# The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has welcomed the legal interventions against former Transnet and Eskom CEO Brian Molefe, and former PRASA CEO Lucky Montana. A 9.9-million-rand pension clawback was enforced against Molefe. The Special Investigating Unit has frozen two multimillion‑rand properties of Montana, linked to an irregular 5.6-billion-rand PRASA security tender. The foundation’s Anele Gcwabe […]
# Three suspects are expected to appear in the Amanzimtoti Magistrate’s Court today after police seized cocaine worth more than one-million-rand during a raid in Kingsburgh, Durban. The intelligence-driven operation by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Drugs and Firearms Unit uncovered drugs, sealing machines, and a scale at a holiday resort apartment allegedly used to process and […]
# The Institute of Race Relations says South Africa’s infrastructure failures are a major cause of the country’s weak economic growth. In a new report, economic policy analyst Anlu Keeve says unreliable water, electricity, rail, and port services are discouraging investment, raising business costs, and reducing tax revenue. The report argues that policy failures, poor […]
# ActionSA has announced plans to introduce a private member’s lobbying transparency bill to regulate professional lobbying and improve transparency in government decision-making. Party spokesperson Lerato Ngobeni says the proposed legislation will establish a public register of lobbyists, require disclosure of engagements with public officials, impose cooling-off periods for former ministers and senior officials, and […]
# An aviation expert says Cape Town International Airport is nearing its capacity during peak travel periods as passenger numbers continue to grow. Former air traffic controller Rob Russell says increasing pressure on runways, aircraft parking bays, and terminal facilities is causing delays and congestion. He says long-planned infrastructure upgrades need to be accelerated, warning […]
# The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service is warning taxpayers to be on high alert for scams during the tax filing season. Chief Executive Officer Manie van Schalkwyk says fraudsters are using fake SARS emails, SMS messages, and phone calls to steal personal and banking information or to redirect tax refunds. Taxpayers are urged to […]
# The DA says delays in the Gauteng Department of Education’s 2027 online admissions process for Grades 1 and 8 could trigger another learner placement crisis. Applications will open on 4 August and close on 5 September. The DA’s Sergio Isa Dos Santos says they will conduct oversight visits to district offices to ensure every […]
# Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber welcomed the arrest of two former Home Affairs officials and four members of the public over alleged fraud and corruption linked to the irregular late registration of a birth at the Malamulele Home Affairs office in Limpopo. The Hawks arrested the suspects following an investigation by the department’s Counter […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says dialysis services at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital have continued uninterrupted despite recent shortages of key dialysis consumables. Spokesperson Steve Mabona says contingency measures ensured no treatments were missed, cancelled, or postponed. He says dialysis filters were temporarily sourced from nearby facilities following procurement delays. Mabona adds that […]
