# The Freedom Front Plus will today embark on a three-month turnaround strategy for the Tshwane metro and Pretoria aimed at improving service delivery in the capital city. The first phase, titled ‘this is our time to be heard’, will focus on gathering input from communities to shape the final plan. The party’s Willie Spies […]
# Action Society says public safety and victims’ rights must be prioritised over administrative processes, following reports that nearly 28-thousand parole absconders cannot be traced. The organisation says this represents a serious failure in the parole system and puts communities at risk, especially where violent offenders are involved. Spokesperson Juanita du Preez says the system […]
# Union federation Cosatu has criticised the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to raise the repo rate by 25-basis points to seven-percent. The federation argues the move will increase debt costs and deepen pressure on workers and households already struggling with the high cost of living. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks calls for an end to further […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions Johannesburg has welcomed key aspects of the City of Johannesburg’s 2026/27 budget, including the Politically Facilitated Agreement finding aimed at addressing salary disparities among municipal workers. The federation says fair worker compensation must be balanced with fiscal discipline. COSATU also backed plans for inner-city rejuvenation and safety […]
# A new South African Sorghum Bioethanol study has found strong commercial potential for bioethanol production using crops such as sorghum and sugar cane. Speaking at a roundtable in Sandton, industry leaders and farmers said clear demand, stable pricing and government support were needed before large-scale crop planting could begin. The study, commissioned by the […]
# Cricket: A place in Sunday’s final of the Indian Premier League is at stake in today’s second qualifier between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals in New Chandigarh. Titans finished second on the log, but lost by 92 runs to defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Tuesday’s first qualifier. Fourth-placed Rajasthan beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by […]
# Rugby: Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee says they have been in play-off mode for several weeks, which makes the pressure of tomorrow’s United Rugby Championship quarterfinal against Munster in Pretoria much easier to handle. They won nine of their last ten group matches to turn their season around after a bad start. Coetzee is thankful […]
# The South African Reserve Bank says it remains focused on protecting inflation credibility amid ongoing global and domestic uncertainty. Governor Lesetja Kganyago warned that rising oil prices, geopolitical tensions and climate-related shocks are driving higher inflation and weaker growth. Kganyago says the bank’s priority is to keep inflation expectations anchored and to guide inflation […]
# According to Section27 and the Treatment Action Campaign’s new report, women in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo face serious barriers in accessing safe and legal abortion services. The report highlights shortages of trained healthcare workers, limited operational facilities, medicine shortages, poor infrastructure and weak referral systems, particularly in rural areas. The organisations claim these […]
