City of Tshwane vehicles and technicians are seen at a Koedoespoort substation in Pretoria on 02 January 2026. Power has been restored in East Lynne in Pretoria. Residents there say they have been without electricity for a fortnight. The prolonged outage followed after a fire at the Koedoespoort substation. Residents and business owners in the area say the situation…
Raging veld fire. The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Fire and Emergency Department has warned the public about the reignition of a wildfire on the N2 near Van Stadens, just outside Gqeberha, that was previously brought under control on Tuesday. Strong winds appear to be the cause of the fire that is spreading towards Van Stadens. Four firefighting vehicles…
Matric results in a newspaper. The Department of Basic Education says the 2025 matric results will be published in accredited newspapers next week Tuesday. It says the results will appear using examination numbers only, with no names or ID numbers of learners to protect their personal information. This approach follows a 2022 court order which the department…
City Power offices in Johannesburg. City Power has extended the deadline for converting non-vending prepaid residential customers to post-paid billing, giving affected households more time to comply. The process, which was due to end in December 2025, will now run until the 30th of June 2026. City Power Spokesperson Isaac Mangena says the extension aims to help customers regularise their…
An inspector checks cattle for foot and mouth disease. The impact of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) for stock farmers in the Eastern Cape continues. The disease was detected again in Keiskammahoek, in December last year, after it was contained in the Humansdorp area over the previous 12 months. Suspected cases were also noted in Bizana and…
A house destroyed by the fire in Mossel Bay Municipality in the Western Cape. The Mossel Bay Municipality in the Western Cape says the fire that has been raging has been contained in some areas, including the northern flank in Aalwyndal, the eastern flank in Island View and the southern flank on the N2. However,…
A privately-owned boat caught fire on Island Lake The Island Lake boat launch site in the Wilderness Section of the Garden Route National Park has been closed to the public after a boat fire on Monday, the park confirmed in a statement. The statement reports that a privately owned boat belonging to a guest caught…
A protestor holds a placard at a march against human trafficking. A 47-year-old man arrested on suspicion of human trafficking will appear in the Booysens Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Thursday. The suspect, who is a foreign national, was arrested in the CBD on Tuesday after police intercepted a vehicle and rescued two teenage boys…
Incoming National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Jan Lekgoa Mothibi. President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Jan Lekgoa Mothibi as the new National Director of Public Prosecutions, replacing Advocate Shamila Batohi whose term is coming to an end. The appointment will be effective from the 1st of February 2026. Adv. Mothibi, who is currently the…
SACP General-Secretary, Solly Mapaila speaking at an event. The South African Communist Party (SACP) has announced plans to march to the US Embassy in Pretoria on Thursday in solidarity with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The couple is facing a narco-terrorism conspiracy charge as well as drugs and weapons charges in…
