# Ten illegal transformers have been dismantled during a major law enforcement operation in Kya Sands, Randburg, in Gauteng, targeting electricity theft and illegal connections. City Power and police conducted the raid in the Msawawa informal settlement, where a suspected syndicate allegedly built an illicit network using stolen infrastructure from City Power and Eskom. Residents […]
# Tax Justice SA founder Yusuf Abramjee says he will not be intimidated after alleged threats against him were revealed before the Madlanga commission. The documents reportedly include WhatsApp messages linked to suspended deputy head of Crime Intelligence, Feroz Khan, and tobacco kingpin Mohamed Sayed, following Abramjee’s allegations of illicit cigarette trade. He says this […]
# RISE Mzansi calls for urgent strengthening of crime intelligence following the mass shooting in Cleveland, Johannesburg, which left 12 people dead and several others injured. The party’s Mabine Seabe says the attack highlights a growing crisis of illegal firearms and organised criminal networks operating in the city. He urges law enforcement to improve intelligence-led […]
# Stellenbosch University introduced new residence rules banning the use, possession, and smoking of cannabis in student accommodation. The university says the decision follows legal guidance on whether residence rooms can be regarded as private spaces, particularly where students share rooms or corridors. Dean of Students Leslie van Rooi says shared living environments do not […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng says the Ekurhuleni Government of Local Unity will table its budget for a third time tomorrow after two failed attempts to secure approval. ActionSA has again rejected the proposal, calling it a recycled budget that ignores the cost of living crisis and over-relies on contracted services. The party’s Xolani Khumalo criticised […]
# Electricity infrastructure restoration in the Witzenberg area of the Western Cape is continuing following severe storm damage in early May. Deputy minister of electricity and energy Samantha Graham-Maré says Eskom has made steady progress in repairing damaged infrastructure, although farmers have been without electricity for nearly a month. She welcomed the deployment of additional […]
# SECTION27, on behalf of a parent of three learners, will approach the High Court in Johannesburg, seeking the re-enrollment of children who were excluded from a private school due to outstanding fees. The two Grade 12 learners and a Grade 4 learner were deregistered from the Independent Examinations Board’s exams and classes. Paralegal Kholofelo […]
# The Nigerian government will begin evacuating the first group of 500 Nigerian nationals from South Africa today. Authorities say the repatriation programme will be fully funded, with reception and reintegration measures in place for those returning home. The first flight is scheduled to depart from OR Tambo International Airport this evening and arrive in […]
# The National Tertiary Education Union in the Eastern Cape has lodged a criminal complaint against suspended University of Fort Hare vice-chancellor Sakhela Buhlungu, alleging serious governance failures and accountability. The complaint has been lodged with the Special Investigating Unit, the Hawks and the Public Protector. Buhlungu was suspended after a forensic report alleged he […]
