# The president of the Afrika Mayibuye Movement, Floyd Shivambu, says the party will field candidates over four-thousand wards across all nine provinces in the November 4 local government elections. Addressing supporters during the unveiling of the movement’s Gauteng mayoral candidates, Shivambu said Mayibuye was proud of its progress since its formation. He reaffirmed the […]
# Kleinboere word gewaarsku teen warmer toestande en onvoorspelbare reënval gedurende die 2026/27 somerseisoen. Die Nasionale Departement van Landbou se jongste El Niño-advies voorspel ondernormale reënval en hoë temperature, wat risiko’s vir gewasse en vee verhoog. Landboukundiges sê baie kleinboere verstaan die risiko’s, maar het ‘n gebrek aan water, infrastruktuur en finansiering om voor te […]
# African Rainbow Minerals sê sy belegging in Surge Copper ondersteun die voortgesette ontwikkeling van die Berg-koper- en molibdeenprojek. ‘n Voltooide voor-uitvoerbaarheidstudie bevestig ‘n grootskaalse operasie met ‘n eerste mineraalreserwe wat ‘n mynleeftyd van 28 jaar ondersteun. ‘n Uitvoerbaarheidstudie word vir 2028 beplan, met ‘n finale beleggingsbesluit wat in 2031 geneem sal word. Die stigter […]
# Die Nasionale Mynwerkersvakbond het solidariteit met die mense van Nepal uitgespreek na verwoestende kitsvloede langs die Nepal-China-grens. Meer as een-duisend-twee-honderd mense is dood, terwyl ongeveer vier-duisend steeds vermis word met soek- en reddingsoperasies wat voortduur. Die vakbond se hoofsekretaris, Mpho Phakedi, het die internasionale gemeenskap en die Suid-Afrikaanse regering versoek om dringend humanitêre hulp […]
# Small-scale farmers are being warned of hotter conditions and unpredictable rainfall during the 2026/27 summer season. The National Department of Agriculture’s latest El Niño advisory forecasts below-normal rainfall and high temperatures, raising risks for crops and livestock. Agriculture experts say many small-scale farmers understand the risks but lack water, infrastructure and finance to prepare. […]
# African Rainbow Minerals says its investment in Surge Copper is supporting continued development of the Berg copper and molybdenum project. A completed prefeasibility study confirms a large-scale operation with a maiden mineral reserve supporting a 28-year mine life. A feasibility study is planned for 2028, with a final investment decision targeted for 2031. ARM […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers has expressed solidarity with the people of Nepal following devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border. More than one-thousand-200 people have died, while about four-thousand remain missing as search and rescue operations continue. NUM general-secretary Mpho Phakedi has called on the international community and the South African government to […]
# Build One South Africa will field more than 800 candidates in the upcoming local government elections. Speaking during the unveiling of BOSA’s local government election blueprint in Johannesburg, party leader Mmusi Maimane emphasised that effective governance requires leaders focused on building infrastructure, strengthening institutions and driving economic growth, rather than avoiding accountability. Its municipal […]
# The family of murdered Inkatha Freedom Party candidate councillor Lucky Sokhela is living in fear following his shooting in KwaSwayimani, KwaZulu-Natal. Sokhela, a Ward Eight candidate in Mshwathi Municipality, was allegedly followed into his home and shot dead on Tuesday. He is the second IFP councillor killed within a week after Khethelo Mdluli, candidate […]
