# The Garden Route District Municipality has advised residents and tourists to avoid flooded roads, low-water crossings, and riverbanks, as heavy rainfall continues in parts of the Western Cape. Ninety-three community members from De Rust and Welgeluk were evacuated yesterday and are being accommodated at the Toekomsrus Community Hall. The municipality’s spokesperson, Herman Pieters, says […]
# The Electoral Commission has welcomed the premiere of Beats for My Peeps on SABC 1, a ten-episode electoral education television programme. The programme forms part of the IEC’s broader voter education and democracy participation campaign ahead of the local government elections in November. The show features content creators from across the country, sharing their […]
# Limpopo police are offering a 100-thousand-rand reward for information that may lead to the arrest and successful prosecution of the suspects responsible for the murder of a senior court interpreter. Fifty-six-year-old Thomas Langa, attached to the Giyani Regional Court, was shot dead in his vehicle along the R81 Road in Malamulele. Police spokesperson, Malesela […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Customer Relations Department recorded a total of 271-thousand-940 customer interactions between 1 and 28 May 2026, compared to 219-thousand-159 customer interactions in April. Electricity accounted for the largest share of customer interactions, including 45-thousand-525 calls, and 70-thousand-855 WhatsApp messages, followed by Water services. Mayoral committee member for Corporate Services, Theresa […]
# A new University of the Western Cape research suggests that children exposed to cigarette smoke in the womb are at greater risk of developing high blood pressure during adolescence. The study, conducted among 307 young people aged 10 to 14 from Bishop Lavis in Cape Town, looked at how exposure to smoking and alcohol […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it could not support the Drakenstein Local Municipality’s budget for the 2026/2027 financial year, as the funds are simply not being directed towards addressing residents’ most pressing needs. The total budget for the Western Cape municipality is 4.5-billion-rand, of which 3.9-billion-rand is earmarked for operating expenditure and 569-million-rand for […]
# The City of Tshwane is inviting young people to sign up on the online portal or attend regional roadshows for the Ithuba Youth Economic Development Programme. The programme aims to create 30-thousand opportunities for young people over the next three years, benefiting from skills development, entrepreneurship training, and job opportunities. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and […]
# The DA in Gauteng has condemned the provincial Health Department for yet again not paying the electricity bill of the Jack Hindon Clinic in Pretoria North. The clinic has been without municipal power for two weeks. The DA’s Jack Bloom says more than 60-thousand-rand has already been spent by the clinic to keep basic services running. He says […]
# The Border Management Authority says it successfully facilitated the departure of 933 Mozambican nationals through the Lebombo Port of Entry yesterday. The group included 38 minors, whose processing was overseen by the Department of Social Development. BMA spokesperson, Mmemme Mogotsi, says of those processed, 349 came from the Lindela Holding Facility as part of […]
