# 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 […]
# The Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to one of three men accused of the murder of five-year-old Ditebogo Phahlane during a hijacking in his Soshanguve home. Elia Moeko faces multiple charges, including murder and robbery. Prosecutors argued he posed a flight risk and had previous convictions. The NPA’s Lumka Mahanjana confirmed that co-accused, Ali […]
# The Gauteng Health Department is rolling out new measures to curb nosocomial infections across public hospitals. MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko says an Infection Prevention and Control committee is enforcing guidelines and monitoring compliance. The department’s spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says six underperforming hospitals received enforcement letters. He noted that a new surveillance system tracks infection trends, […]
# Health Ombud, Taole Mokoena, says psychiatric patients at the Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital died due to extreme cold caused by electricity failures. Releasing his report today, Mokoena blamed hypothermia, staff shortages, poor infrastructure, and lack of emergency equipment. The probe followed Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s 2024 complaint. The Ombud called conditions in Kimberley’s […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has withdrawn murder charges against Mduduzi Trevor Mnisi after new evidence showed he was not the last person seen with 14-year-old Johannesburg girl Likhona Fose. Her mutilated body was found in a field near her Durban Deep home. NPA’s Phindi Mjonondwane says phone records placed Mnisi in Daveyton the day […]
# The KwaZulu-Natal political killings task team have arrested two more people in connection with the 2023 murder of DA councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu. They are a 56-year-old chief and the 26-year-old alleged mastermind who coordinated the hit from prison. Ndlovu was shot and killed at his home in the Mpophomeni area in Howick. Police spokesperson […]
# The Western Cape Education Department says transfer applications for the 2026 school year open from 4 to 18 August. Spokesperson Bronagh Hammond says the process applies to learners in Grades 2 to 7 and 9 to 12. Applications can be submitted online or at the desired school or district office. She confirmed that full […]
# A research paper by the Public Investment Corporation says policy reform, innovative financing, tech integration, and capacity building are vital to fixing Africa’s infrastructure delays. It found that 80-percent of projects stall before construction due to regulatory, funding, and institutional hurdles. The PIC warns that Africa’s two-to–three-trillion-rand annual infrastructure gap hinders growth and demands […]
