# The DA has condemned the assault on 70-year-old farmer Rolé Uys in Mpumalanga. The attackers poured boiling water over her before she was chained, gagged, and left for dead. DA Agriculture spokesperson Willie Aucamp says this attack, following a similar incident she encountered two months ago, highlighting the ongoing rural safety crisis. He calls […]
# Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba has called on families to identify loved ones as postmortems begin tomorrow following Sunday’s Makhado bus crash. Ramathuba confirmed the death toll has risen to 43, with 45 others injured. The bus, traveling from the Eastern Cape to Zimbabwe and Malawi, lost control on the mountainous Jambuzi Valley stretch of […]
# Parliament Portfolio Committee on Education chairperson Joy Maimela has criticised the Afrikaans and English language policy in some Free State schools for discriminating against African languages. During visits to Lejweleputswa schools, she also highlighted a shortage of black African teachers at Orion Special, infrastructure challenges, vandalism, drug abuse, and unreliable scholar transport. The committee […]
# The South African Independent Power Producer Association will meet with Eskom later this month to discuss concerns that planned renewable projects may bypass existing grid-access rules applied to independent producers. The association has also alerted the Competition Commission of potential market-dominance risks. Chairperson Leoné Human says Eskom must compete on equal terms, warning that […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson and UK minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade, Chris Bryant, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in London to strengthen South Africa’s infrastructure delivery. The partnership provides ten- million-rand in technical expertise for Project Capstone, Project Speed, and Infrastructure South Africa’s Adopt-a-Municipality programme. Macpherson says the […]
# The Kroonstad Regional Court in the Free State has sentenced Mandau Sejani and Daniel Mosiuwa Motaung, to life imprisonment for the murder of farmer Eric David Wessels. The men attacked Wessels on 24 October 2020, suffocating him with a plastic bag and stealing property. The NPA’s Mojalefa Senokoatsane, hailed the ruling as a firm […]
# Suspended National Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya says political killings in South Africa have declined due to the Political Killings Task Team’s efforts. Speaking under oath, Sibiya argued its expertise will now be absorbed into the Murder and Robbery Unit for nationwide deployment. Sibiya emphasised resources should target broader serious and violent crimes, ensuring […]
# Members of Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee have grilled suspended national deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya about his relationship with controversial businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, linked to supply chain investigations. Sibiya defended his actions, saying it was logical for Matlala to approach the national commissioner after securing a police tender. He also confirmed informal interactions […]
# The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry says business sentiment strengthened in September 2025. The SACCI Business Confidence Index rose month-on-month by 1.1-points and year-on-year by 10.9 points to 121.1. SACCI CEO Alan Mukoki says gains were driven by higher tourist arrivals, rising gold and platinum prices, increased vehicle sales, and Johannesburg Stock […]
