# Residents of Westbury in Gauteng are questioning whether Operation Prosper is making any real impact in the fight against gang violence. The year-long deployment by the South African National Defence Force was launched to stabilise crime-ridden communities across Gauteng. However, locals say shootings continue almost daily, with children still caught in the crossfire. Grade […]
# ‘n Ekonoom aan die Noordwes-Universiteit se Sakeskool, professor Raymond Parsons, sê Suid-Afrika se jongste werkloosheidsyfer is ‘n waarskuwingsteken oor die skok wat die wêreldwye energiekrisis begin veroorsaak. Die amptelike syfer het in die eerste kwartaal van vanjaar met 1,3-persent gestyg tot 32,7-persent. Parsons sê hoe langer die Midde-Oosterse oorlog voortduur, hoe groter is die […]
# The National Consumer Commission says Lexus South Africa is recalling certain Lexus RC-F high performance sports cars due to a fuel pump-related defect. The recall affects 22 vehicles that were distributed in the South African market. The affected models are the Lexus RZ-F 60C, Lexus RZ-F Track Edition 60L and Lexus RZ-F 60M, made […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of 2026 shows that unemployment is worsening. The official unemployment rate climbed from 31.4-percent to 32.7-percent, while the expanded unemployment rate, which includes discouraged work-seekers, rose to 43.7-percent. GIWUSA president, Mametlwe Sebei, says the only answer […]
# The Gauteng government has defended premier Panyaza Lesufi’s job creation efforts. This comes as the DA stated that the premier’s employment initiatives are failing, as the unemployment rate has increased by 1.1-percent from the fourth quarter of 2025 to 34.1-percent. The provincial government’s spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga, says initiatives such as Nasi iSpani and investment […]
# Rugby: The game was plunged in controversy in Georgia when former captain Merab Sharikadze was banned for 11 years for helping teammates cheat in anti-doping tests. World Rugby also banned another five players and team doctor Nutsa Shamatava for up to nine years. A parallel investigation was launched alongside the World Anti-doping Agency after […]
# Lede van die Tshwane-metropolisie se eenheid vir openbare vervoer het 19 voertuie geskut tydens ʼn operasie in Lilian Ngoyi- en Jeff Masemola-straat in Pretoria se middestad. Die departement het 15 voertuie vir moontlike oorlading getoets en geweeg by Centurion se weegbrug. Woordvoerder Puleng Motholo sê twee voertuie was oorlaai en vyf waarskuwingskennisgewings is uitgereik:
# North West University Business School economist professor Raymond Parsons says South Africa’s latest unemployment figures are a warning signal of the emerging shock that the global energy crisis is beginning to have. The official unemployment rate in the country increased by 1.3-percent to 32.7-percent in the first quarter of 2026. Parsons says The longer […]
# The DA in Gauteng says premier Panyaza Lesufi’s employment initiatives are failing, as the unemployment rate has increased by 1.1-percent from the fourth quarter of 2025 to 34.1-percent. According to the latest Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of this year, the province lost 67-thousand jobs. The DA’s Mike Moriarty says investors are moving away from the […]
