# At least one person died after flash floods hit parts of the OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape. The floods followed a severe storm that caused damage in several areas. Authorities say emergency services are on the ground assessing the situation and providing assistance to affected communities. Residents in low-lying areas are […]
# Cape Town is set to light up the festive season with its flagship Festive Lights Switch-On on 29 November. The free event at the Grand Parade runs from 4pm to 10pm and features a star-studded line-up including Nasty C, Liquideep, Thukuthela, Monique Steyn, Dee Koala and Ricky Vani Frontline. Mayoral Committee member of Safety […]
# Social security agency SASSA says the special social grant payment dates for November are a once-off arrangement due to next Wednesday’s local government elections. Older persons grants will be paid on Friday, disability grants on Monday and children’s grants on Tuesday. Grants under review will be paid next Thursday, subject to eligibility. SASSA spokesperson […]
# More than 2.2-million vehicle licence discs are set to expire in November and December, the Road Traffic Management Corporation has warned. The Corporation is urging motorists to renew ahead of the festive season rush. Gauteng accounts for the highest number at over 851-thousand discs, followed by the Western Cape with 374-thousand and KwaZulu-Natal with […]
# Johannesburg Water says no pollution was found in samples taken from Bezuidenhout Valley. Samples collected earlier this week from properties met health and safety standards. Spokesperson Nombuso Shabalala says the precautionary water quality alert has been lifted and supply is being restored. Residents can resume normal use including drinking and cooking. She says customers […]
# Fed-up Melville residents have marched over weeks without a reliable water supply. Residents took to 4th Avenue this morning carrying placards reading “Heads must roll” and calling on the City of Johannesburg to address the ongoing crisis. WaterCAN founder Ferial Adams says there is no hope of the system stabilising soon, with residents told […]
# At least 43 people were killed in politically-motivated attacks in the first nine months of 2026, ahead of local government elections. That’s according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Senior adviser Julian Rademeyer says another 10 people were killed in October alone. He warns the killings have a corrosive impact on democracy, […]
# The Gauteng Legislature’s Community Safety Committee welcomes two life sentences handed to a 34-year-old Eldorado Park man for the rape and murder of his four-year-old daughter. The man pleaded guilty to murder, rape, child abuse and assault. The Committee’s Bandile Masuku says the sentence sends a strong message that crimes against women and children […]
# The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has now surpassed ten-thousand cases, making it the country’s largest outbreak on record. It is also the second largest Ebola virus outbreak globally. The DRC has recorded ten-thousand-and-60 cases with four-thousand-887 deaths. Earlier this month, Kenya and Nigeria reported their first cases linked to […]
