Residents fill up water buckets. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has tabled a 10-point plan at a Local Government Indaba in Johannesburg. The meeting is aimed at improving the local government sector and bring confidence to this sphere of government, that’s struggling to render much needed services to communities. The two-day…
Chief Albert Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge’s family attend the re-opening of the inquests into their deaths at the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal on April 14, 2025. The inquest into the death of human rights lawyer and ANC activist Mlungisi Griffiths Mxenge is expected to resume in the Pietermaritzburg High Court this week. Mxenge was…
Children queuing for food. The Chairperson of Parliament’s Social Development Portfolio Committee, Bridget Masango, has called on government to fix systemic inefficiencies and poor governance that affect the country’s social development. The official launch of Social Development Month is underway at the Brixton Multi-Purpose Centre in Johannesburg. The Deputy Minister of Social Development, Mr Ganief…
A medical professional works in a laboratory. The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has suspended all professional and bilateral relations with the Israeli Medical Association (IMA). SAMA says in a statement that the IMA should be barred from the World Medical Association. The association says this follows concerns about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza…
ANC NEC member Senzo Mchunu is delivering a memorial lecture at KwaSokhulu, near Richards Bay, in the ANC’s Musa Dladla region, to commemorate comrades Simon Msweli and Mike Mthethwa who died in police custody in 1992. LIVE | Simon Msweli and Mike Mthethwa memorial lecture
Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa handed over gas stoves to 5 schools, in Mpumalanga The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has encouraged households to consider using gas stoves and heaters. He officially handed over gas stoves to five schools and a gas refilling kiosk in KwaZamokuhle Township in Hendrina, Mpumalanga….
[File Photo]: Goats, as livestock are susceptible to stock theft in rural SA. Police have arrest four suspects in separate incidents involving the possession of suspected stolen livestock or produce in the Pixley Ka Seme District of the Northern Cape. #sapsNC 4 Suspects were arrested in two separate incidents today for possession of suspected stolen…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula addresses a media briefing on the outcomes of the National Working Committee on 02 October 2025. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party’s councillors must be rooted in their communities and committed to running clean and accountable local governments. The party is holding its special National Executive Committee…
Handcuff and a gavel in court. Six suspects, aged between 19 and 59 years-old, have been arrested in Newscom near Pienaar in Mpumalanga for allegedly taking part in a mob justice incident where a 53-year-old man was fatally assaulted. The man was previously accused of attempting to rape a 23-year-old mute woman. A video of…
Xolani Khumalo is the ActionSA mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni The presenter of the reality television show Sizok’thola, Xolani Khumalo, has been announced as ActionSA candidate for Mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni for the 2026 Local Government Elections. The announcement was made by ActionSA President Herman Mashaba on Saturday. Khumalo says job creation is important…
