# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Agentskap vir Maatskaplike Sekerheid is besig met die finalisering van ’n biometriese identifikasiestelsel om sekerheid en integriteit in die administrasie van maatskaplike toelaes te verbeter. Die uitvoerende hoof van SASSA, Themba Matlou, sê dit is deel van die Tesourie se begrotingvoorwaardes vir 2025 wat op kostebesparingsmeganismes en verbeterde verifikasie aandring. Matlou sê […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says the new commission into alleged political interference in police investigations must avoid the delays and inaction seen with previous inquiries like the Zondo commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture. The organisation welcomes the appointment of acting deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga to lead the process but warns […]
# The Road Traffic Management Corporation has expressed deep concern over 15 fatalities in three separate head-on collisions. On Thursday, a police chase near Hartswater in the Northern Cape ended in tragedy, killing five, including a toddler. On Friday, five died in a four-car crash on the N4 between Swartruggens and Groot Marico and last […]
# Iran says it has no specific date for a meeting with the United States on Tehran’s nuclear programme, following a war with Israel that had derailed negotiations. Iran had been negotiating with the United States before Israel began strikes on its nuclear facilities last month. The United States launched its own set of strikes […]
# Business Leadership South Africa is calling on the government to urgently establish a tariff impact fund and introduce emergency support measures to help industries affected by new US tariffs. In her weekly newsletter, the organisation’s CEO, Busisiwe Mavuso, said sectors like automotive manufacturing, citrus farming, steel, and other exports will be badly affected, with […]
# Die MK-Party in Gauteng hou vandag in Johannesburg ‘n vreedsame optog, om op die beskerming van burgers en kwesbares aan te dring. Woordvoerder van die party, Abel Tau sê dit maak deel uit van ‘n breër veldtog om Vrydag die provinsie lam te lê en eindig met ‘n betoging by die Uniegebou in Pretoria. […]
# Cosatu sê die onafhanklike Regterlike Kommissie van Ondersoek na bewerings oor die polisie-leierskap moet ten volle ondersteun word en die nodige hulpbronne ontvang om sy mandaat te kan vervul. Cosatu sê die plofbare bewerings van korrupsie en ernstige misdadige bedrywighede deur die KwaZulu-Natalse provinsiale polisiekommissaris, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is uiters kommerwekkend en kan burgers se […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum says the commission of inquiry into explosive allegations of criminal activities and corruption with the police, made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is a political delaying tactic to suppress the truth. The forum says they reject the placing of Police minister Senzo Mchunu on leave of absence and […]
# SASSA is finalising the rollout of a biometric identification system to boost security and integrity in grant administration. SASSA CEO, Themba Matlou, says this is part of Treasury’s budget conditions for 2025, requiring cost-saving mechanisms and improved verification. Matlou says the agency will implement income checks, biometric controls, and interagency data sharing. He emphasised […]
