In a move that amplifies their eight-year struggle for justice and closure, the families of the three workers still entombed in the collapsed Lily Mine have lodged a formal, detailed complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). The complaint represents a decisive shift from protest to legal action, directly accusing key government departments…
In a significant breakthrough, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) is reportedly finalizing evidence to make imminent arrests in its long-running criminal probe into the notorious Mdantsane Indoor Swimming Pool project, a R120-million white elephant that stands as a stark monument to alleged corruption, incompetence, and procurement failure. According to sources close to the…
In a strategic move signaling a profound deepening of its economic commitment to the African continent, South Africa has formally elevated its partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) by becoming a Class A shareholder. The milestone was sealed during a high-level signing ceremony at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation on Tuesday, positioning…
A parliamentary inquiry into systemic corruption within the South African Police Service (SAPS) was rocked on Tuesday by explosive testimony alleging that National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, has deliberately ignored and suppressed detailed reports of high-level criminality from within his own ranks. Three senior officers, testifying under oath before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, painted…
The recent one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has been hailed as a critical circuit-breaker, restoring essential trust and forward momentum to the commercial relationship between South Africa and the United States. According to Neil Diamond, President of the South African Chamber of Commerce in the United States (SACCUSA), the move…
In a move poised to directly impact the livelihoods of millions of low-income workers, the South African government has gazetted a 5% increase in the National Minimum Wage (NMW), raising it to R30.23 per hour, effective 1 March 2026. The adjustment, announced by Employment and Labour Minister, Nxesi, underscores a deliberate effort to bolster household incomes in…
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), the country’s largest and most influential trade union, has been plunged into crisis following the sudden and dramatic resignation of its high-profile National Spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola. The resignation, confirmed in a tense press briefing at the union’s headquarters, comes in direct response to a sustained campaign of…
In a move that marks a significant turning point for South Africa’s political landscape, Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has confirmed he will not seek a third term at the helm of the country’s main opposition party. The announcement, made during a closed-door Federal Council meeting on Saturday, ends months of speculation about his…
The sterile, high-security chamber of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry became the epicenter of a political earthquake this week, as a protected witness known only as ‘Mr. F’ delivered testimony so explosive it threatens to irrevocably tether the upper echelons of the African National Congress (ANC) to the shadowy underworld of cartel violence and the…
The wood-paneled committee room in Parliament, Cape Town, hummed with a tense anticipation. What began as an inquiry into systemic vulnerabilities had morphed, through a series of explosive revelations, into a potential seismic event for South Africa’s criminal justice system. The Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, tasked with investigating allegations of criminal networks infiltrating the SAPS,…
