# 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 […]
# Stellenbosch mayor Jeremy Fasser says a special council meeting will be held this week to investigate allegations of workplace bullying and constructive dismissal. This follows a leaked video from 2023 of municipal human resources manager, Alexander Kannemeyer, suggesting that white employees should be made uncomfortable until they resign. Fasser says the municipality will review […]
# Die RMB-Buro vir Ekonomiese Navorsing-sakevertroue-indeks het in die derde kwartaal van 2025 met een punt tot 39 gedaal, ná ‘n daling van vyf punte vroeër vanjaar. Die indeks is drie punte onder die langtermyngemiddeld en toon meer as 60-persent van ondernemings is ontevrede met die huidige toestande. RMB se hoofekonoom, Isaah Mhlanga, sê die […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging van Fotovoltaïese Nywerhede sê Eskom het 100 agtereenvolgende dae sonder beurtkrag bereik. Die mylpaal word toegeskryf aan die kragvoorsiener se verbeterings en die vinnige groei van sonkrag, wat die vraag op die nasionale netwerk verminder en energiesekerheid versterk het. Die vereniging se uitvoerende hoof, Rethabile Melamu, versoek verdere belegging in sonkrag- […]
# The GOOD Party says the Western Cape government’s lawsuit against the National Health Insurance Act is a political stunt designed to delay long-overdue healthcare reforms. The party argues that the DA-led province is using technicalities in public participation to block transformation, while only a privileged few have access to quality treatment. GOOD secretary-general Brett […]
# Die Nasionale Verbruikerskommissie het herroepings aangekondig vir Ford Mustang, Ford Transit Custom, BMW X3, Volkswagen Polo en die Hino 500-reeks busse. Dis weens kritieke veiligheidsgebreke, insluitend foutiewe brandstofpompe, lugsakke, kopstukke, agterasse en stuur-onderdele. Phetho Ntaba van die kommissie moedig eienaars aan om hulle voertuie na gemagtigde handelaars te neem vir gratis herstelwerk om veiligheid […]
# The Rand Merchant Bank Bureau for Economic Research Business Confidence Index slipped one point to 39 in the third quarter of 2025, following a five-point drop earlier this year. The reading, three points below the long-term average, shows over 60-percent of businesses are unhappy with conditions. RMB’s chief economist, Isaah Mhlanga, says the decline mirrors […]
# The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association says Eskom has reached 100 consecutive days without load-shedding. The milestone is credited to the utility’s improvements and the rapid growth of solar energy, which has reduced demand on the national grid and strengthened energy security across the country. The association’s CEO, Rethabile Melamu, calls for further investment […]
