# KwaZulu-Natal’s MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has issued a level four weather warning for disruptive rain across large parts of the province. The warning, effective from midnight, comes as persistent rainfall is expected, which could lead to flooding, difficult driving conditions, and damage to property and infrastructure. The department’s Senzelwe […]
# The GOOD Party has welcomed president Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of former Deputy Finance minister Mcebisi Jonas as South Africa’s special envoy to the US. The party says Jonas brings both integrity and experience to the role and is well-suited to rebuild South Africa’s credibility in Washington following the departure of former ambassador Ebrahim Rasool. […]
# The inquest into the death of anti-apartheid lawyer Griffiths Mxenge in 1981 has been postponed to 17 June. Two separate inquests into the deaths of Mxenge and former ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli commenced at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, today. Luthuli died under unclear circumstances in 1967. The National Prosecuting Authority’s Ncedile […]
# ActionSA calls for urgent fiscal discipline following revelations that the government spent three-billion-rand on foreign missions in the past financial year. The party says the Department of International Relations and Cooperation maintains 115 diplomatic offices worldwide, many in countries with little strategic benefit. It also flagged duplication of embassies in several countries, including the […]
# The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime is mourning the death of senior expert Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane, who died in a car accident in Johannesburg in Gauteng on Saturday. She was a well-known researcher who worked on organised crime and policing in South Africa for over 30 years. Irish-Qhobosheane also led the civilian secretariat for […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former deputy Finance minister Mcebisi Jonas as his special envoy to the US. He will represent South Africa’s diplomatic and economic interests, engaging with US government officials and business leaders to strengthen bilateral ties. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says Jonas previously served as one of the president’s investment envoys […]
The Augrabies Falls in the Northern Cape is roaring again as water levels rise ahead of the Easter holidays. The Orange River is flowing much stronger than usual, reaching 427 cubic metres per second this week. The Department of Water and Sanitation says the flow could peak at three-thousand cubic metres per second by Good […]
# Rise Mzansi has met with the ANC to discuss the budget and call for stronger rules in the government of national unity. The party says the fiscal framework reflects years of poor leadership and warned that a repeat next year won’t be accepted. Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana called for clearer GNU rules, urging all […]
# A mother from Dunnottar in Nigel has received an eight-year prison sentence, suspended for five years, after the High Court in Pretoria found her guilty of killing her 16-year-old son and trying to kill her seven-year-old daughter. In June 2022, the woman laced her children’s food with rat poison, following financial and health-related distress. […]
