SA bank notes Labour federation Cosatu has condemned the decision by government to increase the threshold price for official vehicles from R800 000, to R1.1 million. In a reply to a written Parliamentary question, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana defended the decision despite growing calls to reverse it. In his reply Godongwana added that National Treasury’s…
Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe appearing before the standing committee on social development in Parliament, August 27, 2025. ActionSA MP Dereleen James has filed criminal charges against Social Development Minister Nokuzola Tolashe at the Cape Town Central Police Station. James says the charge relates to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act. She claims…
A view showing a TMPD branded vehicle and a minibus taxi parked on the side of the road. The Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) Deputy Chief, Commissioner Sean Bolhuis, has testified that some senior police officers in the TMPD have refused to undergo security vetting. He was testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Evidence…
[FILE] President Cyril Ramaphosa receives Letters of Credence from Heads of Mission-Designate at a Credentials Ceremony held at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed a ceasefire agreement involving the United States, Israel and Iran. The agreement includes a two-week pause of attacks ahead of a deadline set by Donald Trump,…
ANC SG Fikile Mbalula in Mamelodi, Pretoria African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says that the party will this week discuss the implications of the South African Communist Party (SACP) contesting the upcoming local government elections independently. The SACP has in the past campaigned under the ANC. Mbalula says that the ANC will hold…
Minister of Social Development Nokuzola Tolashe speaking at a government event. ActionSA MP Dereleen James is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire the Minister of Social Development Nokuzola Tolashe. James has laid a criminal complaint against Tolashe at the Cape Town Central Police Station. She claims that Tolashe has misled Parliament for failing to…
Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile, visited Riverlea Secondary School following yesterday’s devastating fire incident, which destroyed an entire classroom block at the school. Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile says it will cost about R45 million to repair Riverlea Secondary School in Johannesburg following a fire that broke out last night. A library, two storerooms and…
Paraffin being filled in a bottle. The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) is calling for government intervention to address rising paraffin prices in South Africa. Paraffin prices have increased by more than R11 per litre, raising concerns about energy poverty. MISA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says, “The price of paraffin has gone up by a whopping…
SAPS confiscates an AK 47 assault rifle with ammo. Three suspected extortionists have been arrested in Hout Bay in Cape Town after police seized an AK-47 assault rifle as well as other firearms and ammunition. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says the trio faces charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. #sapsWC [FIGHTING EXTORTION] An…
ANC SG Fikile Mbalula African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says that the party will formally open interviews for mayoral candidates this week. Mbalula says the party’s mayoral candidate selection process has already opened, and that the ANC hopes to announce its contenders next month. Mbalula was speaking to the media in Mamelodi, Pretoria,…
