# The DA says Pretoria CBD and Pretoria West Industrial area have been without power since Thursday last week, because the city has failed to budget for the replacement of specialised electricity cables. The DA’s Cilliers Brink says the outage not only disrupts people’s lives, it threatens jobs. He says no new investment pledges will come to […]
# The UDM says it is outraged and heartbroken by the recent reports of sexual abuse, harassment and misconduct involving educators across the country. The UDM acting secretary general, Zandile Phiri says in just the past month, cases have surfaced in Gauteng, the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State which exposes a deep and systemic crisis […]
# African Bank says the first social bonds for three- and five-year periods were successfully settled at a total of 700-million-rand, with more than 1-billion-rand in bids received on the day. A chief sustainability officer, Edna Sathekga-Montse, says African Bank has evolved into a diversified retail and business bank. She says this framework to raise money for social […]
# The High Court in Pretoria granted the National Prosecuting Authoritiy a forfeiture order of 4.4-million-rand held in 24 bank accounts of unsuspecting individuals in two banking institutions. The NPA’s spokesperson, Lumka Mahanjana says a group of Chinese nationals paid unsuspecting individuals 200-rand to provide them with their details including their photos. She says those […]
# The Forum for South Africa says president Cyril Ramaphosa must be held accountable for failing to act against minister of Police Senzo Mchunu’s attempt to disband the Political Killings Task Team. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission on Monday, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, revealed that he informed Ramaphosa about Mchunu’s attempt to dissolve the […]
# The University of South Africa has won two prestigious awards from the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association. The win is in the Organisational Excellence in Research Management and Early Career Excellence in Research Management categories. This is the second time Unisa has won the highly prized Organisational Excellence in Research Management Award. […]
# The Nelson Mandela University says it is experiencing remarkable growth in its postgraduate applications. According to the September applications data, postgraduate applications have so far increased by 47.8-percent year-on-year, climbing from 12-thousand-357 in 2025 to 18-thousand-268 in 2026. At the same time, acceptances rose by 42.56-percent, from 592 to 844. Student Recruitment deputy director, […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has observed abnormally high water consumption in Region 1, with Soshanguve being the most severely affected. This unsustainable usage has left the Soshanguve L tower zone without water. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says by working together, it is possible to restore balance to the water supply system […]
# The City of Johannesburg’s Department of Economic Development says efforts to position the metro as a hub for economic growth are ongoing, including unlocking the potential of industrial parks. Mayor Dada Morero has set a target of growing the metro’s economy by three-percent, and much of that growth must come from small, medium, and […]
