# Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber welcomed the arrest of two former Home Affairs officials and four members of the public over alleged fraud and corruption linked to the irregular late registration of a birth at the Malamulele Home Affairs office in Limpopo. The Hawks arrested the suspects following an investigation by the department’s Counter […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says dialysis services at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital have continued uninterrupted despite recent shortages of key dialysis consumables. Spokesperson Steve Mabona says contingency measures ensured no treatments were missed, cancelled, or postponed. He says dialysis filters were temporarily sourced from nearby facilities following procurement delays. Mabona adds that […]
# The Water Research Commission says South Africa’s National Water Action Plan can help resolve the country’s water crisis if it is properly implemented. Researcher Professor Stanley Liphadzi says success depends on investment in municipal infrastructure, stronger governance, and improved technical capacity. He says ring-fencing water revenue for maintenance and upgrades could improve service delivery […]
# The Eastern Cape Department of Transport says six people have been killed in a head-on collision on the N2 near Mooiplaas outside KuGompo City this morning. Department spokesperson Unathi Binqose says one of the vehicles caught fire after the crash, trapping some occupants inside. Binqose urges motorists to exercise extreme caution, warning that wet […]
# The Southern African Development Community is committed to making cross-border transactions cheaper and faster. The Angolan kwanza has become the second settlement currency on a regional payment system that had operated exclusively in rand for 13-years, mainly to leverage South Africa’s advanced financial infrastructure. Botswana and Mozambique are next in line to join the […]
# SASSA beneficiaries still using the old Gold Cards have until the end of August to replace them with the new Postbank Black Cards. Those who fail to switch before the deadline may be unable to access their social grant payments from September. SASSA is urging beneficiaries to visit designated replacement sites as soon as […]
# Western Cape MEC of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, says the provincial government is transforming the way infrastructure is planned, financed and delivered, through stronger partnerships, greater transparency, and a shared vision for long-term growth. The provincial government will convene its inaugural Infrastructure Ministerial Roundtable in Cape Town on Thursday. Simmers says at the centre of […]
# Western Cape acting Police Commissioner, Luyanda Damoyi, says preliminary investigations suggest the suspects behind the Gugulethu mass shooting may have known their victims. Four men and one woman were killed when armed men forced their way into a house in the early hours of Monday morning. The assailants allegedly demanded a firearm before opening […]
# Forum for South Africa condemns president Cyril Ramaphosa for allowing Andrea Johnson to resign as head of the Investigating Directorate against Corruption instead of ensuring she is held accountable. The organisation’s Tebogo Mashilompane says the decision undermines public trust and weakens the fight against corruption. He argues serious questions surrounding Johnson remain unresolved. Mashilompane […]
