Author: Boitumelo Kgobotlo

Inflation ticks up in December
Big Reads, Business

Beef steak, rent, public transport drive inflation to 3.6% rise in December

The consumer price inflation rose in December, ending the year at 3.6% from 3.5% last November. The inflation jumped as higher food prices continued to weigh on... Read more.
Politics

People want citizen-elected world parliament, study reveals

Democracy Without Borders survey has found that many people want a new way to deal with global problems as they advocate for citizen-elected world parliament. This... Read more.
Ramaphosa approves MPs' salary increase
Big Reads, Politics

Cyril Ramaphosa gives MPs and judges above-inflation pay increases

President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved salary increases of 3.8% for members of parliament, members of provincial legislatures, and members of provincial executive... Read more.
Sassa has not amended regulations for grants
News

Sassa denies rules amended for jobless foreigners to get R370 grant

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has rejected claims that it has changed its rules to allow foreign nationals to receive the R370 monthly Covid-19... Read more.
Vaal scholar transport crash death toll rises
News

Death toll in Vanderbijilpark scholar transport crash increases to 13

The total number of deaths in the horrific crash involving a scholar transport in Vanderbijlpark has risen to 13. The increase in the death toll was confirmed by... Read more.
Mbeki blames Eskom for loadshedding
Business

Eskom caused its own loadshedding crisis, Thabo Mbeki tells war veterans conference

Former president Thabo Mbeki has accused Eskom of self-sabotage for ignoring the coal shortage reports by the internal monitoring system in 2007. This failure later... Read more.
Politics

Public protector flags petrol card abuse, clears Presidency in quarterly report

The public protector, Kholeka Gcaleka, has released findings for the third quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year, revealing cases of misconduct in some government... Read more.