# EFF Johannesburg mayoral candidate Tlaleng Mofokeng says the city has lost sight of its mandate, plunging residents into a governance crisis. During an SABC-TV debate about the upcoming local government elections, she pointed out service delivery has collapsed, infrastructure is deteriorating and accountability is lacking. Mofokeng argues urgent intervention is needed to rebuild Johannesburg […]
# Grade 12 Zimbabwean learners who left South Africa after the June 30 immigration deadline are being brought back to write their matric exams. The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Coordinating Committee Academy says learners will be housed at a boarding facility in Johannesburg ahead of the exams, starting next month. About 35-thousand children reportedly returned to […]
# The Western Cape Education Department is investing 44-million-rand in its Matric School Holiday Programme ahead of the 2026 National Senior Certificate exams. The funds are split across autumn, winter and spring schools . The DA’s Peter Johnson welcomed the move, saying a further 25-million-rand a year goes to maths and science support:
# Acting national police commissioner Puleng Dimpane has appointed a senior officer to investigate the injury of a police dog at a SAPS training and veterinary facility in Limpopo. The retired Belgian Shepherd, Sky, with a history of escaping, was housed there pending adoption. Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says she is receiving veterinary care. She says […]
# ActionSA’s candidate for mayoral committee member for Development Planning in Johannesburg, Ayanda Allie, says development planning has regressed, with the city failing to enforce bylaws, curb illegal land invasions and manage urban decay. In a debate on SABC-TV, she called on residents to give party leader and former mayor, Herman Mashaba, another opportunity to […]
# Agriculture minister Willie Aucamp signed a protocol opening the Chinese market to South African cherries for the first time. The agreement was signed in Beijing during the ninth sanitary and phytosanitary ministerial meeting. Aucamp says it is record-breaking, as it marks two market access protocols signed with China within a year. He says the […]
# Police have arrested a man at OR Tambo International Airport after an 800-thousand-rand cocaine haul was discovered in his luggage yesterday. Officers say the suspect was intercepted during routine screening when suspicious items were detected. Upon inspection, cocaine with an estimated street value of 800-thousand-rand was found concealed inside the baggage. The man was […]
# Build OneSouth Africa says key job-creating sectors are struggling. Statistics South Africa announced the country’s economy contracted by 0.2-percent in the second quarter, with trade, catering and accommodation down 1.9-percent, manufacturing down 1.8-percent and mining down three-percent. BOSA leader Musi Maimane says the government of national unity promised growth and stability, but the economy […]
# RISE Mzansi expressed concern over 4-thousand-500 pedestrian deaths recorded on South Africa’s major highways in the past three years. Spokesperson Makashule Gana says according to Transport Department data, the N2 recorded the highest fatalities at one-thousand-500, followed by the N1 with one-thousand-200, N3 with one-thousand and N4 with 800. He says South Africa’s road […]
