# Cape Town residents are urged to exercise caution after a new electricity scam surfaced on WhatsApp. Scammers are posing as city officials, falsely claiming accounts are overdue and demanding urgent payment to avoid disconnection. Residents are advised to verify suspicious messages. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says all payments must go through […]
# The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has approved the Cobas MPXV test for M-pox after a fast nine-day review using the African medicines regulatory harmonisation process. The approval, which also relied on the World Health Organisation emergency use listing, expands South Africa’s diagnostic capacity for early detection, timely treatment, and prevent the virus […]
# Action Society says South Africa’s murder rate is now higher than deaths from terrorism worldwide. According to the civil rights group, last year, over 26-thousand people were murdered, nearly four times more than the global terrorism toll. Action Society’s Juanita du Preez warns that violent crime has surged over the past decade, claiming more […]
# Statistics South Africa reports a sharp rise in business liquidations, with July seeing a 16.5-percent increase compared to the same month last year. Of the 155 liquidations recorded, 72 were companies and 83 were close corporations, including 14 compulsory and 141 voluntary closures. Stats SA’s Onica Mushwana says over the first seven months of […]
# The DA says Beaufort West in the Western Cape is set for stability and progress under its newly elected mayor, Gina Duimpies. Elected unopposed at today’s council meeting, the former police captain previously served as a ward councillor, deputy mayor, and acting mayor. The DA’s Tertuis Simmers says the new leadership, alongside speaker Elvico […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has confirmed it will continue its legal action in the High Court in Johannesburg to have former Johannesburg Property Company CEO, Helen Botes, declared a delinquent director. Botes plans to defend the application, which seeks to prevent her from holding any directorship in future. OUTA’s Stefanie Fick believes the […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum says president Cyril Ramaphosa has failed the people of South Africa. This after Westbury residents in Johannesburg, in Gauteng, took to the streets this week over a lack of clean drinking water and other basic services. The forum’s Dennis Bloem argues conditions have worsened under Ramaphosa’s leadership, with collapsing […]
# Moropa Site Solutions says poor network connectivity in rural areas is stopping women entrepreneurs from growing their businesses and putting their safety at risk. In provinces like Limpopo, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape, weak networks disrupt bookings, payments and even emergency calls, leaving women even more vulnerable. The organisation’s Khanya Shipalana says the tourism […]
# The DA in Limpopo says illegal sand mining along the Sand River is harming the environment, water quality, and farmers’ livelihoods. Farmers and rural communities report severe impacts on irrigation and water access. According to the party, many operations appear to have bypassed proper public participation processes. The DA’s Jacques Smalle vows to push […]
