Defenders of the People (DOP) concerned over long-standing housing crisis

Defenders of the People (DOP) has raised alarm over a long-standing housing crisis affecting approximately 300 households in Winnie Mandela Section, Olifantsfontein, where multiple families have allegedly been allocated to a single residential stand, creating overcrowding, conflict and uncertainty.…

Minister of Small Business Development to hold a press conference on the Spaza Shop Support Fund

The Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni, will hold a press conference today on the Spaza Shop Support Fund. She is expected to give an update on application processing and support to qualifying South African-owned spaza shops. The briefing follows a Portfolio Committee hearing wh…

Community organization Movement For CARE launches The Cost Of CARE campaign

Community organization Movement For CARE has launched The Cost Of CARE campaign opposing a proposed barrier in Cape Town. The group says money earmarked for the wall should instead fund housing, basic services and safer public spaces. A public launch will be held at Cissie Gool House in Woodstock o…

Solidarity welcomes US Senate's approval of a two-year extension of AGOA

Solidarity has welcomed the US Senate's approval of a two-year extension of AGOA to December 2028, saying its recent Washington delegation helped secure support. The extension still needs House approval and the President's signature but no major obstacles are expected.   Solidarity's Head of Public…

46th SADC Summit continues in KZN

The 46th SADC Summit continues in Durban, KwaZulu Natal today. President Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting and chairing under the theme of industrialization, infrastructure, agriculture and critical minerals. The summit comes amid tensions in South Africa over recent deportations and perceived rising anti…

Rhodes University to host Samora Machel symposium

Forty years after the death of Mozambique's founding president and liberation icon Samora  Machel, Rhodes University will bring together members of the Machel family, prominent African thinkers and liberation veterans. The  two-day symposium will interrogate the contemporary meaning of Machel's ide…

Cameroon’s experience could edge Malawi in WAFCON Final: Analyst

Today's WAFCON final in Morocco sees Cameroon face Malawi, with both sides chasing a historic continental title. Malawi's remarkable run has already secured their first-ever Women's World Cup qualification. In the Premiership, Chippa United host Orlando Pirates at Kings Park Stadium in Durban, rath…

HEALA calls for stronger diabetes prevention measures

South Africa is facing a profound shift in its health crisis, with diabetes now emerging as the country's leading reported cause of death, overtaking long-standing infectious disease threats such as tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in the latest official mortality statistics. According to the latest avail…

Shell judgment raises SA’s economic future questions: Professor Bond

South Africa's Constitutional Court has blocked energy giant Shell from renewing its offshore oil and gas exploration rights along the Wild Coast. The landmark ruling ends a multi-year legal battle led by local fishing communities and environmental groups over flawed public consultation processes a…

Government says South Africa is ready to host SADC Summit

The South African Government says is ready to host the 46th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community, with dignitaries and Heads of State and Government beginning to arrive in the country.Government says Preparations are complete for the summit, which is scheduled for 16–17 Aug…