# The City of Johannesburg urges residents and businesses to prepare for possible El Niño-related weather conditions during the 2026/2027 summer. The city warns hotter and drier conditions could put pressure on water supplies, while severe thunderstorms, strong winds and flash floods are also possible. Through its El Niño-ready Joburg campaign, residents are encouraged to […]
# AgriSA says South Africa’s agricultural sector recorded a trade surplus of about 36-billion-rand between April and June this year. This is an increase of 11.6-percent compared to the same period last year. Agricultural exports were worth around 69-billion-rand, while imports totalled 33-billion-rand. Fruit and other horticultural products made up more than half of exports. […]
# The Department of Agriculture has confirmed a case of African Horse Sickness in the Cederberg in the Western Cape. Movement restrictions have been imposed. The virus was detected in one horse, and no permits will be issued to move horses out of the affected area. Minister Willie Aucamp urged horse owners to report symptoms […]
# The GOOD Party has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal against an Electoral Court ruling under the Political Party Funding Act. GOOD is challenging a finding linked to an alleged undeclared donation and an administrative fine imposed on the party. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron argues the party’s leadership was […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says sewage pollution in Knysna is threatening public health, tourism and local jobs. According to the party, failing wastewater systems continue to contaminate the Knysna Estuary, with E. coli levels recorded at up to 51 times above safe recreational limits. The DA’s Dave Bryant says the municipality has […]
# Soccer: The City of Johannesburg’s mayoral committee member for Community Development Thapelo Amad says the Soweto Derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs is about more than football, as it brings people together through sport, pride and unity. Ahead of the match at FNB Stadium today, supporters have been urged to celebrate responsibly and […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says reopening of seven refurbished railway stations along the KuGompo City corridor in the Eastern Cape will help workers save on transport costs. The stations were reopened following a 115-million-rand Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa investment, which also created 171 jobs. The association’s spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, says affordable […]
# The City of Cape Town is investing 21-million-rand in a solar power project at the Wesfleur Wastewater Treatment Works in Atlantis. The installation will include one-thousand-680 solar panels and is expected to generate enough electricity annually to power about 365 households. The project has also created jobs for eleven local workers. Mayoral committee member […]
# The DA says the arrests of former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption head Andrea Johnson and former Crime Intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan raise serious concerns about corruption in South Africa’s law enforcement agencies. The two face charges of defeating the ends of justice. The party’s Glynnis Breytenbach says the allegations have damaged public confidence […]
