# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng says it will engage with the MEC for Agriculture, Vuyiswa Ramakgopa, and relevant department officials to ensure comprehensive measures are implemented to protect bees. This comes as the South African Bee Industry Organisation has emphasised that comprehensive steps should be taken to protect bees. The FF Plus’, Jaco […]
# The Western Cape Agriculture Department is urging livestock farmers to remain alert and exercise caution. This follows new outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease reported in Newcastle and Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal, which have also spread to Mpumalanga and Gauteng, via auctions. The department’s spokesperson, Mary James, says farmers are advised to only purchase animals from trusted sources […]
# Tshwane police conducted Operation Shanela in Boschkop and Cullinan on Thursday, which resulted in the arrest of 311 suspects. The suspects were arrested for various criminal offences including murder, attempted murder, rape, perjury, and armed robbery. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says a roadblock executed in Boschkop led to the detention of 24 undocumented […]
# The GOOD Party says it is cautiously optimistic that the latest Gauteng crime statistics for January to March 2025 reflect a strong and reassuring decline in reported crime across the City of Tshwane. Comparing the same period in 2024 and 2025, Tshwane recorded a 17.7 percent reduction in murders, from 226 to 186 cases, […]
# The DA says the South African Police Service must be transparent about the real conviction rate for illegal firearm cases, not from the point of prosecution, but from the point of arrest. The party’s Ian Cameron says only five-percent of Cape Town gun arrests lead to convictions and not the 80-to-90-percent SAPS claims. He […]
# ActionSA in Ekurhuleni says it is appalled by the conduct of DA ward 106 Councillor, Timothy Denny, who is facing serious allegations of racism after a disturbing video surfaced on WhatsApp. In the video, Denny is allegedly heard saying he “just hunted the Black people” and proposes the use of tear gas to disperse […]
# Die Presidensie sê president Cyril Ramaphosa is optimisties oor die toekoms van Suid-Afrika se handelsbetrekkinge met die VSA. Suid-Afrika het ‘n handelsvoorstel aan die Amerikaanse handelsverteenwoordiger gestuur, en verdere gesprekke word vir later hierdie maand beplan. Die woordvoerder van die Presidensie, Vincent Magwenya, het aan die media gesê die regering bly hoopvol om voort […]
# The Presidency says president Cyril Ramaphosa is optimistic about the future of South Africa’s trade relations with the US. South Africa has sent a trade proposal to the US trade representative, and more talks are planned for later this month. The presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told the media the government remains hopeful to continue […]
# Die Chinese leier Xi Jinping het vandag per telefoon met Amerikaanse president Donald Trump gepraat, terwyl die wêreld se twee grootste ekonomieë oor handel bots. Die oproep volg op amptenare in Beijing en Washington wat mekaar daarvan beskuldig dat hulle ‘n wapenstilstand met die handelsoorlog wat verlede maand in Genève ooreengekom is, in gevaar […]
