National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has referred disputed provisions on Section 89 impeachment rules back to the parliamentary Rules Subcommittee after political parties failed to reach agreement. The Rules Committee had been expected to finalise revised procedures to guide an Impeachment Committee tasked with examining allegations linked to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s conduct in relation to the Phala Phala farm matter involving the theft of US dollars. However, disagreements emerged over two key issues: whether only “fit and proper” Members of…

The North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has expressed confidence in the measures employed by his administration to address the growing concern of unemployment amongst the youth, women and people with disabilities across the province. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Mokgosi and Oupa Nkoana of Construction SETA at the Mmabatho Palms in Mahikeng on Wednesday. “Over 4,000 young people, women and people with disabilities across the North West are expected to benefit from a three-year…

The country’s major taxi organisations, the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) and the National Taxi Alliance (NTA), have condemned violent incidents in which commuters are removed from e-hailing vehicles and buses and forced to use taxis. The condemnation follows recent videos that went viral on social media, showing heavily armed taxi drivers assaulting e-hailing drivers and threatening bus commuters who complained that high taxi fares had forced them to use bus services or seek a more affordable mode of…