[FILE IMAGE]: MK Party Chief Whip, Mzwanele Manyi and Dr. John Hlophe attend the National Assembly planning session 2 minutes Freedom Under Law has argued that Parliament failed to exercise its discretion when deciding to designate former Western Cape Judge President Dr John Hlophe to the Judicial Services Commission(JSC). The civil society group and the…
File image: Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. 2 minutes Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda says he is vindicated now that the state has dropped all charges against him. The Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto has provisionally withdrawn Gwamanda’s case as the state failed to present the charge sheet. It was alleged that Gwamanda and a…
Climate Justice Fund to combat GBV WOMEN’S rights groups in Zimbabwe have called on the African Union (AU) to establish a dedicated Climate Justice Fund to combat vulnerabilities faced by women and girls due to climate change. The women were gathered in Harare on Monday to address pressing issues of gender-based violence (GBV) exacerbated by…
G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on February 20, 2025. 1 minute The Finance Track four-day meetings of the G20 will start in Cape Town today. The meetings will take place after the unprecedented postponement of the tabling of the budget to March 12. The postponement has raised concerns over the…
The North West Provincial Government says progress has been made in its efforts to commercialise provincial nature reserves as part of its Provincial Growth and Development Strategy. Premier Lazarus Mokgosi says the province has secured investment commitments exceeding R420 million, with investors providing bank guarantees and proof of financial capacity. The initiative will involve lease…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering SONA. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has urged the government to do more to combat violent crime in the country. The labour federation’s comments come as the country gears up for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) set to be delivered next week by President Cyril Ramaphosa….
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi The Institute for Security Studies says deadly gang violence that broke out in the Western Cape this past week highlights the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi‘s allegations. Cape Town has seen another wave of shooting incidents in which several people have been killed. Mkhwanazi is set to appear before Madlanga…
FILE | Mathematics exam paper Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the results of the 40 matric learners who were caught cheating during their final examinations last year, will be withheld pending the outcome of an independent hearing. Earlier, the Minister announced that the Interim Report by the National Investigative Task Team (NITT) into the…
Anglican Archbishop, Thabo Makgoba. 1 minute The Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has appointed a three-person panel to review how the Anglican Church in South Africa handles reports of abuse. The review panel will include Dr Mamphela Ramphele, Advocate Jeremy Gauntlett and retired Judge, Ian Farlam. The trio will in turn make findings and…
Source: Unsplash Overall, September used car sales totalled 28,609, with a combined value of just under R11.6bn. This represents a year-on-year decrease of -8.7% in accumulative sales value. It’s no surprise that Toyota, Volkswagen, and Ford retained their top three positions, with 4,964, 4,134, and 2,962 units sold, respectively. Toyota experienced a modest -2% decline…
