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Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has unveiled a R102 billion budget focused on overhauling South Africa’s infrastructure and revitalizing the country’s struggling freight logistics system. The department plans to move up to 24 million tonnes of freight annually starting next year, in an effort to boost exports, ease logistics bottlenecks, and stimulate economic growth. In outlining […]

The National Service Delivery Forum (NSDF) says it will intensify protests in Mangaung until government authorities respond to demands over service delivery, jobs, infrastructure and local economic concerns. The organisation, which led the Mangaung shutdown protest, spoke out after at least 142 people were arrested following unrest and the looting of foreign-owned shops in Bloemfontein.

The March and March movement says it will intensify pressure on the South African government if its demands regarding illegal immigration and border management are not addressed by 30 June. Speaking during a media briefing in Durban, March and March representative Nhlanhla Mqadi said the movement believes government has failed to present a clear strategy

BLOEMFONTEIN, Free State — More than 140 individuals have been detained in connection with public violence and looting targeting foreign-national-owned shops in Bloemfontein, as protests linked to a Mangaung area shutdown entered a second day. The unrest, which began Sunday night and continued through Monday, has significantly disrupted transport and daily life across Botshabelo and

KATLEHONG, Gauteng – Hundreds of residents in Katlehong, south-east of Johannesburg, took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against undocumented immigrants, whom they accuse of operating illegal shops, occupying housing, and overwhelming local services. Protesters marched through the area carrying traditional weapons and chanting slogans, demanding that undocumented foreign nationals “go back to their respective

JOHANNESBURG – City officials have launched an oversight tour to assess the capital’s deteriorating road infrastructure, with potholes taking center stage as a daily nightmare for motorists. The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) reports that illegal mining in several areas is driving repair costs even higher. In the west Johannesburg suburb of Roodepoort, the main road connecting

Following recent anti-foreign national protests that forced dozens of asylum seekers to seek refuge at the Diakonia Council of Churches in Durban, the South African Council of Churches (SACC) has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to create a regional economy that gives citizens of neighbouring countries no reason to leave their homelands.

JOHANNESBURG – The Gauteng government is moving to strengthen coordination across all spheres of government in a bid to improve service delivery and restore public confidence in municipalities ahead of the upcoming local government elections. Cooperative Governance MEC Jacob Mamabolo has provided an update on the province’s Turnaround Strategy and Smart City programme, which aims to

South Africa has become a destination for the forced migration of Africans fleeing governance failures in their home countries, according to Dr. Akwasi Opong-Fosu of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre. Speaking during an Africa Day discussion on regional tensions and anti-immigrant sentiments, Dr. Opong-Fosu said the situation stems from “leadership failure and governance dysfunction” across

BLOEMFONTEIN, Free State – Community members in the Rocklands area of Bloemfontein allegedly looted a local bottle store and several other shops on Wednesday morning, leading to violent confrontations as police fired rubber bullets and used stun grenades to disperse crowds. According to police, approximately 100 people have been taken in connection with the looting. Reporting