# The High Court in the Western Cape has admitted Section27, representing the Treatment Action Campaign, and Sonke Gender Justice as friends of the court in a landmark case challenging South Africa’s criminalisation of sex work. The main hearing is set for 18 to 20 May next year, in Cape Town. Section27’s Khuselwa Dyantyi says […]
# The National Informal Traders Alliance of South Africa says it was unfairly excluded from Parliamentary hearings on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. The organisation, representing over two-million informal traders, warns the law could destroy livelihoods, fuel the illicit cigarette trade, and punish small sellers. The alliance’s Rosheda Muller calls on […]
# AfriForum has welcomed the Government’s extension of the public submission period on the Basic Education Laws Amendment draft regulations. The deadline which was set for Friday has been pushed to 5 October. AfriForum’s Alana Bailey says the extra time allows stakeholders to provide thorough input on school admissions and capacity rules. She confirmed that […]
# Public Interest South Africa says the board of the Government Pensions Administration Agency should be declared delinquent for failing to act on whistleblower allegations. Chairperson Tebogo Khaas told SABC News that the board’s inaction endorses exposes whistleblowers to risk. Khaas urges swift ministerial intervention and stronger oversight, condemning the use of public funds for […]
# Deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, will appear before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on Wednesday next week. His testimony follows allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who claims senior police leaders interfered with investigations into political killings. Sibiya, currently placed on special leave, has denied the accusations and is challenging the process in […]
# Die vakverbond Cosatu het die polisie geprys vir die vinnige inhegtenisneming van ‘n 80-jarige boer nadat ‘n jong man se liggaam ontdek is op sy Kroonstadse eiendom in die Vrystaat waar hy begrawe was. Die slagoffer, wat na bewering oor ‘n loongeskil vermoor is, was ‘n plaaswerker. Die boer staan tereg op aanklagte van […]
# Stellenbosch se burgemeester, Jeremy Fasser, sê ‘n spesiale raadsvergadering gaan dié week plaasvind om bewerings te bespreek van afknouery in die werksplek en konstruktiewe ontslag. Dit volg op ‘n uitgelekte video uit 2023 waarin die munisipaliteit se bestuurder vir menslike hulpbronne, Alexander Kannemeyer, voorstel dat wit werknemers ongemaklik gemaak moet word tot hulle bedank. […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions has praised police for swiftly arresting an 80-year-old farmer after a young man’s body was found buried on his Kroonstad property in the Free State. The victim, allegedly killed over a wage dispute, was a farmworker. The farmer faces charges of murder and defeating the ends of […]
# Die GOOD-party sê die regering van die Wes-Kaap se hofsaak teen die Wet op Nasionale Gesondheidsversekering is ‘n politieke truuk om die lank-vertraagde gesondheidsorghervormings verder uit te stel. Die party voer aan dat die provinsie onder DA-leiding tegniese punte in openbare deelname gebruik om transformasie te keer, terwyl slegs bevoordeelde persone toegang het tot […]
