# Netball: The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, Sports Department, and Netball SA say they’ll only act if Netball SA and Africa Netball president Cecilia Molokwane faces formal charges. Molokwane was suspended by World Netball over alleged maladministration. Deputy Sport minister, Peace Mabe, told Parliament that suspending Molokwane without due process is unfair. […]
# Four Gauteng Department of Economic Development employees have been paid 7.1-million-rand while suspended for up to five years. The charges included fraud, bribery, and misuse of petrol cards. According to the DA, only two cases have been finalised, resulting in dismissals, while two others remain unresolved. The party has criticised the delays, calling them […]
# The Northern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works says disaster management teams remain on high alert across the province as heavy rains continue. The South African Weather Service issued a Level 4 impact based warning for disruptive rain for today and tomorrow. The department’s spokesperson, Zandisile Luphahla says due to continuous rainfall in […]
# South Africa’s consumer inflation eased to 2.7-percent in March, marking the first decline in five months. Statistics South Africa says the annual change in the consumer price index fell from three-percent in February, reaching its lowest level since June 2020. Stats SA’s Patrick Kelly says the main contributors to the slowdown were lower food […]
# Trade and Industry minister Parks Tau has announced a new working group with industry stakeholders to strengthen South Africa’s ferrochrome sector. Ferrochrome, essential for producing eco-friendly stainless steel, is key to the green economy. Tau emphasised the need for South Africa to adapt to global shifts, highlighting green hydrogen and green ammonia as transformative […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum says the story of an attempted assassination on deputy president, Paul Mashatile, sounds like a cooked up story from within the ANC factions. The forum’s spokesperson, Dennis Bloem says they can just imagine if it was true, the country could have been turned upside down to look for those who […]
# The DA in Gauteng says it is demanding a professional and swift investigation into the possibility of arson being behind the two fires at the Tembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni. This follows the second fire today at the hospital, which occurred after the fire that destroyed the Accident and Emergency section over the weekend. The […]
# Build One South Africa has launched a campaign urging Cape Town residents to speak out against proposed tariff hikes in the City’s 2025/26 draft budget. BOSA spokesperson Roger Solomons warns that increases in water, electricity, and waste tariffs will worsen the cost-of-living crisis. Residents are encouraged to submit objections before the 2 May deadline. […]
# A new alumni survey from the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme has shown that 67-percent of funded graduates are employed or in internships, while 13-percent remain unemployed. Most jobs are concentrated in Gauteng, with 59-percent of graduates working there, compared to just seven-percent in the Western Cape. CEO Werner Abrahams says geography, market saturation, […]
