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Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba has raised serious concerns over the province’s infrastructure backlogs, stating that poor planning and delayed projects have severely hampered economic growth and service delivery. Speaking at the provincial Infrastructure Workshop currently underway in Polokwane, Ramathuba issued a strong warning to developers and implementing agents who have failed to meet set targets […]

A high-level delegation from the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) has returned from a 10-day visit to the United States, where they engaged with White House officials, lawmakers, and business leaders to discuss South Africa’s political and economic challenges. The delegation, led by FF+ leader Pieter Groenewald, included agricultural and economic experts who presented an Afrikaner perspective on US-South

Exxaro Resources is considering retrenching 125 employees at its Leeuwpan coal mine in Mpumalanga as part of a restructuring effort to curb ongoing financial losses. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has expressed strong opposition, accusing the company of replacing permanent workers with contractors to cut costs. Section 189 Notice Served NUM Highveld Regional Chairperson

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced its opposition to the Human Settlements budget vote, citing corruption allegations against Minister Thembi Simelane and systemic failures within her department. During a media briefing ahead of today’s parliamentary debate, DA Spokesperson Luyolo Mphithi confirmed that Simelane is under police investigation for her alleged involvement in the Vrovian scandal, where R700,000 was

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the North West has issued a strike threat against the Rustenburg Local Municipality if it fails to implement long-overdue salary upgrades for its members. The union is demanding that the municipality honor a 2010 council resolution that promised to increase workers’ salaries from Grade 5 to Grade

South African businessman Rob Hersov has issued a stark warning about the escalating violence against white farmers in his home country, urging authorities to classify farm attacks as a “priority crime” amid rising political tensions. Speaking to Sky News Australia host Rita Panahi, Hersov directly linked the surge in farm violence to the rhetoric of the Economic

In 2021, we reported that market stalls in central Giyani in Mopani District, Limpopo, had been left to rot for over a decade. At the time, municipal spokesperson Steven Mavunda said the mayor (then Shibambu Basani) had rolled out a programme to identify and register all hawkers in the city centre to allocate stalls. He

Cable thieves struck again in Birchleigh last night (30 June), stealing power cables in Limba Avenue. This is not an isolated incident, but a growing trend contributing to the collapse of infrastructure caused by neglect, incompetence and a lack of political will to maintain operational standards. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has repeatedly demanded

The Tshwane Metro’s negligent approach to routine maintenance of water infrastructure has resulted in the loss of millions of litres of water and the flooding of the Belgian college iTversity in Heatherdale over the weekend. A faulty valve at the Main Street reservoir caused the flooding of the college. It is unacceptable that the Metro’s

The family of 27-year-old Vukani Zondi, who went missing in April, is pleading for answers as police investigations yield little progress. Zondi was last seen at a local tavern in Rietvlei outside Greytown, where CCTV footage allegedly shows him being attacked and forced into a silver car following an argument with friends. A Mother’s Anguish