# Acting deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga retires today, ending a distinguished 17-year career on the bench. The Constitutional Court will hold a special sitting where he will deliver the ruling in the Please Call Me case. Appointed South Africa’s youngest judge in 1997, Madlanga’s career highlights include representing the country at the International Court […]
# The DA has welcomed the arrest of ANC Tshwane regional secretary George Matjila on assault charges. The DA’s Crezane Bosch says the charge stems from an incident involving another ANC member. Bosch has questioned the lack of action on similar assault allegations against ANC spokesperson Joel Masilela and EFF leader Obakeng Ramabodu. She stressed […]
# The South African Social Security Agency CEO Themba Matlou has called on executives and senior managers across all nine provinces to assist beneficiaries during the August payment review cycle. The initiative aims to reduce long queues and ensure seamless grant reviews. Matlou emphasised that no beneficiary should be turned away. SASSA spokesperson Andile Tshona […]
# The Department of Water and Sanitation has vowed tough action against the criminal networks sabotaging South Africa’s water infrastructure. Speaking during a South African Human Rights Commission webinar, deputy minister David Mahlobo emphasised that water mafias are vandalising key systems and selling water at inflated prices, threatening service delivery and public health. Mahlobo called […]
# Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has expressed concern over findings in the Health Ombud’s report on Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital and Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital, following the deaths of two patients. The report cites lack of power, poor infrastructure and staff shortages. Motsoaledi announced that the National Mental Health Review Committee will revisit the […]
# The DA will address the media today ahead of the Johannesburg council sitting, raising concerns over the city’s ongoing failings. With the G20 Summit just three months away, the DA questions the effectiveness of parallel structures like the Presidential Working Group and mayor Dada Morero’s bomb Squad. They party also accuses the mayor of […]
# Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Mid-Year Review 2025 confirms that a 29-million-rand conceptual master plan for a cross-border hydrogen pipeline with South Africa will be developed by mid-2026. The pipeline links hubs in Lüderitz, Boegoebaai, and Saldanha Bay, with a corridor to Gauteng. Funded by Climate Fund Managers, Gasunie from the Netherlands, and the European Union, […]
# The GOOD Party has called for the immediate removal of Cape Town Speaker, Felicity Purchase, following violent scenes at the council chambers. GOOD councillor, Roscoe Palm, says Purchase failed to uphold council integrity and accuses her of bias and negligence after a councillor was allegedly choked during a heated session. Palm says her unlawful […]
# The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed five more officials with immediate effect for offences including fraud and sexual assault. This brings the total dismissals to 38 between July 2024 and July 2025. Eight have been sentenced to prison, while 19 face ongoing prosecution. The move follows last month’s bust of a Durban passport […]
