[FILE IMAGE]: Food parcels. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng says it’s tabling a motion in the provincial legislature to debate a proposal to reverse the centralisation of the food parcel distribution to community-based non-profit organisations and regional food banks. The party’s shadow MEC for Social Development, Refiloe Nt’sekhe, says this follows the revelation by…
DA’s Helen Zille speaking in Soweto where the party as its choice for JHB mayor, 20 September 2025. Former Western Cape Premier and Democratic Alliance (DA) Johannesburg mayoral candidate, Helen Zille has called on Johannesburg residents to vote for change in the 2026 local government elections. She was speaking in Soweto, where the DA announced…
Chemicals found used at drug manufacturing laboratory in Volkrust, Mpumalanga. Police are still hunting for two alleged Nigerian nationals believed to be part of an illegal drug manufacturing operation in Volksrust, Mpumalanga. The clandestine drug lab, which was producing crystal meth worth over R350 million, was shut down by police on Friday following a tip-off…
The Japanese national flag waves at the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo Asian shares are set to end a big central week in positive territory, buoyed by hopes of more monetary stimulus around the world, while the Nikkei notched a record aided by expectations the Bank of Japan would again skip a rate hike….
Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC says service delivery needs to be ramped up. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula has urged discipline and unity among Johannesburg councillors ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. [WATCH] We have acknowledged where there’s shortcomings with ANC councillors, and many of them have been engaged on…
Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC says service delivery needs to be ramped up. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula has urged discipline and unity among Johannesburg councillors ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. [WATCH] We have acknowledged where there’s shortcomings with ANC councillors, and many of them have been engaged on…
Former rugby fullback, Bevin Fortuin. The funeral service of the late Cheetahs and Boks fullback, Bevin Fortuin, will take place in Blanco, George, in the Western Cape on Saturday He died last week at the age of 46 following a heart attack. Fortuin was instrumental in the Cheetahs’ success in the Currie Cup. At the…
A drop of water coming out of a tap. Amathole District Municipality Spokesperson, Sisa Msiwa, says while a long-term solution is in the pipeline, the provision of water is temporarily hampered by the huge demand in the local municipality. [IN THE NEWS] Dr. BJ Mthembu, the Municipal Manager of the Amathole District Municipality, had an…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson speaking in Parliament. Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has welcomed the blacklisting of 40 contractors by the department’s entity, the Construction Industry Development Board. The minister says the move by the CID delivers on his promise to act against non-performance and corruption. McPherson says…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has praised Johannesburg councillors for what he calls their “thankless job” of delivering services on the ground. Speaking at the party’s regional councillor report-back meeting in the south of Johannesburg, Mbalula said councillors remain the first point of call for communities and must remain visible in addressing…
