# Die adjunkminister in die Presidensie vir Vroue, Jeug en Persone met Gestremdhede, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, sê tradisionele leiers het ‘n belangrike rol te speel in die stryd teen geslagsgeweld en vrouemoord. President Cyril Ramaphosa het verlede week die regering se verbintenis herbevestig om hierdie euwel dringend die hoof te bied deur middel van ‘n […]
# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has welcomed the decision by the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, ordering that his defamation dispute with ANC National Executive Committee member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma be determined through oral evidence. Mbalula is suing Dlamini-Zuma after she accused him of “dishing out” cash to delegates to gain votes at the party’s 2022 […]
The EFF says the latest escalation in fuel prices is devastating for working-class and poor South Africans. From tomorrow, petrol prices will go up between three-rand-12-cents and three-rand-33-cents per litre; diesel prices by between two-rand-84-cents and three-rand-24-cents a litre, while illuminating paraffin rises by four-rand-77-cents a litre. The EFF’s Sixolise Gcilishe says South Africa does […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, says traditional leaders have an important role to play in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide. Last week, president Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirmed government’s commitment to confronting this scourge with urgency through a four-point recovery plan to strengthen the […]
# ANC National Executive Committee member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has welcomed a ruling by the High Court in Johannesburg in her dispute with ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, whom she accused of vote-buying. The court did not order a retraction or apology but directed that the matter be decided through oral evidence. Dlamini-Zuma says she will cooperate […]
# The Competition Commission has issued new guidelines aimed at giving consumers more choice and cheaper repair options. The guidelines cover mobile phones, electronics, household appliances, medical devices and backup power systems. The commission’s Siyabulela Makunga says manufacturers should not block access to spare parts, repair information or diagnostic tools, or prevent independent repairers from […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says the government should use private sector skills to speed up infrastructure projects. In her weekly newsletter, CEO Busisiwe Mavuso said investment fell to 13.6-percent of gross domestic product between April and June, the lowest level in five years. According to Mavuso, the government has budgeted more than one-trillion-rand for […]
# AgriSA says South African agriculture needs stronger links between problems on farms and government decisions. The organisation says issues such as poor roads, water delays, safety and labour challenges affect farmers and the wider food system. AgriSA says its network and centres of excellence help gather information from farmers, turn it into evidence and […]
# The DA says police officers accused of rape and other gender-based violence should be immediately suspended. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate recorded 116 alleged rape cases involving officers in the 2025/2026 financial year, up from 95 the previous year. The party’s Lisa Schickerling has urged acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia to strengthen accountability, ensure […]
