# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has questioned whether government support is improving conditions in struggling municipalities. The department achieved 86-percent of its targets and received an unqualified audit opinion with findings for the 2025/26 financial year. However, committee chairperson Zweli Mkhize has raised concerns over ongoing water and sanitation failures […]
# COSATU is calling on Parliament to urgently pass the Second Special Appropriations Bill to unlock 10-billion-rand fuel price relief. The bill allocates the money to the Central Energy Fund’s Equalisation Fund to cushion workers, commuters and the economy against rising international oil prices. The union federation’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, says the unprovoked United States-led […]
# Acting national police commissioner Puleng Dimpane says police will not tolerate lawlessness. This follows yesterday’s violent protests against illegal foreign nationals in Soweto and Durban that saw 24 vehicles being torched and shops looted. Dimpane says those responsible will be identified, investigated and arrested where sufficient evidence exists. She warns anyone who breaks the […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police have confirmed at least 14 vehicles were set alight during violent protests in Durban’s CBD yesterday. Reports indicate protesters marching against gender-based violence joined the March and March group near the Home Affairs offices. Violence reportedly erupted after one protester was allegedly assaulted by a foreign national, leaving him with a broken […]
# The Afrika Mayibuye Movement says Eskom’s improved generation performance and the sustained absence of load shedding are positive developments, but electricity recovery must reach every community. South Africa has surpassed 500 consecutive days without load shedding as part of Eskom’s ongoing operational and financial recovery. The movement’s spokesperson, Sydney Baloyi, says households and businesses […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on the Department of Home Affairs to conduct an urgent workload and capacity assessment at all refugee reception offices. The Constitutional Court has confirmed asylum seekers may not be prevented from having their claims considered solely because of procedural non-compliance. This relates to their immigration status, manner of entry […]
# Parliament’s Trade and Industry committee has raised concerns over the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s performance in the 2025/26 financial year. The department achieved just 62-percent of its planned targets while spending 98 percent of its budget. The Auditor-General also flagged a material irregularity involving fraudulent claims from the Capital Projects Feasibility Programme. […]
# Police Crime Intelligence and the Hawks have uncovered another suspected multi-million-rand drug manufacturing laboratory at a farm in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, today. National Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says officers have seized quantities of Mandrax and ecstasy tablets. She says five South African nationals who were found at the premises have been arrested. This follows the […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has expressed alarm regarding treatment adherence regression among HIV-positive children in the metro. The latest public health data shows 43-percent of HIV-positive children are not accessing treatment, while only 41-percent have recorded viral suppression. Gauteng has the second highest number of people living with HIV in the country, and 11.6-percent […]
