# Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, says his department has recorded a 61-percent reduction in working hours lost to system downtime, marking a significant improvement in the reliability of services. Total working time lost to “system offline” incidents dropped from 35-thousand-426 hours in 2024/2025 to 13-thousand-867 hours in 2025/2-26. Schreiber says the improvement can […]
The headlines of the leading newspapers on 11 August 2026: NATIONAL: # Business Day: Reports the minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, wants to challenge the ruling in the High Court in Pretoria that blocks the construction of new coal-fired power stations. The reason for the decision in 2024 was that the government did […]
Die hooftrekke uit die belangrikste nuusblaaie soos op 11 Augustus 2026: NASIONAAL: # Business Day: Berig die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, wil die uitspraak in die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria wat die bou van nuwe steenkoolkragstasies keer, uitdaag. Die rede vir die beslissing in 2024 was dat die regering nie voldoende omgewingstudies gedoen […]
# The Presidency has confirmed that president Cyril Ramaphosa has met with the family of the late South African‑born Captain Daniel Perez, following the intervention by government in facilitating the release of his remains by militant group Hamas. Perez was taken hostage and killed by Hamas during the 7 October 2023 attacks in Israel. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, […]
# Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has urged residents and communities affected by severe winter weather in parts of the country to exercise extreme caution and prioritise their safety. The current weather conditions are associated with a cut-off low and a ridging high-pressure system. The mountainous areas of the Eastern Cape, […]
# Die misdaadontleder, Chris de Kock, sê die National Coloured Congress-leier, Fadiel Adams, se getuienis vandag voor die Madlanga-kommissie is baie belangrik. Hy sal na verwagting moeilike vrae moet antwoord oor die ongemagtigde bekendmaking van geklassifiseerde staatsdokumente. Daar is ook bewerings teen hom dat owerhede aanvegbare inligting van hom gebruik het om senior beamptes van […]
# Crime analyst, Chris de Kock, says National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams’ testimony at the Madlanga Commission today will be very critical. He is expected to face tough questioning about the unauthorised disclosure of classified state documents. Adams is also facing allegations that authorities used questionable information from him to pursue investigations against senior […]
# The GOOD Party says National Treasury’s decision to appeal a court ruling ordering government to increase and expand access to the Social Relief of Distress Grant is disgraceful. Treasury estimates that implementing the ruling by the High Court in Pretoria to widen access to the SRD grant could cost government an extra 93.5-billion-rand a […]
# The Forum for South Africa has expressed concern at allegations that confidential Crime Intelligence information may have been shared with Members of Parliament. State Advocate Drushantha Ramsamy of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption claimed at the Madlanga Commission that ActionSA’s Dereleen James received top-secret Crime Intelligence documents passed under the door of her parliamentary […]
