IN CONVERSATION WITH RITA MBANGA

While the conflict in the Middle East may feel distant, its economic effects are already being felt here in South Africa. Global oil prices have surged — with crude briefly trading above US $100 a barrel — as tensions disrupt key supply routes such as the Strait of Hormuz, through which…

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has welcomed the decision by the South African Police Service to establish two specialised investigative units in Gauteng. The first unit will focus specifically on political assassinations and the targeted killings of government officials, crimes that have raised serious concerns about…

Parliament’s investigation into allegations of criminal interference within South Africa’s law-enforcement institutions has entered a more politically sensitive phase, with members of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Criminal Justice System now demanding direct accountability from Cyril Ramaphosa. The committee has requested that the President respond to questions relating to…

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) joined millions worldwide in observing International Women’s Day on 8 March 2026. This year is particularly significant as South Africa marks the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women’s March to the Union Buildings, where 20 000 women of all races protested apartheid pass…

The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) in Free State has expressed serious concern about the recent closure of schools due to poor infrastructure. Most recently, Matla Primary School in Bloemfontein was declared unsafe by Labour Inspectors after inspections revealed that the kitchen, learners’ toilets, and some classrooms failed to…