# Cross-border support network, Missing in Southern Africa, urges the public to immediately report missing persons, stressing there is no 24-hour waiting period. The call comes amid growing concern following the discovery of eight women’s bodies in and around Kempton Park in Gauteng. The network’s spokesperson, Priya Ranchod, says early reporting of a missing person […]
# The United Progressive People Alliance says it condemns the growing practice of replacing traffic lights at major intersections across the City of Tshwane with stop signs. Rampant vandalism and cable theft have forced the metro to replace traffic lights with stop signs. UPPA’s spokesperson Abel Tau says what is being presented as a solution to […]
# The UDM is calling for urgent, coordinated action after the bodies of eight women were discovered across the Ekurhuleni metro over the past two months. The police have confirmed that the victims found in Kempton Park had all been sexually assaulted, but are still investigating whether the cases are linked. UDM national chairperson Yongama […]
# The US’ recent inflation rates coming in higher than expected, and Brent crude sitting at way over 100-dollar a barrel, will indirectly filter through to South Africa. This is according to KPMG South Africa’s lead economist, Frank Blackmore. He says the persistent conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum has welcomed National Director of Public Prosecution Andy Mothibi’s decision to withdraw charges against suspended police commissioner Fannie Masemola. He was charged with violation of the Public Finance Management Act in connection with the Medicare 24 tender. The forum’s Dennis Bloem says former Independent Directorate against Corruption head Andrea Johnson […]
# The DA says the ANC’s internal operational failures should not be excused for the party to be allowed to bend the rules of candidate submission for the November local government elections. At least 181 ANC candidate names were not captured and uploaded on the IEC system before the deadline of the 28th of August. […]
# Parliament’s Police Committee says the murders of eight women in Ekurhuleni speak to South Africa’s much broader struggle with gender-based violence and femicide. The eight bodies were discovered in and around Kempton Park over two months. Police have already established a multidisciplinary team involving specialist detectives, forensic experts, tracking capability, K9 resources and investigative […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared 4 November 2026, the day of the local government elections, a public holiday. A total of 546 political parties will contest the elections, while more than 140-thousand candidates have been nominated to contest ten-thousand-526 council seats across the country. Ramaphosa has called on all registered voters to use the […]
# The South African Local Government Association, through its National Women’s Commission, has condemned the continued and brutal murder of women in Kempton Park and across the country. This follows the discovery of six women’s bodies in the Kempton Park area over a two-month period. SALGA’s Nomvuyo Mposelwa is calling for urgent, decisive and coordinated […]
