# National Treasury says operations remain unaffected following a malware intrusion on its Infrastructure Reporting Model website. Treasury says affected servers were isolated to determine the extent of the breach. It is working with Microsoft to address potential vulnerabilities within its Information and Communication Technology environment. Treasury confirmed that ICT systems block approximately five-thousand-800 daily […]
# Health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, says South Africa must lead in the global fight against tuberculosis through partnerships, innovation, and vaccine readiness. Speaking at the TB Vaccine Preparedness Workshop in Johannesburg, the minister stressed the need for urgent action to protect adolescents and adults, the most at-risk groups. He confirmed that new vaccine trials are […]
# The EFF has raised concerns that South Africa’s high cost of electricity could destabilise the country’s economy. Party leader Julius Malema says rising power tariffs place an unbearable burden on households, small businesses, and the manufacturing sector leading to community protests. Malema warns this could lead to increased unemployment, reduced economic activity, and further […]
# The Johannesburg High Court has convicted Sibusiso Zitha for the murder of his girlfriend, celebrity chef Thembekile Letlape, also known as the Pastry Princess. Zitha pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing her during an argument in their Fourways home in May 2024. Thembekile’s father, the former South African Medical Association chairperson, Kgosi Letlape, found her […]
# Gauteng preschool teacher Amber Lee Hughes has now confessed to drowning the daughter of her ex-boyfriend. Her new legal team made supplementary submissions on her behalf in the High Court in Johannesburg. Hughes confessed to drowning four-year-old Nada-Jane Challita at her Glenvista home in Johannesburg in 2023 after a dispute with the girl’s father […]
# Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane says over 213-thousand Grade 1 and 8 applications were successfully processed by lunchtime today as the 2026 Online Admissions officially opened. The Department’s spokesperson Steve Mabona says within the first hour, over 78-thousand applications were recorded. Mabona has urged parents not to panic, as the system will remain open […]
# Motorists are warned of serious traffic disruptions in Tshepisong due to ongoing protests. Johannesburg Metro Police spokesperson Xolani Fihla says Impala Road between David Webster and Dulcie September is closed, with protesters blocking the route using burning tyres and rocks in response to electricity outages:
# EFF leader Julius Malema says no other party in South Africa is as organisationally grounded and politically coherent as the EFF. Briefing the media ahead of the party’s 12th anniversary in Khayelitsha, Malema said the EFF is a protest movement and a government force with clear programmes. These include land expropriation, nationalised healthcare, and […]
# The Department of Agriculture has issued new regulations governing meat analogue products, also known as mock or imitation meat. Products labelled as meat substitutes must now contain at least nine-percent protein. Terms like ‘chicken-style’ or ‘beef-style’ are banned under the Agricultural Product Standards Act. Acceptable names include patties, sausages, and nuggets. Inspectors and the […]