Author: Boitumelo Kgobotlo

Dada Morero-led ANC Joburg regional executive disbanded
Politics

DA slams Bomb Squad as an initiative to employ ANC cadres

Concerns have been raised by the DA in Johannesburg regarding mayor Dada Morero’s new initiative in the city called the Johannesburg Bomb Squad, which the... Read more.
President optimistic about US trade talks - Magwenya
News, Politics

‘President optimistic about US trade talks’ – Magwenya

Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa is optimistic about South Africa’s trade relations with the US following... Read more.
Pupils miss entire term due to failure to pay service providers
News

Eastern Cape pupils miss entire term due to failure to pay scholar transport providers

Vuyo Zungula, the leader of the African Transformation Movement (ATM), has written letters claiming that the transport department has failed to pay service providers,... Read more.
IRR writes to Macpherson on expropriation law
Politics

IRR challenges expropriation law in letter to Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has written to Dean Macpherson, the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, requesting that he make public his intentions... Read more.
Cyril Xaba on service delivery mission
News

eThekwini mayor Cyril Xaba cuts water tariff hike, pledges to speed up service delivery

Cyril Xaba, the mayor of EThekwini, has lowered water tariff increases but had trouble adjusting electricity tariffs in response to the original budget. He pledged... Read more.
Magashule outraged by postponement of corruption trial to January
News

Ace Magashule outraged by postponement of corruption trial to January

The Bloemfontein High Court’s decision to move Ace Magashule’s corruption trial to January 2026 has angered the former premier of the Free State. Judge... Read more.
Finance MEC Maile's revised budget increases to R172.3bn
Business

Gauteng finance MEC Lebogang Maile’s revised budget increases to R172.3bn

Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, has retabled the budget, increasing it to R172.3-billion. He said this adjustment comes as a reaffirmation... Read more.
Agriculture helps SA economy grow
Business, News

SA economy records growth thanks to positive contribution from agriculture

The South African economy has shown a 0.1% growth in the first quarter of 2025, according to data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Tuesday. Agriculture... Read more.
DA wants no-confidence motion, probe against Joburg mayor
Politics

DA wants no-confidence motion, probe against Joburg mayor, officials

DA Johannesburg caucus leader, Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, has announced plans pursue a Motion of No Confidence (MoNC) against Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. This... Read more.
Maile tables revised budget
Business, News

Gauteng finance MEC Lebogang Maile’s budget seeks to tighten fiscal discipline

Gauteng finance MEC Lebogang Maile has laid out a roadmap to modernise public financial management, digitise supply chain operations, and strengthen fiscal discipline... Read more.