A Grade-1 learner nearly fell into an open pit-toilet at Mogogelo Primary School

The Public Servants Association, PSA is calling for urgent intervention after a Grade-1 learner nearly fell into an open pit-toilet at Mogogelo Primary School in North West. The union says the incident highlights systemic failures in providing safe sanitation in schools. The PSA is demanding that t…

FlySafair has introduced a temporary fuel surcharge on ticket prices, citing a sharp increase in global jet fuel costs

South Africa's low-cost airline FlySafair has introduced a temporary fuel surcharge on ticket prices, citing a sharp increase in global jet fuel costs. The airline says the measure is necessary to manage rising operating expenses while continuing to offer affordable travel. We're joined now by Kirb…

Concerns raised over attempt's to remove Justice Khampepe from the TRC commission

Defend Our Democracy says President Cyril Ramaphosa's attempt to remove Justice Sisi Khampepe from the TRC Prosecutions Commission raises serious concerns about judicial independence. The movement views the move as an effort to derail the Commission's investigation into apartheid-era crimes. The co…

A look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoesoana

A look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoesoana, author of  Africa Is Open For Business and Africa Bounces Back

Small business owner continues to be impacted as government's unpaid invoice bill piles up to R12.4 billion

Government departments are said to  owe about R12.4 billion in unpaid invoices, up 17% in a quarter. This according to the latest National Treasury payment data. Delayed payments are hitting small businesses hard, disrupting payroll and stalling growth. Area Manager at Business Partners Limited, La…

DA Gauteng Shadow Health MEC questions health official's 'golden handshake'

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has rejected DA claims that he was involved in the financial settlement with former provincial Health CFO, Lerato Madyo who is the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Gauteng Health, implicated in a scandal involving R850 million in fraudulent, suspicious contract…

AfriForum denies reports that Afrikaaner 'refugees' in the US are returning to SA

A number of South Africans who arrived in the United States as refugees since May last year are now reportedly heading back home. Many had fled in 2025, citing government-backed racial discrimination and persecution targeting the Afrikaner community. President Trump granted them priority refugee st…

US Ambassador's remarks on SA uncalled for, undermining SA's sovereignty: Director of the Africa Centre for Evidence at the University of Johannesburg, Professor Isaac Khambule

South Africa's Department of International Relations has summoned US Ambassador, Leo Brent Bozell the Third for a formal demarche after he labelled the "Kill the Boer" chant hate speech at a recent event in Hermanus, Western Cape. DIRCO says the public comments breached diplomatic protocol and disr…

SANDF boots hit Gauteng towns plagued by illegal mining and gangsterism

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron has raised concerns about the deployment of the South African National Defence Force troops in Gauteng. Cameron says footage from Eldorado Park, Westbury and Riverlea shows soldiers arresting civilians, with no police in sight. He wa…

SAMATU takes to the streets to demand urgent action on SA's youth unemployment crisis

The South African Medical Association Trade Union, SAMATU will today march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to demand urgent action on the country's youth unemployment crisis. The COSATU affiliate says the jobless rate for those aged 15 to 24 now exceeds 70%, describing it as a "ticking timebomb"…