Residents in parts of NMB continue to face ongoing water outages
Residents collect water from a tanker. Residents in the Western suburbs and parts of the…
Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer shows improved trade within the continent
Container ships wait to load and offload goods in port during a 21-day nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cape Town, South Africa, April 17, 2020. The Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer shows improved trade within the continent. That’s despite the continent’s trade deficit of about 39 billion US…
Residents in parts of NMB continue to face ongoing water outages
Residents collect water from a tanker. Residents in the Western suburbs and parts of the Northern areas of Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) in the Eastern Cape, are continuing to face ongoing water outages, leaving many households without reliable access to water for the past two weeks. Bonke Mvimbi says the intermittent supply has disrupted daily…
NSFAS to release student accommodation funding next week
Student working on a laptop The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has promised to release the first accommodation funding for 2026 next week Friday. Some student accommodation providers have expressed frustration with delays in payments for students they are housing. Some of the landlords also want the financial aid scheme to pay their historical…
Four missing after bakkie swept away by floodwaters in Msinga, KZN
A low-lying bridge almost submerged by flood waters Four people are missing after a bakkie was swept away by flood water when the driver tried to cross a low bridge in the Msinga area in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday night. The provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) says there were eight people in…
Wet weather to persist in Gauteng into the weekend
Person walks with umbrella in the rain The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says residents in Gauteng should prepare for cloudy conditions with widespread showers and thundershowers the whole of Friday, with an 80% chance of rain across the province. South African Weather Service senior forecaster Tokelo Chiloane says the wet weather is expected to…
Poor design, unqualified contractors linked to building collapses: Industry body
Emergency crews assess the structural damage after the multi-storey building gave way in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg. South Africa’s largest construction industry body, Master Builders South Africa, has highlighted poor design and unqualified contractors as some of the leading causes of building collapses. This follows Monday’s collapse at Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, where a concrete…
Lekota will be honoured with Category 2 funeral next Saturday
Former COPE leader and Free State premier, Mosiuoa Lekota Former Congress of the People (COPE) Leader, Mosioua Lekota, will be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 2 next Saturday. President Cyril Ramaphosa has also ordered that flags be flown at half-mast at all flag stations from Saturday until the day of his burial. Lekota…
Two Kuruman men sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a girl
[File] Court gavel The Mothibistad Regional Court sitting in Kuruman in the Northern Cape has sentenced two men to 20 years each for the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl. During the trial, the court heard that, on 21 April 2019, the two accused, aged 32 and 37, had repeatedly raped a minor in Dithakong…
Ramaphosa says won’t oppose Khampepe’s removal from TRC Inquiry
File: Retired Justice Sisi Khampepe chairs the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Commission of Inquiry on November 10, 2025. President Cyril Ramaphosa, in papers before the High Court in Johannesburg, says he does not object to the court ordering the removal of Retired Justice Sisi Khampepe as TRC Inquiry Chairperson. JUST IN: Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa…
EFF welcomes High Court decision on VAT rate authority
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have welcomed a ruling by the Western Cape High Court, which found that only Parliament can change South Africa’s VAT rate. The court has given Parliament 24 months to amend the law. The decison overturns Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s attempt to raise VAT, delcaring the relevant section of the…
