The offices of the Mafube Local Municipality in the Free State. Employees of the Mafube Municipality in the Free State are likely to have a bleak Christmas as they have not received salaries for three months. National Treasury has withheld the municipality’s equitable share due to non-compliance with financial requirements. Workers held a protest outside the municipal offices on Thursday, demanding…
Border Management Authority intercepts alleged human tracking operation. The Border Management Authority (BMA) has disrupted a suspected human trafficking operation at OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park. Acting BMA Commissioner Jane Thupana has confirmed that 14 Ethiopians and 16 Bangladeshis have been intercepted by BMA immigration and border law enforcement teams at the airport….
Manchester City’s Nico O’Reilly celebrates scoring their first goal. Nico O’Reilly’s opportunistic strike and Erling Haaland’s penalty helped Manchester City to fight back to beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a tense Champions League contest at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. Rodrygo opened the scoring with a low shot from a counter in the 28th minute,…
The Advisory Panel tasked with interviewing candidates for NDPP job. The Advisory Panel tasked with interviewing candidates vying for the top job of National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) has heard that there is a “skills catastrophe” in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). This was a sentiment shared by one of the candidates on day…
StatsSA release the Poverty Trends in SA Report Government welcomes the latest Poverty Trends in South Africa report released by Statistics South Africa, which shows a significant decline in poverty levels over the past 17 years. The findings mark an important step forward in the country’s ongoing efforts to reduce poverty, improve living conditions, and…
[Fille photo] Between April and July of this year, a staggering 117 girls aged 10 to 14 gave birth in the Eastern Cape. During the same period, just under 5 000 teenagers between 15 and 19 delivered babies in public hospitals in the province. These figures highlight a deepening child pregnancy crisis in the province;…
An exam paper The National Professional Teachers’ Organisation (NAPTOSA) says the manner in which the seven 2025 examination papers were leaked raises concerns about the level of security at the Department of Basic Education (DBE). This after the department revealed that investigations indicate that the question papers were shared through a USB device. The breach…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the concluding remarks of the 5th National General Council in Boksburg, East Rand on December 11, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says party members who are stepping aside voluntarily should be applauded. He was delivering the closing address at the ANC’s National General Council (NGC) in Boksburg,…
Dr Phophi Ramathuba. Amid escalating tensions within the tripartite alliance, friction between the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) has sparked debate over the future of Communist Party members deployed in government by the ANC. With the SACP set to contest the upcoming municipal elections independently, questions have emerged about…
An illegal mining site in North West. Bapong community members in the North West province say they are living in fear following the discovery of illegal mining operations in the area. The illegal activities have caused dangerous holes filled with water near their homes, raising serious safety concerns. Community members say the situation has become…
