# AfriForum urges the Independent Police Investigative Directorate to urgently investigate the theft of 17 firearms from the Humansdorp traffic department in the Eastern Cape. According to the organisation, the guns were stolen in a break-in last week, despite claims of tight security. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk says this is part of a broader pattern of […]
# The South African Weather Service has dismissed a viral message warning of an extremely cold winter due to the so-called Aphelion phenomenon as false and misleading. The hoax, widely circulated on social media, claims the Earth’s distance from the sun will cause a colder-than-usual season. Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela clarified that the Aphelion, expected on […]
# Energy regulator, Nersa, has approved the formation of an Electricity Market Advisory Forum. The forum will guide the regulator as the country prepares to open a competitive electricity market over the next five years. It will help finalise key rules and codes and ensure all stakeholders are ready for the changes. Nersa’s Charles Hlebela […]
# The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced a decrease in fuel prices, effective from Wednesday. Both grades of petrol will go down by 22-cents per litre, and diesel will drop by up to 42-cents per litre, while illuminating paraffin will be 31-cents cheaper. However, the department’s Robert Maake says LP gas will […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says all government reports into the George building collapse will face continued oversight. The party has accused Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane of backtracking on her public statement that the National Home Builders Registration Council report into last year’s tragedy that claimed 34 lives was final. The DA’s […]
# South African National Parks says it’s continuing with ground assessments of fire damage at Silvermine in Table Mountain National Park in the Western Cape. This follows delays in completing aerial surveys due to poor weather. Several hiking routes remain closed. SANParks spokesperson Charles Phahlane says most boardwalks were destroyed by the blaze, and damaged […]
# Telkom’s wholesale fixed-line division, Openserve, is experiencing a major national outage affecting its low-cost web connect fibre service and fixed-LTE network. According to MyBroadband, internet service providers Afrihost and Vox have confirmed widespread disruptions, with customers in areas including Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, and Hartbeespoort reporting no connectivity. Downdetector showed a spike in complaints […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta says independent schools that hire undocumented foreign nationals must be deregistered. He has called on Parliament’s portfolio committee on Basic Education to intervene, stating that such schools are breaking the law, undermining the education system, and denying opportunities to qualified citizens. Makaneta urged the Department of Basic Education to investigate […]
# Augrabies Falls National Park in the Northern Cape is seeing a rare and strong increase in water flow, with the Orange River now flowing at nearly four-thousand cubic metres after heavy rains and dam releases. Some parts of the park, like the picnic and game viewing areas, are closed for safety, but three viewing […]
