# The DA wants the Eskom leadership to account for additional work allocated through existing contracts rather than competitive tenders. An investigation by the Sunday Times found that the power utility accounted for nearly 60-percent of the 69.6-billion-rand in contract expansions across national departments and state entities between October 2023 and March this year. The […]
# The Police’s National Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Unit seized counterfeit goods worth more than 160-million-rand during a multi-disciplinary operation in the Johannesburg CBD this past week. Officers executed search-and-seizure warrants at identified premises, resulting in the discovery of suspected fake branded products. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says more than 62-thousand counterfeit items were […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education has expressed concern over delays by the Construction Education and Training Authority, or CETA, in awarding bursaries, which have denied students timely access to education and training opportunities. The Department of Higher Education and Training placed CETA under administration in August 2025, following governance and operational challenges. Committee […]
# Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube has strongly condemned a fake news article generated using artificial intelligence, alleging a leak of the matric exam English Paper Three. She says these baseless claims are designed to disrupt the examination process and prejudice over 964-thousand candidates who are currently writing. Spokesperson Terrence Khala says there was […]
# Parliament is calling on the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment to fully implement its audit action plan to address the financial management and governance weaknesses. This as the department has 829.2-million-rand in unspent funds, despite achieving 49 of its 52 annual performance targets in the 2025/2026 financial year. The largest underspending was in […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has lifted the precautionary suspension of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. He was facing Public Finance Management Act-related charges in connection with a 360-million-rand tender awarded to alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matala. The charges were withdrawn last month, after National Prosecuting Authority head Andy Mothibi ordered a review of the […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum is calling on law enforcement to intensify the fight against illegal firearms amid a surge in political killings ahead of the local government elections. Four ANC Youth League members were shot dead while leaving a memorial service in Katlehong, Gauteng, on Tuesday evening. In Umgababa, KwaZulu-Natal, two ANC councillors were […]
# City Power has announced a new date for the restoration of electricity to Marshalltown, Selby, Johannesburg’s inner city and surrounding areas, saying this will happen by next Tuesday. The delay follows an explosion at its Central Substation earlier this week, while crews tried to restore supply through a new feeder board. City Power spokesperson […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has launched the expanded Haven Night Shelter in Kensington following the metro’s 12-million-rand upgrade project. The expansion has resulted in beds increasing from 80 to 200 at the facility. Cape Town has allocated 100-million-rand in this financial year alone to help more people off the streets. Hill-Lewis says this […]
