Mass Lay-Offs at Lesotho Garment Factories as Us Tariffs Bite
After the Trump administration’s threat of 50% import duty on Lesotho, orders have dried up and production lines have shut down
2024
There Are More Than 20,000 Unfinished RDP Houses in the Free State
One couple has been waiting 14 years for their house to be built
Benoni Pensioners Take to the Streets
Fix our flats, protesters tell municipality
Court Battle Looms Over Lottery Licence
Losing bidder Lekalinga has launched a court application to probe Minister Parks Tau’s decision to award the fourth lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings
Document Goes Missing in Police Torture Case
Magistrate reprimands lawyers
Municipality’s Reckless Firearm Procurement: A Threat to Public Safety
GOOD Statement by Keagen Gertse,GOOD Drakenstein Councillor & Caucus Whip 10 June 2025 The GOOD Party in Drakenstein is gravely concerned by the Municipality’s reckless and unlawful procurement of firearms, effectively turning the municipality into a lawless “Wild West.” Despite not yet being recognised as an official institution licensed to own or carry firearms, Drakenstein […]
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Pensioner Spends R1,000 a Month on Water in This Free State Village
Qholaqhwe village has not had running water for more than five months
Pensioners Desperate for Clarity After Not Receiving Grants in June
SASSA is introducing stricter verification measures
Postbank Has Yet to Apply for a Banking Licence
Why Postbank made everyone change to a Black card, and then suddenly did a U-turn
Cabinet Sent Basic Income Grant Plan Back to the Drawing Board
Meanwhile the Department of Social Development will ask for another extension of the Social Relief of Distress grant, MPs told
Saving the Critically Endangered African Penguin
At the current rate, they will be extinct in the wild by 2035. Scientists are hopeful that protecting their food supply will reverse their decline
US Cuts Food Aid to 36,000 Children in Lesotho
About one in five people in rural Lesotho face food insecurity
A Symptom of Fundamental Governance Failures
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) noted with concern the Ekurhuleni Metro’s so-called “special adjustment budget” for the 2024/25 financial year, which was approved in today’s council meeting. This adjustment budget is not a sign of responsible governance, but rather an emergency response to national and provincial intervention brought on by the Metro’s poor performance, […]
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Joker in the Pack Paterson Hoping for One Last Trick
ARUNDEL: When Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad announced his squad for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final, several of his...
Reassuring Declining Crime Rate in Tshwane
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron ,GOOD Secretary-General 05 June 2025 Although three months do not make a trend, the GOOD Party is cautiously optimistic that the latest Gauteng crime statistics for January to March 2025 reflect a strong and reassuring decline in reported crime across the City of Tshwane. At the heart of these numbers […]
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Urgent Action Demanded to Address Growing Number of GBV and Rape Incidents in Mpumalanga
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the persistent increase in gender-based violence and rape in Mpumalanga, and demands urgent action from the relevant authorities. Mpumalanga’s residents – particularly women and children – live in constant fear due to the high incidence of sexual crimes and violence. The most recent crime statistics, […]
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Judge Slams Home Affairs for “Unintelligible, Illogical Babble” in Gay Case
Immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was imprisoned solely for homosexuality
Lesotho Fishing Company’s Strange “Error” on Donations
Sanlei Premium Trout reported community donations of fish heads worth R2.9-million, but actually gave less than R450,000
Ramaphosa Should Do the Honourable Thing Regarding NHI
President Cyril Ramaphosa should do the honourable thing and explain to South Africans why he signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act into law shortly before last year’s elections. On 6 May this year, the North Gauteng High Court ruled, in the case involving the Board of Healthcare Funders and the SA Private Practitioners Forum, […]
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Children’s Homes, Rehabs and Shelters Face Closure Once Again as Gauteng Government Fails to Pay
Department of Social Development says there were “payment system challenges” and some organisations are non-compliant
Healthcare Hijacked: Crackdown on Unqualified Practitioner Exploiting Atlantis Community Demanded
The GOOD Party is calling for urgent action against an allegedly irregular and unqualified medical practice exploiting the healthcare vacuum in Atlantis, putting lives at risk and undermining trust in the health system. A chronic lack of access to adequate provincial healthcare has left the community of Atlantis vulnerable, and into that void stepped Sister […]
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Chanelle Plaatjies Is More Than a Name
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron ,GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament 03 June 2025 Today, a female body was discovered during a community search for missing teenager, Chanelle Plaatjies. Chanelle was reported missing by her mother on May 28. We do not yet have confirmation that the body is hers nor […]
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2,000 Households in Katlehong Without Electricity and Clean Toilets
Residents demand municipality fulfil its promises
Klaasen Calls Time on International Career
JOHANNESBURG: Heinrich Klaasen has announced his immediate retirement from international cricket, bringing an end to a distinguished seven-year career with...