# The City of Cape Town warns that illegal street racers will face the full extent of the law. Traffic Services conducted an illegal street racing operation in Mitchells Plain over the weekend, resulting in the arrest of three people and their vehicles being impounded. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says […]
# The Freedom Front Plus is urging police and George’s municipal law-enforcement services to increase visibility and patrols at the Garden Route Dam. The dam is a popular recreational area where residents and visitors hike, jog and cycle. In the latest incident, a 22-year-old woman was attacked while walking to her vehicle. FF Plus’s Gert van […]
# Forum for South Africa is calling on president Cyril Ramaphosa to remove acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia, claiming he has failed to confront the escalating levels of crime and violence. Cachalia recently alleged criminal masterminds are operating from positions of power and are able to protect themselves. Forum leader Tebogo Mashilompane asks why individuals […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has fully endorsed The Bigg Pull 2026, a charity and community initiative that is organised by Gentle Giant Promotions. The Bigg Pull challenges 20 strength athletes, known as the Power Team, to haul a truck for one-thousand-650-kilometres from Pretoria to Cape Town over a period of 41 days. […]
# The MK Party Women’s League says it condemns the continued persecution, public humiliation and apparent targeting of former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. She appeared before the Pretoria Regional Court yesterday in connection with a criminal case stemming from allegations relating to her handling of the controversial Absa/Bankorp matter during her tenure as Public Protector. […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority says it remains committed to prosecuting corruption, fraud, and crimes that undermine essential public infrastructure and service delivery. This follows the arrest of seven Emfuleni Municipality employees, who stand accused of running a cash‑for‑reconnection scheme. They allegedly netted 150-thousand-rand through fraud, theft, money laundering and tampering with essential infrastructure. NPA […]
# Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, says South Africa’s development ambitions cannot be achieved while women and girls remain excluded from opportunities in science, technology and innovation. There has been progress in improving women’s participation in science and research, with women now constituting 52-percent of the academic workforce and 47.7-percent of the […]
# City Power says it has made significant progress in restoring electricity to areas affected by the Fordsburg substation fire. An underground fire in tunnels containing high-voltage power cables led to the shutdown of the substation on Sunday evening, disrupting electricity supply. This loss of power also affected water supply. City Power spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says South Africa cannot sustainably restore its trade markets, investments and economic growth if the country’s local government is not restored first. The party has cited municipal mismanagement, water outages, crumbling roads and poor waste management as some of the issues affecting local government. FF Plus’s Jaco Mulder says municipalities should […]
