# The Congress of the South African Trade Unions president, Zingiswa Losi, has cautioned against divisions within the alliance, urging the ANC and SACP not to cause rifts among workers. The SACP has decided to contest the 2026 local government elections as an independent party, citing the ANC’s failure and refusal to reconfigure their alliance […]
# The DA is urging the Judicial Service Commission to urgently attend to complaints of bribery against a Johannesburg High Court Judge. Heidelberg businessman and lawyer Bouwe Wiersma has filed a formal complaint with the JSC, claiming that a judge initially requested seven-thousand-rand to grant leave to appeal an eviction order. The amount was later […]
# Die adjunkminister van Finansies, David Masondo, sê enige besluit oor Suid-Afrika se benadering tot die inflasieteiken moenie ligtelik geneem word nie. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank wil ʼn nuwe inflasieteiken stel en voer aan die huidige koers maak dat die land nie mededingend is nie en plaas druk op landsburgers. Die land se inflasiesyfer het die afgelope […]
# Die waarnemende minister van Polisie, Firoz Cachalia, sê die ondersoek na die vermeende sluipmoordpoging op adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile is afgehandel. Die ondersoek is uitgevoer deur die polisie se Misdaadintelligensie-afdeling en die Staatsveiligheidsagentskap. Op 30 Maart is talle skote op Mashatile se voertuig afgevuur terwyl hy op pad was van ʼn vergadering van die ANC se […]
# Johannesburg se burgemeester, Dada Morero, sê die huidige waterprobleme by die metro word vinnig hanteer. Dit kom te midde van wisselvallige watervoorsiening in groot dele van die metro wat onlangs tot vier dae van betogings in die Westbury-area gelei het. Die burgemeester het gister die Alexandra-reservoir besoek wat een van dié is wat die […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a proclamation expanding the Special Investigating Unit’s probe into the War on Leaks programme to include the Drop the Block project. The investigation was initially limited to the Water and Sanitation Department and Sedibeng Water, but will now also include the water utility, Lepelle Northern Water. The probe is […]
# Ratings agency Moody’s says South Africa is in a negative cycle where high borrowing costs discourage investment, hindering growth and further increasing debt costs. The agency rates the country’s long-term foreign and local currency debt at Ba2 with a stable outlook. Moody’s says that although policies targeting fiscal and economic issues are advancing, they will […]
# Deputy Finance minister David Masondo says any decision on the future of South Africa’s inflation targeting approach should not be taken lightly. The South African Reserve Bank is pushing for a new inflation target, claiming that the current range makes the country uncompetitive and causes price pressure on citizens. The country’s inflation rate has been subdued […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says the enquiry investigation into the alleged assassination attempt on deputy president Paul Mashatile has been completed. The probe was conducted by the police’s Crime Intelligence division and the State Security Agency. Mashatile’s car was shot at several times while he was being driven from an ANC national executive committee […]
