Mayor says City of Joburg has master plan to resolve water crisis
FILE | Residents of Westbury, Coronationville, Newlands and surrounding communities block roads with burning tyres,…
Mayor says City of Joburg has master plan to resolve water crisis
FILE | Residents of Westbury, Coronationville, Newlands and surrounding communities block roads with burning tyres, rocks and branches during a protest over water shortage in Johannesburg Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says they are doing everything possible to restore water in affected areas amid decaying infrastructure. Some residents have endured prolonged water outages, sparking violent protests…
Mbalula admits service delivery in Joburg is not up to scratch
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has admitted that service delivery in the City of Johannesburg could be better. Mbalula’s comments come as residents in and around Johannesburg have been battling water shortages under the mayorship of Dada Morero. Speaking to SABC News at the FNB stadium ahead of the ANC’s roll call…
EFF proposes automatic voter registration at age 16
The ID scanning device, also called the zip-zip machine is used to confirm the registration status of a voter. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has tabled a private member’s bill in Parliament to amend the Electoral Act of 1998. The proposed legislation aims to automatically register all South African citizens on the national voters’ roll…
Money stolen at Phala Phala from sale of 20 buffalo: State witness
[FILE IMAGE]: Phala Phala farm accused, Imanuwela David, Froliana and Ndilinasho Joseph, appear at the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court, December 8, 2023. The millions of rand in foreign currency that were stolen at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm, were from the sale of 20 buffalo. This is the evidence of the state witness, who was…
Ramaphosa to introduce service delivery plan to ANC councillors
African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the Special ANC NEC meeting in Boksburg, East Rand on September 14, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa will introduce the Service Delivery Action Plan to thousands of his party’s councillors at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg on Monday morning. Adopted by the ANC’s Special…
Joburg working to tackle pipe leaks, illegal water connections: Mayor
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero briefing media on the city’s water challenges, 15 September 2025. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says they are working around the clock to address widespread pipe leaks and illegal water connections in Johannesburg as part of urgent interventions to improve water supply in severely affected communities. Morero was speaking during a media…
SA’s Hatherley defends UCI World Mountain Bike Championship title
UCI World Mountain Bike Champion Allan Hatherley South Africa’s Allan Hatherley has become the fourth rider ever to successfully defend his UCI World Mountain Bike Championship title by winning gold at Crans-Montana in Switzerland. The 24-year-old Durban-born rider dominated the men’s elite race, taking the lead on the second lap. Hatherley completed the eight laps…
Two people gunned down in Gugulethu
Police seen at the shooting incident in Kraaifontein in Cape Town on 14 September 2025. Two people were shot dead and three others injured in a mass shooting incident at the Europe Informal Settlement in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats on Sunday night. Western Cape Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says a man and a woman…
ANC lays groundwork for 2026, vows to improve councillor selection
With elections just over a year away, African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa is urging party members to ensure their selection process for councillors in the 2026 local elections produces impeccable and capable public representatives. The ANC leader was speaking at the opening of their Special NEC underway in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, on…
E-hailing service officially recognised as legal public transport
E-hailing drivers pickup zone. The Department of Transport has gazetted the National Land Transport Amendment Act (NLTAA). This means that e-hailing services like Uber and Bolt are now officially recognised as legal forms of public transport. Taxi Body South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) has argued that the delay in implementing the NLTAA created unfair…
