# The DA has revealed that Ekurhuleni has conducted no lifestyle audits on municipal officials, stating that this will change under a DA government. Mayoral candidate Khathutshelo Rasilingwane says hundreds of audits would be conducted within the first six months, starting with senior officials and high-risk positions. Rasilingwane pledged a whistleblower protection unit within the […]
# Build One South Africa Cape Town mayoral candidate Roger Solomons is calling for residents to be treated as clients, not merely voters. Speaking in Johannesburg at the party’s official launched of its 2026 local government manifesto, Solomons said excellent service delivery, service parity, and competent, transparent leadership remains a priority. He urges residents to […]
# Die EFF-leier, Julius Malema, het onderneem om munisipale skuld wat deur arm inwoners verskuldig is, af te skryf indien die party in Mbombela, Mpumalanga die beheer daar oorneem. Malema het tydens die EFF se Mpumalanga-manifesbekendstelling in eMalahleni, in aanloop tot die plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing op 4 November, gepraat. Hy het ANC-amptenare se leierskap gekritiseer. Hy sê […]
# Die 19de FNB Art Joburg sluit vandag af by die Sandton-konferensiesentrum, met meer as 100 kunstenaars, galerye en uitstallers oor agt saamgestelde afdelings wat verteenwoordig word. Hoogtepunte sluit in George Mahashe se interaktiewe camera obscura en die Botswana-gebore beeldhouer Kelebogile Marope, wat die 2026 FNB-kunsprys gewen het. Die uitstalling het ook “Women’s March to […]
# The 19th FNB Art Joburg concludes today at Sandton Convention Centre, with more than 100 artists, galleries and exhibitors across eight curated sections represented. Highlights include George Mahashe’s interactive camera obscura and Botswana-born sculptor Kelebogile Marope, winner of the 2026 FNB Art Prize. The fair featured “Women’s March to Freedom”, an exhibition revisiting women’s […]
# A new political movement, the African Cultural Identity Movement, or ACIM, has officially been launched in Botshabelo in the Free State. ACIM spokesperson Thato Khoathela says the movement was formed to address challenges facing African communities, with a focus on restoring African identity and culture. He says ACIM wants Africans to play a greater […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema has vowed to write off municipal debt owed by poor residents if the party takes control of Mbombela in Mpumalanga. Malema was speaking at the EFF’s Mpumalanga provincial manifesto launch in eMalahleni, ahead of the 4 November local government elections, where he criticised ANC officials leadership. He said that the […]
# The family of murdered Inkatha Freedom Party candidate councillor Lucky Sokhela is living in fear following his shooting in KwaSwayimani, KwaZulu-Natal. Sokhela, a Ward Eight candidate in Mshwathi Municipality, was allegedly followed into his home and shot dead on Tuesday. He is the second IFP councillor killed within a week after Khethelo Mdluli, candidate […]
# Die minister van Basiese Onderwys, Siviwe Gwarube, sê haar departement werk daaraan om die administratiewe las op skoolhoofde en onderwysers te verminder terwyl hulle in geletterdheid en syfervaardigheid belê. Gwarube het tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Skoolhoofde se nasionale konferensie in Polokwane, Limpopo, beklemtoon dat hervormings leeruitkomste moet prioritiseer. Die minister sê sterk skoolleierskap […]
