# Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke says municipalities have achieved a 98-percent submission rate of financial statements, marking a major milestone in compliance. Briefing Parliament’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Committee, she says only two municipalities failed to submit compared to ten last year. Maluleke warns improvements remain limited due to persistent disclaimer audit findings and weak […]
# The Inkatha Freedom Party calls on African governments to work with South Africa to speed up the verification and repatriation of foreign nationals seeking to return home. The party urges calm ahead of Tuesday’s planned demonstrations, stressing that public order must be maintained. It says undocumented migrants should be processed lawfully, while those facing […]
# Shipping expert John Ingpen says global market uncertainty is keeping oil tankers at sea for longer periods as operators respond to shifting oil prices and changing demand. He says several vessels are currently waiting offshore near Cape Town, with some slow-steaming or drifting while awaiting instructions. Ingpen explains that destinations can change multiple times […]
# Two SAPS officers and a murder suspect were rescued after being trapped by an angry mob in Ndwendwe, KwaZulu-Natal, following an arrest yesterday. Police had apprehended a 22-year-old murder suspect after a two-hour search and initially handed him over without incident. However, a large crowd later gathered, blocked the property’s exit with concrete blocks […]
# Five suspected kidnappers have been arrested following an intelligence-driven operation targeting kidnapping syndicates in Gauteng. The arrests stem from the abduction of a woman in Edenvale on 17 June, with a two-million-rand ransom demanded from her husband. Police tracked two vehicles and made arrests during a planned drop yesterday. Spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says three […]
# The City of Johannesburg cleared the first legal hurdle in a dispute over its increased water demand management levy. The Johannesburg High Court dismissed AfriForum’s urgent application to halt the levy, ruling the organisation failed to prove urgency. The city’s Nombuso Shabalala says AfriForum knew since May that the levy would take effect on […]
# The Department of Home Affairs says 203 bank branches now offer smart ID replacement through its partnership with the banking sector. Minister Leon Schreiber says the expansion increased access to smart ID services by 73-percent over three months. He says the initiative will replace green ID books and reduce identity theft. Schreiber says they […]
# The Border Management Authority says more than 12-thousand migrants have left South Africa through the Beitbridge border post in Limpopo over the past five days. The departures include over nine-thousand Malawians and three-thousand Zimbabweans who were repatriated or deported. Hundreds of Ghanians and Nigerians have also departed through OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng. […]
# The DA says the City of Johannesburg is facing a fuel crisis that has left some municipal vehicles unable to operate, threatening service delivery. The party’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku says departments and entities, including Johannesburg Water and Pikitup, are affected by suspended refuelling services. She says a metro that cannot afford fuel also cannot afford […]
