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The National Taxi Alliance has strongly condemned recent acts of intimidation against Pikitup workers that crippled Johannesburg's waste collection for two days. The incidents, which halted employee transport services due to taxi operators' claims of exclusive transport rights, have sparked similar concerns in Ekurhuleni where scholar transport operators have also faced intimidation. Both municipalities have taken steps to address these disruptions which affect essential services.
PA leader Gayton McKenzie declared his party 'the fastest growing in South Africa' as they prepare to contest upcoming Northern Cape by-elections with new momentum.
In a significant political shift, the Patriotic Alliance has unseated the DA in Johannesburg's Ward 82 with a commanding 41. 7% of votes, while the DA maintained Ward 99 with an overwhelming 98% majority. PA leader Gayton McKenzie celebrates this milestone, declaring his party 'the fastest growing in South Africa' as they prepare to contest upcoming Northern Cape by-elections with new momentum.
The Information Regulator has launched an investigation into Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's refusal to release 177 forensic reports on alleged corruption worth millions. The DA claims Lesufi is protecting corrupt officials while preaching transparency, pointing to leaked documents showing 'widespread corruption' in the provincial government.
The National Union of Mineworkers is contemplating support for the South African Communist Party in the upcoming local government elections, citing waning support for the ANC and the need for better representation of workers' interests.
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has decided to throw its weight behind the South African Communist Party instead of the ANC, signaling growing discontent with the ruling party's Government of National Unity arrangement with the DA. Political analysts warn this shift could further erode the ANC's already diminishing electoral support ahead of the 2026 local elections.
A landmark High Court judgment has declared Gauteng's failure to provide cancer treatment to approximately 3 000 patients 'unlawful and unconstitutional. ' Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko and officials from Charlotte Maxeke and Steve Biko academic hospitals have been ordered to implement immediate plans to address the years-long backlog after Cancer Alliance and Section27 took legal action. The case reveals a healthcare crisis that may have cost more lives than the Life Esidimeni tragedy.
The Information Regulator has launched an investigation into Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's refusal to release 177 forensic reports on alleged corruption worth millions. The DA claims Lesufi is protecting corrupt officials while preaching transparency, pointing to leaked documents showing 'widespread corruption' in the provincial government.
The upcoming conference will focus on deepening its critique of the South African economic policy trajectory, which has failed to create jobs and curb unemployment rate at a meaningful scale.