Environmentalists worried about govt’s approval of assessment for oil drilling project off NC coast

Environmentalists worried about govt’s approval of assessment for oil drilling project off NC coast

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources recently gave petroleum giant Shell the go-ahead for the assessment as part of its proposed ultra-deep oil and gas exploration project. Social and environmental group, The Green Connection, has expressed concern about the government's approval of an environmental impact assessment for an oil and gas drilling project off the coast of the Northern Cape. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources recently gave […]

16/07/2025

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MK Party: Ramaphosa made legal missteps when appointing interim police minister

The MK Party also slammed Ramaphosa’s choice of Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga to lead a commission of inquiry into police corruption as premature and a conflict of interest. The official opposition claimed the president made several legal missteps when he placed Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu on special leave and appointed an interim minister from outside of the National Assembly to take his place. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) […]

16/07/2025

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R71 in Limpopo closed off to traffic following truck crash

It’s understood a truck carrying gas cylinders crashed and caught fire in Magoebaskloof. The R71 in Limpopo has been closed to traffic following a massive crash on Wednesday morning, resulting in explosions. It’s understood that a truck carrying gas cylinders crashed and caught fire in Magoebaskloof. This resulted in multiple explosions, and it also set a nearby plantation above Ruskamp ablaze. Acting provincial transport spokesperson Matome Taueatsoala said emergency services […]

16/07/2025

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SAPS corruption claims: Investigators gathering evidence at police headquarters

This followed a series of damning allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi two weeks ago. Investigators have been gathering evidence at the country’s police headquarters in Pretoria. This followed a series of damning allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi two weeks ago. Mkhwanazi broke rank, accusing police top brass of colluding to disband the KZN political killings task team and further claiming Gauteng police and members […]

16/07/2025

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Former Deputy President David “DD” Mabuza has died.

He was 64 years old. Deputy President David Dabede Mabuza was born at Phola Trust, in Mpumalanga, on 25 August 1960. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of South Africa in 1989, following his achievement of a national teacher’s certificate from Mgwenya College of Education in 1985. A trained mathematics teacher by profession, he became a school principal before moving to politics. Mabuza served […]

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Global Fund to cut R1.4 billion to SA for HIV, TB and malaria

The fund informed recipient countries in May that it would be revising over 200 grants amidst funding shortfalls. The Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and malaria (Global Fund) has notified Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi that it will reduce funding to South Africa by R1.4 billion. Global Fund said it would be reducing allocations for the seventh grant cycle from R8.5 billion to about R7.1 billion, a 16% reduction. Of […]

03/07/2025

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As govt works on emergency relief measures for EC, Godongwana warns against inflating of prices

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said they were already seeing price fluctuations in some of the items government was buying to assist flood victims like food parcels. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has warned against the inflating of prices, as government works on emergency relief measures following the damaging floods in the Eastern Cape. Godongwana said they were already seeing price fluctuations in some of the items government was buying to assist […]

25/06/2025