# The ANC has warned the public against a fraudulent message claiming to offer an instant free 300-rand as part of its 2026 election campaign. The party has not authorised or launched any such giveaway, urging members of the public not to click on links accompanying the message, respond to it or share it with […]
# Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina says government has identified 52.2-billion-rand in committed public investment to support development in the uMkhanyakude District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The local authority is strategically located in the far north-eastern corner of the province, bordering Mozambique and Eswatini. Departmental spokesperson Veronica Mohapeloa says the investment will […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi has urged women and communities to report corruption, intimidation, violence, and criminal activities without fear. The minister joined women leaders, political formations, faith-based organisations and civil society at the KwaZulu-Natal Election Peace Prayer 2026 in Durban yesterday. The department’s spokesperson, Palesa Rammitlwe, says minister Kubayi emphasised […]
# The South African Social Security Agency CEO Themba Matlou says the agency is strengthening its systems, closing loopholes, pursuing allegations of wrongdoing and ensuring that those found guilty face the consequences of their actions. Since April 2025, SASSA has received 134 cases involving alleged misconduct and fraud by its officials. Of these, 106 cases […]
# Move SA is demanding immediate government intervention in Sharpeville to combat the surge in gender-based violence and resolve years of systemic municipal service delivery failures. For the Sharpeville police precinct, the most recent annual data, covering April 2025 to March 2026, shows 530 crimes were recorded as violent contact crimes, the structural category under […]
# The City of Cape Town is carrying out urgent road repairs along the southbound lanes of Jakes Gerwel Drive, between Bofors Circle and the N2 highway, near Bonteheuwel. The repairs follow illegal tunnelling and digging by people suspected of living beneath the Bonteheuwel Bridge, just before the railway line. Mayoral committee member for Mobility, […]
# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment says it has received no reports indicating a recurrence of the widespread sardine mortality event observed between late July and early September in the Western Cape. However, it is investigating a small number of juvenile sardines, measuring less than five centimetres, washed up sparsely along approximately […]
# Tshwane police arrested 312 suspects for various criminal offences in Ga-Rankuwa during Operation Shanela over the weekend. The suspects were apprehended for crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, assault, rape and gender-based violence-related offences. Police spokesperson Johan van Dyk says that, as part of efforts to address immigration-related offences, 28 undocumented foreign nationals were […]
# Union federation SAFTU is calling on dock, harbour and port workers and their unions in South Africa and Africa to join the International Day of Action against War and the Militarisation of Ports on Friday. This follows the Istanbul Declaration adopted by dockworkers’ unions in May this year, where the message was that dockworkers […]
