# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says a three-pronged strategy will end load reduction by 2027. The plan includes full coverage of free basic electricity for indigent households, a mass rollout of smart meters, and the deployment of distributed energy resources. Ramokgopa told the media currently, over one-million customers are affected, mainly in Limpopo, […]
# The DA is opposing the City of Tshwane’s expansion of its city cleansing levy to sectional title property owners, despite courts declaring the levy illegal. DA mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says residents are being double-billed for waste removal, paying both through their body corporate and the City. He says the DA is demanding the […]
# Kruger National Park experienced record attendance on National Heritage Day, coinciding with SA National Parks Week. SANParks says many nature enthusiasts visited to enjoy wildlife and landscapes, however some guests were turned away due to capacity limits and safety protocols. The park’s management urges future visitors to book in advance to avoid disappointment. Free […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Gevangenes-organisasie vir Menseregte veroordeel die burgemeester van Kaapstad, Geordin Hill-Lewis, se voorstel om selfoonseine by die Pollsmoor-gevangenis te blok. Die plan word gesteun deur Korrektiewe Dienste en sal poog om gevangenes te verhoed om misdade te koördineer en kontrakteurs af te pers terwyl hul agter tralies is. Die organisasie voer aan dit […]
# South African Police Service legislative expert Marga van Rooyen told the Madlanga commission that the Constitution makes it clear police officers must reject unlawful orders, even if they come from political leaders. Testifying at the commission in Pretoria, Van Rooyen said politicians cannot be expected to grasp the complexities of policing or foresee the […]
# ‘n Regskenner van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens, Marga van Rooyen, het die grondwetlike beperkings op ministeriële gesag by die Madlanga-kommissie van ondersoek in Pretoria uiteengesit. Sy is die nuwe getuie wat op dag ses van die sittings oor misdadigheid, politieke inmenging en korrupsie in die strafregstelsel getuig. Van Rooyen het gesê hoewel die minister van […]
# The Department of Water and Sanitation, together with uMngeni-uThukela Water, are commemorating World Rivers Day 2025 with a river clean-up at the Msuthinja Stream in Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal today. The initiative aims to protect rivers, wetlands, and water ecosystems while engaging communities on pollution awareness. World Rivers Day, observed globally on 28 September, highlights the […]
# Die adjunkpresident van die PA, Kenny Kunene, sê hy is die beste kandidaat om Johannesburg te lei in die 2026 plaaslike regeringsverkiesing. Hy is van mening sy prestasie as waarnemende burgemeester spreek boekdele. Die voormalige burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Vervoer sê hy is bewus van die uitdagings waarmee inwoners te kampe het, insluitend behoorlike dienslewering. Hy […]
# Altesaam 95 onwettig-opgerigte strukture is by die Mabopane-stasie gesloop tydens ‘n wetstoepassingsoperasie. Die Tshwane Metropolisie-woordvoerder, Isaac Mahamba, sê alle strukture is gesloop in ooreenstemming met die stad se verordeninge. Hy sê die publiek word versoek om die riglyne te volg wanneer hulle strukture wil uitbrei of oprig, aangesien dit sonder toestemming ernstige gevolge kan […]
