# Die polisie se politieke-moordetaakspan het die Knysna-munisipaliteit in die Wes-Kaap se burgemeester, munisipale bestuurder en finansiële hoof gearresteer. Dit hou verband met ʼn ondersoek na beweerde korrupsie met ʼn veiligheidsdienskontrak. Hoewel die polisie nie die munisipaliteit of amptenare se name bekendgemaak het nie, het die munisipaliteit die inhegtenisnemings in ʼn verklaring bevestig. Die nasionale […]
# Minister of Social Development Dina Pule has called for united action in the protection of children from violence, abuse and exploitation. She addressed the Children’s Summit on Ending Violence Against Children in White River, Mpumalanga, yesterday. Pule emphasised the importance of elevating children’s voices to ensure that their priorities inform renewed commitments and accountability […]
# Die Oos-Kaapse premier Oscar Mabuyane het toestemming ontvang om te appelleer teen ʼn Hooggeregshof-bevel in die lastersaak teen EFF-leier Julius Malema. Die kwessie spruit uit Malema se verklaring dat Mabuyane ʼn meestersgraad van die Universiteit van Fort Hare “gesteel” het. Die premier sê die verklaring impliseer bedrog, oneerlikheid en misdadige gedrag. Mabuyane se dringende hofaansoek […]
# The Police Political Killings Task Team has arrested the mayor, municipal manager and chief financial officer of the Knysna Municipality in the Western Cape. This is in connection with an investigation into alleged corruption relating to a security services contract. Although police have not disclosed the municipality or the names of the officials, the […]
# Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has been granted leave to appeal a High Court ruling in the defamation case involving EFF leader Julius Malema. The dispute arose when Malema stated that Mabuyane had “stolen” a master’s degree from the University of Fort Hare. The premier said the statements implied fraud, dishonesty and criminal conduct. In […]
# The DA in Limpopo has lodged a complaint with the Electoral Commission, accusing the ANC of using an official government event for party-political purposes during the election period. According to the party, premier Phophi Ramathuba presided over an official house handover in Modimolle-Mookgophong on Tuesday, but photos show her alongside ANC office-bearers with ANC […]
# The Riversdale Solar Plant has been officially inaugurated in the Western Cape, adding renewable energy and battery storage to the local electricity system. The plant has ten megawatts of solar capacity, generates up to 15-million kilowatt-hours a year and includes a ten-megawatt-hour battery storage system. The DA’s Thomas Walters says the project is expected […]
# The City of Johannesburg has approved a new policy to improve the development and services in informal settlements. Each resident will be profiled, and households will be given identification numbers to help manage settlement information. The policy will also provide plans for roads, community facilities and future services, while allowing for temporary permits to […]
# CapeNature says the Western Cape’s plants, animals and ecosystems are under growing pressure from fires, invasive species and loss of natural areas. Its 2026 report shows that 107 fires burned more than 215-thousand hectares in the province over the past year, almost three times more than the previous year. The report also shows that […]
