Domestic

A technical glitch at Postbank has resulted in thousands of Sassa grant beneficiaries being left stranded without money for food and other basic services. The glitch was confirmed by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on Tuesday night in a brief statement where they assured beneficiaries that technical teams were working around the clock.

With more than a million motor vehicle licences set to expire in September, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) is encouraging motor vehicle owners to take proactive steps to renew their licenses and avoid penalties.

South Africa was “forced to overpay” for vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic, forking out 33% more than the African Union price for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

The Road Freight Association said the massive fuel price hikes which come into effect on Wednesday, will lead to a rise in transport costs, more business closures, and more unemployment.

A SAPS directive signed and dated 23 August 2023 appears to instruct officers to no longer arrest people for personal cultivation and/or possession of cannabis. In 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that cultivation and possession of the plant for private use is legal.

The Democratic Alliance said it has won another historic battle in our ongoing law-fare campaign to abolish ANC cadre deployment corruption in South Africa.

South African motorists will, in part, fund the cost of wage adjustments for forecourt staff which adds five cents more to the price structure for a litre of fuel for September.

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union, Popcru, is calling for more boots on the ground to deal with the scourge of illegal mining.

The Hawks said the body of another cash-in-transit robbery suspect was found bringing to 19 the number of suspects killed in a dramatic shootout with police in Makhado in Limpopo last week.