# A joint agricultural project involving AfriForum, Saai, Nkosi Zweloxolo Stokwe’s office and the Adopt-A-Village initiative has achieved a milestone after successfully planting vegetable seedlings in the Mtingwevu community in the Eastern Cape. After initial training last year, the community faced challenges like water and crop problems, but improved their methods and achieved success. AfriForum’s […]
# The government plans to significantly increase emergency fuel stockpiles after a review found major weaknesses in the petroleum security system. Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe says a draft policy proposes building strategic fuel reserves of up to 60-days of net imports, compared to current levels of about two weeks. He says the […]
# The DA calls on the South African Police Service to urgently audit its resources in the Western Cape after a parliamentary reply revealed serious infrastructure failures. A 2023/2024 police census found 80-percent of the province’s 151 stations experience slow computer systems, nearly half have poor connectivity, and 83-percent lack dedicated detective strong rooms. The […]
# A new University of Cape Town study has found that South Africa’s breast cancer care system is failing many women due to serious shortages in specialists, equipment and access to timely treatment. The research shows that most patients are diagnosed at a late stage, with about two-thirds already in advanced disease, reducing their chances […]
# The FNB/ Bureau for Economic Research Building Confidence Index shows that South Africa’s construction sector has become more pessimistic in the second quarter of 2026, falling to 38 from 42 in the previous quarter. The bank’s economist Siphamandla Mkhwanazi says the decline is linked to weaker building activity, lower profitability and rising costs, partly […]
# OUTA says the Auditor-General’s inspection of National Student Financial Aid Scheme-funded student accommodation should not only identify problems but also be used to strengthen oversight and improve the system. The organisation says student housing must be properly vetted, safe and fully compliant with regulations before students are placed and public funds are paid out. […]
# Health experts are warning that rising stress, heart disease and sleep deprivation among South African men are contributing to a growing burden of chronic illness. Long working hours, shift work and lifestyle pressures are increasing risks of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and long-term inflammation. Stellenbosch University researcher, Gerald Maarman, says Rooibos tea, which is caffeine-free, […]
# Die regering beplan om noodbrandstofvoorrade aansienlik te verhoog nadat ‘n oorsig groot swakpunte in die petroleumsekuriteitstelsel gevind het. Die minister van Minerale en Petroleumbronne, Gwede Mantashe, het gesê ‘n konsepbeleid stel voor om strategiese brandstofreserwes op te bou tot 60 dae se netto-invoere. Die huidige vlak is omtrent twee weke. Hy sê die plan […]
# Die DA doen ‘n beroep op die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens om dringend sy hulpbronne in die Wes-Kaap te ondersoek nadat ‘n parlementêre antwoord ernstige infrastruktuurfoute aan die lig gebring het. ‘n Polisiesensus van 2023/2024 het bevind dat 80-persent van die provinsie se 151 stasies stadige rekenaarstelsels gebruik, byna die helfte ondervind swak konnektiwiteit, en 83-persent […]
