# The DA rejects Correctional Services minister Pieter Groenewald’s attempt to shift blame to the Western Cape Department of Social Development, for the disappearance of three convicted criminals from custody. The men convicted of murder, rape, and robbery, were remanded to Pollsmoor Juvenile Centre by order of the Western Cape High Court after attacking a […]
# City Power says it has officially been granted clearance to access the underground service tunnel between Fordsburg and Bree Substation. This follows a fire on Saturday, which caused a blackout in the city centre of Johannesburg. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says they will begin damage assessments today:
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, accepted memorandums from child protection organisations during a Children’s March to the Constitutional Court on Sunday. This as the country is observing Child Protection Awareness Month, under the theme, Working Together to End Violence Against Children. In her address, Kubayi outlined a 90-day monitoring programme being […]
# ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal has welcomed the sentencing of former DA councillor, Michael Buthelezi, who was found guilty of murdering his partner and three children. Last Friday, the Ladysmith Regional Court in KZN sentenced Buthelezi to four life terms. In October 2023, the Okhahlamba Municipality councillor trapped his family in their home and set it on […]
# Cosatu says the Labour Migration Policy and the Employee Services Amendment Bill provide a long overdue response to the flood of undocumented migrant labour into the economy over the past decade. Last week, the cabinet approved the bill for submission to Parliament and approved the white paper on National Labour Migration Policy for implementation. […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng says the Emfuleni Municipality’s draft unfunded budget means projected expenditure will exceed expected revenue, potentially hampering service delivery and causing further financial instability. The budget for the 2025/2026 financial year was approved last week. The FF Plus’, Gerda Senekal, says the budget includes significant tariff hikes, such as […]
# The Department of Employment and Labour says misinformation is fuelling unnecessary fear around the amended Employment Equity Act. Addressing an employment equity roadshow in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, deputy director Niresh Singh assured workers that no one would be dismissed because of affirmative action. Singh says the law aims to transform workplaces in line with national […]
# Die Departement van Indiensneming en Arbeid sê waninligting veroorsaak onnodige vrees rondom die gewysigde Wet op Gelyke Indiensneming. Die adjunk-direkteur, Niresh Singh, het werkers tydens ‘n gelyke indiensneming-inligtingstoer in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal meegedeel dat niemand weens regstellende aksie ontslaan sal word nie. Singh sê die wet is gemik op die transformering van werkplekke in ooreenstemming met […]
# The ANC Youth League has paid tribute to the Congress of South African Students as it marks its founding anniversary today. Formed in 1979, COSAS played a vital role in resisting apartheid’s Bantu Education and mobilising learners. The league hailed the fearless student leaders who laid the foundation and reaffirmed its commitment to political […]
