# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille is facing legal action from four former South African Tourism Board members after she dissolved the board, citing irregularities and alleged financial mismanagement. De Lille has since appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism to account on her decision after appointing six interim members to oversee the entity until […]
# Die Activists and Citizens Forum sê President Cyril Ramaphosa se plan om die Madlanga-kommissie van ondersoek aan te stel ná KwaZulu-Natalse polisiekommissaris, generaal Ntlantla Mkhwanazi, se bewerings in Julie, is ‘n vertragingstaktiek om die waarheid te onderdruk. Die forum se woordvoerder, Dennis Bloem, sê hy is nie verbaas óf geskok oor die skielike struikelblokke […]
# Civil rights group AfriForum is calling for a national investigation into police involvement in stock theft. This follows the arrest of Constable Siyabonga Cindi from Standerton’s stock theft unit, accused of stealing cattle worth 450-thousand-rand. AfriForum cited previous convictions and arrests of police officials linked to livestock theft. The group’s Jacques Broodryk warns that […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum says the strategy of president Cyril Ramaphosa to appoint the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into the allegations made a few months ago by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial police General Ntlantla Mkhwanazi, is a delaying tactic to suppress the truth. Spokesperson, Dennis Bloem says the forum is neither surprised nor shocked […]
# Die wêreld herdenk vandag Internasionale Dag van Liefdadigheid, en Inyathelo, die Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut vir Vooruitgang, doen ‘n beroep op burgers om NRO’s te ondersteun. Die dag is daarop gemik om bewusmaking te verhoog en mense, NRO’s en belanghebbendes wêreldwyd te mobiliseer om ander te help deur vrywilligers- en filantropiese bedrywighede. Feryal Domingo van Inyathelo […]
# Rethink Your Drink and the DG Murray Trust are calling on government to action against the increase foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the country. Rethink Your Drink’s Kashifa Ancer say South Africa has the highest rates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the world. She says nationally, one in 12 children are affected. She adds […]
# The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa says the 30-percent US import tariff is worsening pressure on South Africa’s struggling steel sector. Speaking at the Rand Mutual Assurance Prevention Conference in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, marketing executive Nuraan Alli said production fell by 1.4-percent last year, reversing 2023’s gains. She warned that the tariff […]
# The Green Connection’s strategic lead, Liz McDaid, says the State and Shell are seeking to appeal the High Court’s ruling that overturned government approval for offshore drilling along the South-West Coast in Block five–seven. Legal Advisor Shahil Singh calls the decision a major win for climate justice, coastal communities, and small-scale fishers. McDaid says […]
# Forum for South Africa kritiseer AfriForum en Saai se oproep vir internasionale sanksies teen EFF-leier Julius Malema. Dit gaan oor die liedere wat hy sing, veral Kill the Boer. AfriForum beplan om later vanjaar ʼn afvaardiging na Europa te stuur om ondersteuning te werf vir geteikende sanksies teen Malema. Die forum se leier, Tebogo […]
