Wednesday, 14 October 2026

The Constitutional Court ruled that a Divorce Act provision excluding pension interests from redistribution in some no-accrual marriages was unconstitutional and discriminatory against women, with immediate effect.

The transport minister says she will not apply to Treasury for an increase in the RAF fuel levy while she is in office, arguing consumers are already under enough financial pressure.

Fuel prices rose steeply last week, and President Ramaphosa says government is considering relief, but any intervention must be weighed against the country's fiscal position. Nothing has been confirmed.

Santaco's regional chairperson told Pretoria officials the taxi industry is over-policed and mistreated, including vehicle impoundments for non-compliance, and requested an urgent meeting with the police chief.