# FNB has won four Africa-level awards at the 2026 Global Finance World’s Best Consumer Digital Bank Awards. The bank was named Africa’s Best Mobile Banking App, Best User Experience Design, Best in Transformation, and Best Information Security and Fraud Management. It also received several South African awards and will now be considered for the […]
# The DA in Limpopo is calling for urgent repairs to the D447 road between Kgapane and Tzaneen, posing a danger to road users. The party states a 19-million-rand rehabilitation project was supposed to be completed by August last year, but the road remains in poor condition. The DA’s Marie Helm says parts of the […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city’s new policing nerve centre in Goodwood will improve the response to crime. The eight-thousand-square-metre joint public safety operations centre will bring together policing resources and technology, including drones, body cameras, CCTV, number-plate cameras and artificial intelligence. Hill-Lewis added the city now has more than three-thousand-800 officers, […]
# CapeNature will introduce new fees for commercial filming at reserves across the Western Cape from the first of next month. The new tariff structure will charge productions according to their crew size, with a new category for major productions with more than 100 people. Fees will also increase for permits, base camps and environmental […]
# The Department of Health says medicine supplies in the public health sector remain stable, despite concerns about shortages and changes in the appearance or packaging of medicines. The department’s Foster Mohale says patients may receive medicines from different approved manufacturers, but these products contain the same active ingredients and provide the same therapeutic benefits. […]
# More than 1.5-million housebreaking incidents were recorded in 2025/2026, affecting over one-million households. According to findings from the governance, public safety and justice survey, theft of personal property was the most common crime, affecting about 1.2-million people, followed by street robbery. Statistics South Africa’s Risenga Maluleke says the report also shows that only 38-percent […]
# The Institute of Race Relations says women voters could be key in determining the outcome of the local government elections on 4 November. Its latest poll shows the ANC still has stronger support among women, with 37-percent backing the party compared to 26-percent for the DA. The poll also indicates that 82-percent of women […]
# The DA in the Western Cape demands an urgent investigation following a video allegedly showing a South African National Defence Force member verbally and physically assaulting a woman in Tafelsig, in Mitchells Plain. The party’s Benedicta van Minnen says the member must face disciplinary or criminal action if the allegations are confirmed. Van Minnen […]
# Madlanga commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says suspended deputy Crime Intelligence head Feroz Khan has been subpoenaed to appear before the commission today, and the subpoena remains in force. This comes amid reports that Khan has been readmitted to hospital after being shot and wounded in Johannesburg in June. Michaels told the media the commission […]
