# Proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial have been delayed at the High Court in Pretoria after four of the accused apparently refused to board the police vehicle transporting them to court this morning. Five men are accused of murdering the former Bafana Bafana captain in 2014. The state says the four claimed the […]
# The Western Cape Education Department opened applications for school transfers for learners in Grades 2 to 7 and Grades 9 to 12 for the 2027 academic year. The application period runs until 17 August. Parents can apply online if they meet specific transfer criteria, including relocating home or work, while other applications must be […]
# Two Malawian nationals and a South African man have been arrested after Limpopo police recovered two stolen Nissan Navaras worth a combined 1.5-million-rand in separate intelligence-driven operations targeting cross-border vehicle smuggling. The vehicles, stolen in Gauteng, were intercepted while being transported to the Beitbridge border post. Provincial police commissioner Jan Scheepers praised the joint […]
# Eskom says it has reached 441 consecutive days without load-shedding, marking its best performance in a decade. The utility also recorded its highest energy availability factor since 2017, reduced unplanned outages to an eight-year low, and cut diesel use to zero for two consecutive weeks. Energy expert Chris Yelland says new renewable energy generation […]
# Western Cape MEC of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, says sustainable economic growth requires effective partnerships between government and business, as well as a shared commitment to implementation and delivery. He hosted Cabinet Meets Business, which is the provincial government’s flagship platform for engagement with the private sector. Meyer says the three […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association has questioned whether the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide will deliver meaningful change. The Council is a statutory body mandated to provide strategic leadership on the elimination of GBVF in the country. It is also charged with coordinating a multi-sectoral and inter-sectoral approach towards the implementation of […]
# The Electoral Commission has launched a WhatsApp voter registration service to make it easier for eligible citizens to register ahead of the November local government elections. More than 1.7 million people interacted with the IEC during last weekend’s final voter registration weekend. Friday is the deadline for voter registration. IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo says […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health rejects claims that a patient was left permanently blind because of broken equipment at Steve Biko Academic Hospital. The department’s Steve Mabona says the patient’s vision loss was linked to multiple previous surgical procedures, and specialists advised the prognosis for one eye was already poor. While acknowledging procurement delays, […]
# Agriculture body TLU SA Limpopo welcomes a Howick Magistrate’s Court judgment convicting four people of illegal hunting under the KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Ordinance. The organisation’s Floris Booysen says the ruling confirms that authorities can act before wildlife is killed to prevent crime. He says illegal hunting is often linked to trespassing, property damage, and […]
