# The DA has lodged urgent complaints with the Public Service Commission, Public Protector, and Human Rights Commission over the collapse of water and sanitation services in Tswaing in North West. The DA’s Carin Visser says thousands in Delareyville, Sannieshof, Ottosdal and 32 villages face days or weeks without water. She says that excuses of […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has welcomed a 16-year sentence handed to Mozambican national John Paipai Sithole by the Tlhabane Regional Court for tampering with essential infrastructure and violating immigration laws. Sithole was caught with stolen copper cables worth over 30-thousand-rand inside Impala Bafokeng Mine in Rustenburg. The court also declared him unfit to possess […]
# The Electoral Commission CEO Sy Mamabolo has confirmed that social media played a central role in the 2024 election communication campaign. Speaking to Parliament’s Home Affairs Portfolio Committee, Mamabolo said the campaign used both organic and paid content across popular platforms including Facebook, and generated over 203-million impressions. SMS and Please Call Me messages […]
# Mpumalanga premier Mandla Ndlovu has announced a major cabinet reshuffle. Jester Sidell is now MEC for Economic Development and Tourism, replacing Makhosazane Masilela, who becomes Speaker. Brenda Moeketsi takes over Agriculture, with Nompumelelo Hlophe moving to Social Development. Lindi Masina replaces Cathy Dlamini as Education MEC. Culture, Sport and Recreation HOD Godfrey Ntombela has […]
# The ANC Youth League has condemned attempts by business groups Sakeliga and NEASA to block the Employment Equity Act, set to take effect on 1 September. The Youth League says these legal actions show resistance to economic transformation and racial justice. It argues the Act’s sectoral targets are essential for addressing historical exclusion and […]
# The Electoral Commission has confirmed nearly 90-million ballots were printed and distributed to over 23-thousand stations within a month for the 2024 elections. IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo told Parliament’s Home Affairs portfolio committee that over 200-thousand staff supported operations. Key achievements include real-time results reporting, communication campaigns, anti-disinformation efforts, and improved accessibility for visually […]
# The DA has slammed the use of plastic covers for patients to sleep on at Bheki Mlangeni Hospital in Soweto, two months after a linen crisis was first exposed. The issue stems from broken laundry machines. DA Gauteng Health spokesperson, Jack Bloom, says that this contradicts claims by Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko that there […]
# Namibia has officially started consultations with the International Atomic Energy Agency as it explores building a nuclear power plant, expected to take at least ten years. Executive director in the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Ben Nangombe says the project must meet 19 key infrastructure criteria including regulatory matters. The government is considering a […]
# The 12th Manufacturing Indaba Conference and Exhibition is underway at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, spotlighting Made in Africa goods. Despite housing 15-percent of the global population and abundant resources, Africa contributes only three-percent to global manufacturing. The two day event promotes reindustrialisation, local production, and economic self-sufficiency. The indaba gathers leaders, businesses, […]
