# Western Cape premier Alan Winde says Eskom has managed to restore power to 92-percent of areas affected by last month’s devastating storms. Areas including Witzenberg, Noordhoek farms, Fisantehoek and Stanford farms are still without power. Winde says he fully acknowledges and understands the frustration experienced by residents who have had to endure prolonged power […]
# The ANC Veterans’ League has expressed concern at threats and attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa. This is amid rising anti-illegal migrant protests across the country. Anti-illegal immigration demonstrators, including March and March members, have set June 31st as a deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa. League president Snuki Zikalala says […]
# Soccer: The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has announced an additional 18 South African football supporters will through the “Mzansi to the World Cup Luck Fans” competition get the chance to support Bafana Bafana at their third FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage fixture on 24th of this month in Monterrey. This has been made possible […]
# Johannesburg council speaker, Margaret Arnolds, has expressed concern about the continued circulation of graphic footage of violent incidents on social media. Pictures of this weekend’s murder of three people in Eldorado Park were shared on platforms. Arnolds’ spokesperson, Vusi Gumbi, says incidents of violent crime continue to inflict social and emotional harm and undermine […]
# Multidisciplinary crime prevention operations in Atteridgeville and Laudium, Tshwane, over the weekend resulted in the arrest of 340 suspects. They were apprehended for crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and assault. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says 49 undocumented individuals were also detained and handed over to immigration authorities:
# The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate says it is undertaking its 3.2-million-rand project to convert overhead electricity infrastructure to underground infrastructure in Pinelands. This forms part of the metro’s ongoing investment in strengthening and modernising the electricity grid across all areas. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says the transition from overhead to […]
# The GOOD Party in the Western Cape has formally submitted a request to Stellenbosch municipal manager, Geraldine Mettler, requesting a comprehensive investigation into the operation of the GoNOW electric scooter services within the CBD. This follows numerous complaints received regarding reckless and unsafe conduct associated with the operation of these electric scooters within public […]
# The Public Protector’s Office says it intervened in unblocking payment of old-age grant for two Gauteng pensioners. The pensioners approached the office complaining that the South African Social Security Agency had not paid their grants since October last year. PPSA acting spokesperson, Ndili Msoki, says the complainants submitted all the documents that were required by […]
# Deputy minister of Water and Sanitation, Sello Seitlholo, has criticised the Kai !Garib Local Municipality in the Northern Cape for failing to implement remedial actions to address its poor water and sanitation services. The latest Blue and Green Drop regulatory assessments indicate that water and sanitation services within the municipality have regressed to a […]
