Africa’s exclusion from the trade preference programme from January. National spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu says AGOA should not be used as a political tool to punish developing nations for independent foreign policy positions. She says South Africa will […]
# The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced fuel price adjustments effective from midnight. Petrol prices will decrease by one cent per litre for grades 93 and 95, while diesel prices drop by between one-rand-ten and one-rand-twenty-cents. The changes follow a ten-billion-rand relief package from National Treasury, which temporarily cuts the fuel levy […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero is confident tomorrow’s elections will be peaceful and incident-free. Speaking in Roodepoort after casting his special vote, Morero says the city is ready to ensure an orderly voting process. He acknowledges that several high-risk areas have been identified but remains optimistic, citing Johannesburg’s history of peaceful elections. The mayor says […]
# The Cape Independence Advocacy Group warns South Africa’s exclusion from AGOA will have serious consequences for the Western Cape economy. The group’s Phil Craig says the province exported 14.5-billion-rand to the US in 2025, with citrus, wine, fruit juice and yacht manufacturing facing uncertainty, and Wesgro estimates US exports supported 28-thousand jobs. He says […]
# Die Verkiesingskommissie het bevestig ‘n politieke party se kandidaat is in Ngcobo in die Oos-Kaap aangekeer vir die beweerde poging om verkiesingsmateriaal te steel. Die persoon het hom na bewering as ‘n verkiesingsamptenaar voorgedoen om die materiaal by ‘n polisiestasie af te haal. Die eintlike amptenaar het ontken dis gemagtig en die polisie het […]
# The Electoral Commission has confirmed the arrest of a political party’s candidate in Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape for allegedly attempting to steal election materials. The suspect allegedly impersonated an IEC official to collect the materials from a police station. This was exposed when the actual presiding official denied authorising the collection. Police intercepted […]
# The City of Cape Town is setting up a new hub to speed up the processing of complex, high-value development applications. The Strategic Development Applications Hub is expected to be operational by February next year at the Table Bay District Planning Office. Deputy mayor Eddie Andrews says the hub will help reduce delays, support […]
# Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni has confirmed 119 high-risk identified voting stations across the province ahead of tomorrow’s elections. Speaking in Mayfair, Mthombeni says of the province’s two-thousand-836 voting stations, 371 are classified as medium-risk, while two-thousand-336 are low-risk. He says security deployments are guided by assessments of possible protests, political tensions and service […]
