NUMSA’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola resigns, cites death threats
Phakamile Hlubi Majola, the long-serving and outspoken spokesperson for the National Union of Metal Workers of…
EFF urges IEC to address identified gaps before upcoming elections
EFF Deputy President Gardee Godrich at Day 2 of the EFF Plenum 2026. The credibility of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has come under the spotlight on the second day of the 2nd plenum of the 3rd Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) National People’ Assembly at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg. The party has raised…
Interest rate cut possible if rand continues to strengthen and oil prices drop: SARB
SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep rates unchanged, leaving the repo rate steady at 6.75 percent and the prime lending rate at 10.25 percent. The bank says inflation has reached its peak for the year and is expected to remain under control. Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja…
NUMSA’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola resigns, cites death threats
Phakamile Hlubi Majola, the long-serving and outspoken spokesperson for the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA), has resigned from the union, citing death threats. In her resignation letter, Majola says this is the third time a death threat has been made to her life. She says she received a call, on Saturday while…
Free State launches app to monitor scholar transport safety
Scholar transport vehicle. The Free State Education Department, together with the Department of Community Safety and Transport, has developed an app to monitor school transport. This as a measure to regulate and boost scholar transport safety in the province. Scholar transport safety recently came under scrutiny after 14 learners died in a collision in the…
Three children hacked to death in Lulwane, northern KwaZulu-Natal
murder investigation Three children were hacked to death in the Lulwane area of eManguzi in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Police say the children, aged between seven, nine and 15-years-old were attacked with a bush knife while they were apparently alone in their home on Saturday night. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the mother had gone out and…
1996 AFCON win ‘symbolised the dawn of democracy’: Mabe
Bafana Bafana class of 1996 As South Africa prepares to mark the 30th anniversary of Bafana Bafana’s historic 1996 Africa Cup of Nations triumph on 3 February, Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Peace Mabe has described the victory as a defining moment that symbolised the dawn of democracy. Mabe says the tournament united…
Serena Williams fuels comeback speculation during TV interview
FILE | 23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams. Serena Williams has tennis players buzzing about a possible return after she playfully dodged questions about re-entering the sport’s anti-doping testing pool during a television appearance that left more questions than answers. The 23-times Grand Slam champion raised eyebrows last December when she rejoined the tennis anti-doping testing…
Geographical name changes evoke strong emotions across South Africa
Robert Sobukwe The changing of geographical names of places and towns continues to evoke strong emotions around South Africa. Just this week, 21 name changes and name registrations from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal were approved, following recommendations from the South African Geographical Names Council. The changes are still to be gazetted and the new…
Africa4Palestine welcomes persona non grata move, says it’s overdue
FILE | A view of an Israeli flag outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. Africa4Palestine has welcomed the decision to declare Israel’s deputy ambassador, Ariel Seidman, persona non grata, saying it was overdue, as they have been calling for the total shutdown of the Israeli embassy in South Africa. On Friday the Department of…
SAMRC warns of major health risks after Mpumalanga, Limpopo flooding
Flooded road The South African Medical Research Council has raised concerns over the serious health risks linked to recent flooding in parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, with vulnerable communities facing both immediate and long term public health threats. Experts say standing water and damaged sanitation systems could lead to waterborne diseases, while access to healthcare…
