# The Department of Home Affairs scrapped the requirement for medical reports for permanent residence applications and temporary residence visa applications submitted from within South Africa. The waiver, signed by minister Leon Schreiber, took effect immediately after being gazetted on Friday. Applicants applying for temporary residence visas from outside the country must still submit medical […]
# The Free Market Foundation joined the legal challenge against the Expropriation Act after being admitted as a friend of the court in a High Court application brought by AfriForum and the Institute of Race Relations. The Foundation’s Martin van Staden argues that the Act’s provision allowing property to be expropriated for zero compensation is […]
# The Commission for Gender Equality, the South African Human Rights Commission, and the Commission for Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities have launched a joint national inquiry into the criminal justice system’s response to gender-based violence and femicide. The first phase will examine survivors’ experiences and pre-trial processes, including police investigations, victim support and prosecutions. […]
# A funeral at a Vanderbijlpark cemetery in Gaueng turned violent when a clash left one man shot in the leg and a vehicle torched. The incident reportedly began after two cultural initiates allegedly attempted to rob an elderly mourner, who was legally armed and fired warning shots. The suspects allegedly returned with a group […]
# Several Johannesburg suburbs have been without water for four days following Rand Water’s planned maintenance on its bulk supply network. The maintenance was carried out last Friday, but the utility says water supply will not be restored immediately as the system needs time to rebuild capacity. Rand Water says low-lying areas will recover first, […]
# The Road Accident Fund is urging claimants to protect and responsibly manage their settlement payouts as South Africa marks National Savings Month. The fund says compensation is intended to provide long-term financial security for road crash victims and their families. It encourages claimants to seek independent financial advice, avoid disclosing settlement details, and be […]
# ActionSA president Herman Mashaba asked Finance minister Enoch Godongwana to appoint a technical support team to monitor National Treasury funds allocated to the City of Johannesburg. Mashaba’s request comes as Johannesburg faces a liquidity crisis after Treasury withheld 3.6-billion-rand over governance concerns. He wants assurance that the city has submitted a credible recovery plan […]
# The University of KwaZulu-Natal has postponed the re-examination of several Bachelor of Laws modules until Thursday following an interim KwaZulu-Natal High Court order. The rewrites, prompted by leaked examination papers, were due to begin today. The court directed the university senate to determine new dates but did not cancel the examinations. UKZN says the […]
# The DA welcomes the arrest of a former senior Emfuleni Local Municipality official over alleged 16-million-rand tender fraud and corruption. The party’s Kingsol Chabalala says the arrest follows its engagement with the Hawks on the matter. Chabalala called for the investigation to be expanded to include an allegedly EFF-linked service provider and ANC enablers. […]
