Droplets of water from a tap. Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says government is exploring a range of measures to alleviate the country’s water crisis. She elaborated on the measures while visiting the Lower Umkhomazi Water Project on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. She says government will focus mostly on people who have no water…
File: Rain drops hitting the roof of a house. The City of Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services says it is on high alert following heavy downpours that affected parts of the metro over the weekend and into Monday morning. While no life-threatening incidents have been reported so far, emergency teams remain on standby to…
Global reaction to US, Israel attacks on Iran. A South African father is pleading for urgent government intervention as tensions escalate in the Middle East following attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran and the latter’s retaliation. Syed Abdullah Husseini says he has not been able to contact his daughter, who lives in…
Smoke rises after the state news agency reported a missile attack on the service center of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Manama, Bahrain on February 28, 2026. The Iranian embassy in South Africa has committed to working together with the Department of International Relations and…
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi speaking at an event. On Monday, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi will lead the national launch of the 30-year anniversary of South Africa’s Constitution at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. In a statement, the justice ministry says the programme symbolises three decades of…
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips in action. New Zealand reached the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after Pakistan crashed out despite a five-run victory against already-eliminated Sri Lanka in a Group Two Super Eights match in Pallekele on Saturday. An inferior net run rate meant Pakistan had to win big against Sri Lanka in order to pip…
Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran on February 28, 2026. The South African government has urged all its citizens currently in the Middle East Region to contact the respective embassies accredited to their countries of residence to ensure that they are registered with and…
The Democratic Alliance’s provincial leader, in the Eastern Cape, Andrew Whitfield The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape has retained its provincial leader and chairperson at its provincial conference in Gqeberha. The provincial leader, Andrew Whitfield and Yussuf Cassim, as chair, were re-elected unopposed. The DA’s focus now shifts to the next election cycle,…
Eskom offices The Mpumalanga Executive Council has issued a directive to all municipalities owing Eskom to repay their debt. Municipalities such as Govan Mbeki, Emalahleni and Thaba Chweu are owing millions of rands for electricity. Eskom has threatened to switch-off electricity for those municipalities failing to service their debt. Executive council spokesperson Thulasizwe Thomo says they are also encouraging communities to pay rates…
Ayatollah Khamenei says that U.S. sanctions imposed in a row over its nuclear programme would not make Iran yield. The African National Congress (ANC) has condemned the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday in a joint US-Israeli military strike. The joint attack on Iran has escalated tensions in the Middle East,…
