# Small-scale farmers are being warned of hotter conditions and unpredictable rainfall during the 2026/27 summer season. The National Department of Agriculture’s latest El Niño advisory forecasts below-normal rainfall and high temperatures, raising risks for crops and livestock. Agriculture experts say many small-scale farmers understand the risks but lack water, infrastructure and finance to prepare. […]
# African Rainbow Minerals says its investment in Surge Copper is supporting continued development of the Berg copper and molybdenum project. A completed prefeasibility study confirms a large-scale operation with a maiden mineral reserve supporting a 28-year mine life. A feasibility study is planned for 2028, with a final investment decision targeted for 2031. ARM […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers has expressed solidarity with the people of Nepal following devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border. More than one-thousand-200 people have died, while about four-thousand remain missing as search and rescue operations continue. NUM general-secretary Mpho Phakedi has called on the international community and the South African government to […]
# The family of murdered Inkatha Freedom Party candidate councillor Lucky Sokhela is living in fear following his shooting in KwaSwayimani, KwaZulu-Natal. Sokhela, a Ward Eight candidate in Mshwathi Municipality, was allegedly followed into his home and shot dead on Tuesday. He is the second IFP councillor killed within a week after Khethelo Mdluli, candidate […]
# Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube says her department is working to reduce the administrative burden on school principals and teachers while investing in literacy and numeracy. Speaking at the South African Principals’ Association National Conference in Polokwane, Limpopo, Gwarube stressed that reforms must prioritise learning outcomes. The minister says strong school leadership and better […]
# DA Emfuleni mayoral candidate Kingsol Chabalala says residents have suffered for too long under failing municipal services. Chabalala says the municipality continues to face prolonged power outages, water cuts, pothole-ridden roads and illegal dumping. He has pledged to get Emfuleni working for all residents, with his campaign focusing on restoring basic services, improving infrastructure […]
# The Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations and the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association have signed a peace and ceasefire agreement aimed at ending disputes between the two taxi associations. The deal follows government-led mediation, with both parties committing to resolve future disagreements through established channels. The South African National Taxi Council Western Cape has welcomed […]
# National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has rejected the MK Party’s call to remove RISE Mzansi Member of Parliament Makashule Gana as chair of Parliament’s Section 89 Impeachment Committee. MK parliamentary leader John Hlophe argued Gana could not be impartial because his party is part of the Government of National Unity. Gana was elected 19 […]
# Northern Cape police say sexual offences increased by 32-point-five percent between April and June, with rape cases rising by 43.4-percent. Provincial Police Commissioner Koliswa Otola says many victims know their alleged perpetrators, some rape cases involve children of the same age, while others involve older offenders. She is urging communities to work closely with […]
