R3 per litre pain for South Africa is coming
The R3 per litre fuel levy relief granted to South African motorists in April is going to come back to bite, one way or another.
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Aluma Capital | Finance | SARB
Bad news about interest rates in South Africa
Expectations over interest rate cuts in South Africa continue to be dampened by the war in the Middle East.
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Eddie Webster | education | precautionary suspension | Sakhela Buhlunga | UFH | University of Fort Hare
Comrade, scholar, cadre: A letter of respect to Sakhela Buhlungu
Molo Qabane (Dear Comrade) Our first meeting took place at the Workers’ Museum and Library in Newtown in 2000. Together with other comrades, we were engaged in the struggle to defend and advance the history and heritage of the working class — a class that continues to be under sustained economic, political and social attack…
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Overcrowding, infrastructure failures and school safety dominate Gauteng education MEC’s agenda — but deeper structural pressures remain unresolved
MEC Lebogang Maile’s State of Education briefing in Bryanston, Fourways, landed at a moment when Gauteng’s schooling system is under intense strain from rapid population growth, infrastructure decay and recurring safety incidents. Maile’s address signalled a department trying to project responsiveness while grappling with long-standing systemic pressures. Overcrowding as the central crisis His briefing was…
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attacq | GEPF | Government | pic | Waterfall City
Government employees own a huge chunk of South African smart city worth R14.8 billion
Government employees own a 30% chunk of Waterfall City in Johannesburg via their pensions, which are managed by the Public Investment Corporation.
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Crime | Criminal Justice System | Emfuleni Municipality | Madlanga commission | Martha Mani Rantsofu
Political killings task team investigates assassination of municipal accountant
The Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) is reportedly investigating the murder of Martha Mani Rantsofu, a finance official at Emfuleni local municipality who was gunned down in Vanderbijlpark on 30 March. Rantsofu was laid to rest on Saturday. Her family told the media her case would be handled by the PKTT — the task team…
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Calls for law change that affects property rates in South Africa
There are calls to amend the Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 to cap the rate that the Rand municipalities can charge for property rates in South Africa.
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Court sets aside R86m border wall tender over fraud
A fake joint venture used a fake B-BBEE certificate and an expired compliance document to win a KwaZulu-Natal transport department contract.
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Inside young UK businessman’s R200k pm Sea Point penthouse [watch]
UK businessman Dylan Beese has given the public a look inside his luxury Sea Point penthouse rental. The 25-year-old has made a fortune as a consultant in an OnlyFans Management (OFM) business. He claims to generate over $1 million (R16,5 million) in monthly revenue. INSIDE UK BUSINESSMAN’S SEA POINT PENTHOUSE On his TikTok account, Dylan…
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Hate it or love it? Helen Zille sings ‘Vulindlela’ [watch]
Helen Zille has headlines again for another social media post – and it has nothing to do with potholes or service delivery. This time, the former Democratic Alliance(DA) leader trended over clips of singing Brenda Fassie’s Vulindlela. The 75-year-old is gunning for the Johannesburg mayor’s position in the municipal elections later this year. HELEN ZILLE…