# The Board of Healthcare Funders says its National Health Insurance case before the Constitutional Court is not a challenge to the principle of universal health coverage. The court has set aside the hearing from tomorrow until Thursday. BHF’s Katlego Mothudi says the case is about whether or not Parliament complied with its constitutional duty […]
# With today being International Firefighters Day, the City of Cape Town says it acknowledges the courage, determination and service of firefighters. In the past year, the metro’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to 30-thousand-302 incidents and increase of 454 incidents. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says vegetation fires, motor vehicle […]
# Tshwane police arrested 286 suspects during a multidisciplinary operation in Atteridgeville and Pretoria-West over the weekend. The suspects were apprehended for various criminal offences, including murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and drunk driving. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says 35 undocumented immigrants were also detained and handed over to immigration authorities for further processing and […]
# The Soil of Africa Movement says the kidnapping of Vosloorus businessman Mazwi Kubheka reflects a deeper crisis facing black-owned businesses that continue to operate under fear, intimidation, and extortion. He presented himself at the Vosloorus police station on Saturday, after being missing for a month. Kubheka was allegedly abducted after a dispute over business […]
# The City of Tshwane says the progress of the Tshwane yaTima campaign signals a growing culture of accountability and cooperation between the metro and residents. The revenue recovery and enforcement initiative actioned a total of 32-thousand-518 accounts during April alone. These accounts collectively represent an outstanding debt value of approximately 17-billion-rand. The metro says […]
# The Forum for South Africa has urged South Africans to register so they can be able to cast their votes in the upcoming local government elections. The elections will be held on Wednesday, the 4th of November. FOSA leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says every missed vote is a gift to those who have failed this […]
# The City of Cape Town says even though recent rains increased dam levels by 2.4-percent since last week, residents must continue to save water. Consumption statistics confirm that currently, 70-percent of water being used in high volumes is at home. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says over the past week, water […]
# The South African Weather Service expects cold, wet, and windy weather conditions in large parts of the country until Thursday. This is associated with a cut-off low-pressure system expected to make landfall over the western parts from tomorrow morning. Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela expects the system to initially affect the Western Cape, Northern Cape, and […]
# Minister of Social Development, Sisisi Tolashe, has warned that rising cases of child sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy remain a national disgrace. According to the National Child Protection Register, eight-thousand-984 cases of child abuse and three-thousand-258 sexual abuse cases were recorded in the third quarter statistics for the 2025/2026 financial year. Meanwhile, more than […]
