A man is seen walking at an informal settlement located next to Lenasia, south of Johannesburg on May 30, 2018. The Gauteng Infrastructure Department is in a court battle with some residents of Diepkloof, Soweto, who have unlawfully occupied the Bagomane Primary School. The school closed down in the early 2000s due to low learner…
Water running from a tap Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says while the second phase of the Klipdrift Water Treatment Plant has been completed, clean water may still take weeks to reach taps in some Hammanskraal areas due to ongoing flushing processes. The plant, which is a temporary intervention while a R450m upgrade of…
OUTA’s Wayne Duvenage The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has called for the implementation of conflict of interest audits across government departments. This comes amid the arrest of the head of Crime Intelligence Dumisani Khumalo and other senior officials. Khumalo and his co-accused are facing charges of fraud and corruption relating to the appointment of…
An evening of celebration, reflection, and recognition took place in Melrose, Johannesburg, as South Africa’s leading journalists gathered for the 2025 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards on Saturday. The prestigious event honours outstanding achievements in both print and broadcast media, shining a spotlight on the courage, integrity, and dedication that define the country’s media landscape….
Defending champions of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Banyana Banyana, have resumed their preparations to successfully defend their continental title following the impasse over monies owed to them by the South African Football Association. Coach Desiree Ellis and her players returned to the pitch on Saturday afternoon and played a training match against Benin…
Water running from a tap. Bulk water supplier Rand Water has announced that its latest round of planned maintenance work in Gauteng will commence on Monday and is expected to continue until Thursday, July 18. Rand Water says the maintenance will be carried out in phases and will not involve a continuous 18-day shutdown. Residents…
[File photo] The OPEC logo Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers, including Russia projects rising global demand especially in the summer months, in comments suggesting the bloc may continue with large output hikes. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, led by Russia, shocked…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has dismissed reports of the impending arrest of National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola over alleged irregularities involving police property acquisitions. This comes as Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo and others face an investigation into the alleged looting of the unit’s controversial slush fund, worth…
Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa speaks at the 1998 White Paper on Local Government high-level dialogue in Midrand on 23 June 2025. The public has until tomorrow to submit comments on the review of the 1998 White Paper on Local Government. The review is aimed at modernising the 1998 White Paper, to address current challenges…
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton during qualifying Lewis Hamilton hailed a ‘world class’ performance by Ferrari in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday after Charles Leclerc took second place on the starting grid and he followed up in fourth. The session equalled Ferrari’s best of the season in Monaco, even if Leclerc was still more than half a second…
