# AfriForum has condemned the attack on the Paul Kruger statue on Church Square in Pretoria, where parts of two Boer warrior statues and the security fence were damaged. The incident comes a week after the EFF called for the removal of Afrikaner monuments in Parliament. AfriForum’s Ernst van Zyl says the organisation will demand […]
# The DA has called on acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia to immediately release the first quarter crime statistics for 2025/26, which were due in August. The DA’s Lisa Schickerling says delays and omissions, undermine public trust, accountability, and transparency. Schickerling warns that withholding data fuels suspicion while violent crime remains high. She stressed that […]
# Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company invites South Africans to celebrate World Tourism Day at the Heritage Braai Day today from 11am to 5pm. Originally scheduled for Heritage Day, the event was postponed due to the weather. Visitors can enjoy food, prizes, and activities at the Top Station, including boerewors rolls, beers, fun challenges and […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson says a newly completed prison will house corrupt officials and politicians after the 2026 local government elections. He singled out municipalities such as Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, and Nelson Mandela Bay as examples where graft has thrived. Macpherson stressed that the facility signals government’s commitment to rooting out corruption […]
# Defend Our Democracy have condemned reports that Standing Committee on Public Accounts chairperson, Songezo Zibi, is under surveillance and facing intimidation linked to Parliament’s Road Accident Fund inquiry. Spokesperson Naledi Kuali says such acts undermine Parliament’s constitutional oversight role and endanger whistleblowers exposing Road Accident Fund corruption. She demands Parliament and political parties act […]
# The DA in Tshwane has launched a probe into a 23-million-rand debt owed to the City by Mzansi Resorts, owned by ANC deputy mayor Eugene Modise. DA Tshwane leader Cilliers Brink accused mayor Nasiphi Moya of shielding Modise while residents face high bills and power cuts. Brink says the DA will submit the matter […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed that two people have died following a crash on the N1 Northbound before Winnie Mandela Drive involving a truck and two vehicles. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says delays are expected while cleanup and recovery operations continue:
# The DA’s eThekwini mayoral candidate, Mohammed Haniff Hoosen, has accepted his nomination, calling it both a privilege and responsibility. In his speech, Hoosen highlighted the city’s inequality, poverty, failing infrastructure, and corruption. Hoosen vowed to restore basic services, repair water systems, stop sewage leaks, and improve roads and streetlights. He urged residents to unite […]
# DA leader John Steenhuisen has announced Mohammed Haniff Hoosen as the party’s mayoral candidate for eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. Steenhuisen told party members that Durban needs working services, functioning railways, a stronger economy, and job creation. Steenhuisen said the city’s decay can be reversed with leadership that restores dignity, fixes water and sewerage systems, […]
