Voters are seen at a polling station. The Independent Electoral Commission in Limpopo is conducting a by-election at ward 13, Seshego, Polokwane. The provincial electoral officer, Nkaro Mateta, says the voting stations opened at seven in the morning and will close at 9 pm in the evening. The ward became vacant after an Economic Freedom…
Civil society organisation, Black Sash, has accused the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) of human rights violations following the implementation of a review process on grant recipients. The agency’s review process, which was introduced in April, is meant to verify the eligibility of grant recipients and combat fraud. The organisation says, despite claims from SASSA’s…
Phone with social media apps Social media law expert, Emma Sadleir has urged parents to monitor their children’s activities on social media platforms, particularly on WhatsApp. This after the Gauteng High Court, on Monday, ordered Meta platforms, to shut down anonymous Instagram accounts and WhatsApp channels distributing graphic child pornography involving South African schoolchildren. Sadleir,…
Employees work on a production line manufacturing tools B20 Head of Secretariat in South Africa, Anthony Costa has emphasised the need for a predictable and rules-based international trading system, as new tariff policies continue to reshape the global trade landscape. Costa has acknowledged that while institutions like the World Trade Organisation are in need of…
Officials at a non-paying establishment City Power says businesses in and around Johannesburg owe over R60 billion. The electricity entity has urged customers and businesses owners to come forward and make payment arrangements. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says they embarked on a revenue collection drive in Braamfontein today and disconnected defaulting businesses and residential…
President Cyril Ramaphosa in the National Assembly President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is important to get to the bottom of claims made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and this is why he has appointed a judicial commission of inquiry. Mkhwanazi alleged that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is affiliated to persons linked to criminal activities…
Minister Gayton McKenzie tabling his budget Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie tabled his budget in the National Assembly in Cape Town this morning. While there were several rejections to his proposals from opposition parties, all members agreed that sports, arts and culture are an integral part of the country’s social fabric. Banyana…
Court hearing The Kimberley Magistrate’s Court has postponed the case of nine suspects linked to a R51-million tender awarded during the construction of the Northern Cape mental hospital. Legal representatives of former MEC of Transport, Roads and Public Works, John Block, his former HOD, Patience Mokhali, and businessman, Tshegolekae Motaung, who were arrested in May…
Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko addressed the post-budget briefing at the Provincial Legislature on July 16, 2025. The Gauteng Health Department says its R67 billion budget allocation for the 2025/26 financial year will be used to strengthen services, improve infrastructure, and address priority health needs across the province. This was announced this morning during a…
Limpopo Transport authorities say the R71 at Magoebaskloof, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo, has been closed to traffic following a gas truck explosion earlier this morning. The explosion has caused veld fires in the Magoebaskloof area. The truck was travelling from Polokwane to Tzaneen. A truck driver has been hospitalised with minor injuries. Department spokesperson Matome…
