Impact on POV: Gugulethu Ndebele

The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) is calling for an urgent increase in social grant payments, arguing that current amounts fall significantly below the national poverty line. According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the food poverty line – the minimum required to afford basic daily nutrition – is currently…

Sexual misconduct accused Judge President Selby Mbenenge will not be cross-examined by sexual harassment complainant Andiswa Mengo’s legal team after their application for such was denied at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal. Tribunal chairperson, retired judge Bernard Ngoepe, denied the application brought by Nasreen Rajab-Budlender on behalf of her client Mengo…

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is horrified to learn that people who have died over the past 13 days at the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg cannot be transferred to government mortuaries because the hospital has no printer cartridges to print the necessary documents. Nursing union Denosa says this…

Acting Johannesburg Mayor Kenny Kunene was in the inner-city, leading raids on buildings suspected of harbouring undocumented immigrants. Kunene was accompanied by JMPD officers and immigration officials to enforce city bylaws in the CBD. Along Marshall Street in Johannesburg's CBD, several hijacked buildings stand, with crowded shacks on each floor.He…

The Democratic Alliance has laid criminal charges against Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane after she misled the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education over the appointments of the chairperson of the Seta boards and regarding her independent panel. Nkabane has been under fire for appointing ANC politicians as…