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 […]
# Die Nasionale Verbruikerskommissie het ‘n veiligheids-terugroeping aangekondig wat 291 Volkswagen Amarok-voertuie raak wat tussen Junie en September vanjaar in Suid-Afrika verkoop is. Phetho Ntaba van die kommissie sê die gordynlugsakke mag moontlik nie tydens ‘n botsing van voor of sybotsing ten volle ontplooi nie weens kontak met ‘n voertuigonderdeel. Ntaba het eienaars aangemoedig om […]
# ANC se Nasionale Uitvoerende Komiteelid, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, het ‘n uitspraak deur die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg verwelkom in haar geskil met die ANC se sekretaris-generaal, Fikile Mbalula, vir wie sy van stemkopery beskuldig. Die hof het nie ‘n terugtrekking of verskoning gelas nie, maar wel beveel dat die saak deur middel van mondelinge getuienis beslis […]
