# State social worker Phumzile Sithole calls for direct imprisonment for convicted paedophile Iain Wares. She was testifying in pre-sentencing proceedings at the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town. Sithole says 87-year-old Wares, a former teacher in Scotland and South Africa, is unrepentant, denies his crimes and blames others for his conviction. Sithole stresses the […]
# The Public Servants Association is alarmed at the Special Investigating Unit’s revelations of over two-billion-rand in irregular contracts by the Department of Defence. The SIU has flagged a 217-million-rand deal linked to the acquisition of an Alpha‑2B Covid-19-drug from Cuba, and other contracts. PSA’s Claude Naicker says irregular expenditure of this magnitude undermines morale […]
# Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit several parts of South Africa today. Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and the Northern Cape will be affected. SA Weather Service forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela says the storms could cause localised flooding, damage to homes and dangerous driving conditions. He urges residents to avoid flooded roads, seek shelter during […]
# The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance says the recent mass shootings have exposed gaps in how liquor outlets are licensed, located and monitored, especially in poor, densely populated areas. Eighteen people were killed at a tavern in Wedela on the Gauteng West Rand, and ten at an entertainment venue in Lwandle, Cape Town, over the […]
# CapeNature is urging residents and visitors to never approach, touch or feed fur seals and act immediately if bitten or exposed to saliva. CapeNature’s Luke Folb says since rabies was detected along the coastline at the end of 2025, at least 176 people had been bitten by seals. He says anyone bitten must wash […]
# The GOOD Party terminated Sarah Mabotsa’s membership and removed her as a councillor in Tshwane. She served as mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning and was recently announced as Rise Mzansi’s mayoral candidate for the metro under a cooperation framework between the two parties. GOOD’s Brett Herron says the decision follows […]
# The FF Plus in Gauteng says when eight heavily armed attackers with AK-47s can storm a tavern and kill 18 people and wound 15 others, organised armed crime in parts of the province is out of control. The party’s Jaco Mulder welcomes the first arrest in Tzaneen, Limpopo, but says crime intelligence should have […]
# The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa will allocate Political Election Broadcast slots ahead of the 4 November local government elections today, a move to ensure equitable access to the airwaves. The allocation follows receipt of the final candidate list from the Electoral Commission of South Africa and will be done under the Municipal […]
# As the world marks International Rabies Day under the theme “Stronger together”, Western Cape Agriculture MEC Dr Ivan Meyer praised veterinarians and animal health technicians combating rabies. In 2025/26, teams administered 132-thousand-458 rabies vaccinations to dogs, cats, cattle and horses worth over 1.2-million-rand, as part of broader disease prevention. Meyer urges owners to report […]
