# EFF President Julius Malema has called for free water and electricity for social grant beneficiaries in South Africa. Addressing the party’s Tshela Thupa local govenment election campaign rally at KaMaqhekeza Stadium in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, Malema says vulnerable households should have access to basic services without the added burden of unaffordable utility bills. The proposal […]
# The MK Party has condemned the Electoral Commission’s refusal to accommodate its requests to correct and amend its candidate lists for the upcoming local government elections. The party says the requested changes included ward candidate placements, omitted candidates and candidates who have died, arguing that these issues affect its electoral preparations and participation. The […]
# The United Progressive People Alliance is calling for urgent, independent water quality testing across the City of Tshwane following concerns over water-treatment failures in Bronkhorstspruit. Spokesperson Abel Tau says the incident raises concerns that other communities could be unknowingly exposed to unsafe water. He says the crisis also raises questions about executive oversight, departmental […]
# COSATU says private-sector contributions to public education must complement, and not replace, the state’s responsibility to provide accessible, equitable and quality education for all. The federation General Secretary, Zingiswa Losi, delivered a message of support at the official handover ceremony of a block of classrooms at Matolo Khalo Primary School in Limpopo, sponsored by […]
# Western Cape Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers says significant progress is being made on the 1.165-billion-rand road improvement project and flood-damage repairs along Franschhoek Pass. The project includes road upgrades, resurfacing and extensive repairs following severe flooding, with completion scheduled for July 2027, subject to favourable construction conditions. Simmers says Franschhoek Pass is expected to […]
# AfriForum is urging the government to accept SpaceX’s offer to provide free internet access to five-thousand rural schools in South Africa. The organisation’s Louis Boshoff says the offer was made more than a year ago, on condition that Starlink, SpaceX’s internet service provider, is granted access to the local market. Boshoff accuses the government […]
# Six people have been killed and six others seriously injured in a head-on collision between a Toyota Quantum minibus taxi and a Scania articulated truck on the R61 in the Eastern Cape. The crash happened about 30 kilometres from Aberdeen towards Beaufort West in the Western Cape today. Provincial Transport Department spokesperson Unathi Binqose […]
# Eskom says its generation performance continues to improve, with its financial year-to-date Energy Availability Factor standing at 68.1-percent. The power utility’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says the improvement marks a gradual shift from recovery towards reliable and sustainable electricity supply. Mokwena says, compared with three years ago, the improved performance represents approximately six-thousand-424 megawatts of […]
# Four men have died after a fire tore through scores of shacks at the EP Malan Informal Settlement in Pomona, outside Kempton Park in Ekurhuleni, this morning. Disaster and Emergency Management Services spokesperson William Ntladi says firefighters received the call shortly before two this morning and rushed to the scene. He says additional crews […]
