# RiseMzanzi calls for urgent reforms in South Africa’s health system and local government, warning that service delivery failures are deepening inequality. The party’s Mabine Seabe says hospitals face chronic underfunding, staff shortages, and poor infrastructure. The party argues that stronger accountability, improved funding allocation, and efficient governance are essential. Seabe says reforms must prioritise […]
# The 58-year-old pastor and former investment banker accused of raping a 12-year-old girl has abandoned his bail application at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng. Tshepo Ntsimane appeared in court this morning but did not proceed with his bid for release. The matter has been postponed to 20 May for further investigation. The case […]
# Concerns are mounting over fuel tampering in South Africa, with illegal blending of paraffin and diesel becoming more widespread and sophisticated. The chief operating officer of a leading provider of risk management and security services in South Africa, Waal de Waal, told ENCA more than 100 suspected illegal depots have been identified across Gauteng, Mpumalanga, […]
# The GOOD Party warns it may oppose the budget over service delivery failures in communities in George, Western Cape. The party’s Chantelle Kyd says residents are facing poor access to electricity, water, sanitation, housing delays, and underfunded social programmes, particularly in informal settlements. She argues the DA-led administration fails to respond to urgent community […]
# The DA calls for urgent parliamentary intervention following alarming figures in KwaZulu-Natal, where 421 girls aged 10 to 14 became pregnant in the 2025/26 financial year. The party’s Angel Khanyile says this reflects widespread sexual abuse and systemic failures in reporting and prosecution. She requests a joint meeting with police and key government departments […]
# The Management College of Southern Africa says South Africa’s healthcare system is under pressure, with persistent challenges in staffing, infrastructure, and service delivery limiting access to quality care. MANCOSA’s Precious Buthelezi warns that issues such as fragmented data systems, medicines out of stock, and poor coordination must be urgently addressed. Buthelezi argues that while […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy says it is unacceptable that South African Airways has received two consecutive audit disclaimers from the Auditor-General’s office. In the 2024/2025 financial year, the national carrier achieved 83-percent of its annual targets and made a 30-million-rand profit. However, it recorded an operating loss of 472-million-rand. Creecy told Parliament’s portfolio committee […]
# The Garden Route in the Western and Eastern Cape has been ranked the world’s best road trip by Autotrader in a global study assessing scenery, road quality, weather, and driving experience. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw says the route includes the Wilderness, Knysna, and Tsitsikamma sections of the Garden Route National Park. He says visitors […]
# Premier Alan Winde and MEC for Agriculture Ivan Meyer welcome signs of stabilisation in the Western Cape’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, with no new confirmed cases since 22 March. Vaccination remains central to the province’s control strategy, with more than 161-thousand doses administered across 730 sites. Authorities say surveillance, movement controls, and traceability measures remain […]
