# The GOOD Party is demanding immediate action from the Drakenstein Municipality administration to provide for the electrification of the Bakka informal settlement on private land between Paarl and Wellington. The party’s Keagen Gertse says approximately 45 families continue to live without access to electricity despite a solution having been identified months ago. He says […]
# Western Cape Education MEC Jaco Londt is urging communities to support Grade 12 learners as the countdown to the matric exams begins. He says 71-thousand-300 full-time candidates in the province will sit for the National Senior Certificate exams, starting on October 13 and ending on November 25. Londt says teachers, tutors and education officials […]
# Science, Technology and Innovation minister, Blade Nzimande, says South Africa and China will strengthen cooperation in key areas of science and technology. These include artificial intelligence, joint research centres, space science and astronomy, quantum computing, cybersecurity, public engagement and youth development. Addressing the 19th Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai, Nzimande added the two countries […]
# Police are warning women in and around Kempton Park, in Ekurhuleni, particularly those in the Rhodesfield area, to exercise extreme caution following the discovery of the bodies of four women in the same area over the past two months. The latest body was discovered last night. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says preliminary information gathered […]
The DA says Eskom’s construction budgets for Medupi and Kusile do not reflect the full cost to South Africa, arguing that broader expenses linked to the projects must also be considered. The party’s Kevin Mileham says Eskom’s figures show approved construction budgets of 145-billion-rand for Medupi and 160.5-billion-rand for Kusile, with recorded expenditure of 131.1-billion-rand […]
# Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane has announced that the party will contest the upcoming local government elections in nine municipalities across Limpopo. Maimane was speaking during the launch of BOSA’s election campaign in Mphakane, Botlokwa. He says the party will field more than 100 candidates across the municipalities, representing residents who are […]
# Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane says the party will cut unnecessary red tape for small businesses, and improve municipal procurement opportunities for local enterprises. Maimane was speaking during the launch of BOSA’s election campaign in Mphakane, Limpopo. He says they will use community meetings, ward-level service reporting and public performance targets to […]
# Parliament has confirmed that a man in his 30s unlawfully entered the parliamentary precinct in the early hours of Friday morning. Parliament spokesperson Moloto Mothapo says the man was immediately apprehended by Parliamentary Protection Services. Moloto says he was then handed over to the South African Police Service and remains in police custody:
City Power recorded one-thousand-138 infrastructure-related incidents in Johannesburg in the 2024/25 financial year, compared with one-thousand-54 in 2025/26, representing an overall decline of approximately 7.4-percent. Despite the improvement, the continued targeting of critical electricity infrastructure remains a serious threat to reliable power supply, while placing additional pressure on communities and restoration teams. City Power spokesperson, […]
