# Gayton McKenzie has denied claims that he has softened his stance on illegal immigration since becoming minister of Sports, Arts and Culture. The PA leader says he remains committed to his “abahambe” campaign targeting undocumented foreign nationals, but has adopted a more responsible approach now that he sits in Cabinet. McKenzie says he continues […]
# The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the Department of Correctional Services acted unlawfully when it took control over the Mangaung Correctional Centre following the escape of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester. The prison was run by G4S under the Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts when Bester escaped in 2022. The court found there […]
# Suid-Afrika sal na verwagting ‘n lening van 16-miljard-rand van die BRICS-gesteunde Nuwe Ontwikkelingsbank ontvang om infrastruktuur in die land se agt grootste metropolitaanse munisipaliteite op te gradeer. Die geld sal gebruik word om watervoorsiening, sanitasie en afvalbestuursdienste te verbeter. Dit volg te midde van regeringstappe om voortdurende diensleweringsprobleme in verskeie munisipaliteite op te los. […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens sê ‘n afsny-laedrukstelsel sal tot Saterdag winderige, koeler en onstuimige weerstoestande in dele van die land veroorsaak. Die stelsel sal na verwagting die Wes-Kaap, die Oos-Kaap, die Vrystaat, Noordwes en Gauteng raak. Die diens vra motoriste om versigtig te wees op paaie weens moontlik gevaarlike rytoestande wat deur sterk wind veroorsaak […]
# South African agricultural exporters are facing mounting costs as shipping lines pass on higher port charges linked to rising fuel prices. Transnet’s Fuel Neutrality Charge increased from 52-to-78-rand per container in June, following a surge in diesel costs. Industry experts warn the added expenses come as farmers already grapple with higher fuel and fertiliser […]
# The ANC Youth League in Gauteng welcomes the precautionary suspension of Gauteng Traffic Police Chief Inspector Samuel Mashaba and notes the legal proceedings involving Hawks Head Major-General Ebrahim Kadwa. The league’s Oscar Kanyane says the action demonstrates that no public official is above the law and underscores the importance of accountability. He says corruption and […]
# Renault in Frankryk gaan militêre hommeltuie vervaardig saam met die verdedigingstegnologiefirma Thales in ‘n verdere stap om hom te begewe in die produksie van militêre toerusting. Die motorvervaardiger sal Thales se Toutatis-afstandbeheerde gewapende hommeltuie in een van sy fabrieke bou. Die produksie van ‘n duisend eenhede per maand sal volgende jaar begin, hoofsaaklik gemik […]
# Die GOOD-party sê die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit in die Wes-Kaap se Departemente van Openbare Veiligheid- en Ingenieursdienste ondersoek tans die beskikbaarheid van fondse vir die volgende boekjaar om self verantwoordelikheid te neem vir die skoonmaak van die Bergrivier. Woordvoerder Keagen Gertse sê waterweë benodig deulopende plantegroei-herstel en die verwydering van slik om die rivier se gesondheid […]
# RISE Mzansi raises concern over South Africa’s rising disaster response costs, following the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ parliamentary reply revealing about 14.7-billion-rand was spent nationally over the past decade. Spokesperson Makashule Gana says the figure excludes provincial and municipal spending, warning the absence of a centralised database undermines coordination, transparency and […]
