Emfuleni Local Municipality Mayor Sipho Radebe. Emfuleni Local Municipality Executive Mayor in Gauteng, Sipho Radebe, has written to African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, seeking intervention after the party’s regional office bearers of the Sedibeng Region asked him to resign. In a letter dated 10 February 2026, Radebe says he was asked to step down over ongoing…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi speaking at a government event. Rise Mzansi and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have hit out at Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lefusi for his controversial comments amid the water provision crisis in Gauteng. Lesufi made headlines for all the wrong reasons for saying that, as politicians, they experienced the same problems of…
The FNB Stadium in Soweto where the Soweto Derby will be taking place on 28 February. Tickets for the highly anticipated Soweto Derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at the 90 000 capacity FNB stadium on 28 February have sold out in record time. Demand was overwhelming, with online tickets snapped up in less…
Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa of South Africa’s Orlando Pirates is beaten by a goal made by Mohamed Aboutrika of Egypt’s Al Ahli during the first leg of their African Champions League final soccer match at Orlando Stadium in Soweto November 2, 2013. Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial Bongani Ntanzi says he rejected a…
Dark thunder clouds during a stormy day. The eThekwini Municipality is on high alert following the level 4 weather warning for thunderstorms across KwaZulu-Natal. The South African Weather Service has issued an alert for severe widespread showers and intense thunderstorms, with conditions likely to include heavy downpours, excessive lightning, strong damaging winds, and hail. The…
Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi EFF Spokesperson Sinawo Tambo says there is no conversation within the party about bringing Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi back. This follows recent remarks by the leader of the party, Julius Malema, in which he applauded Ndlozi for not having joined any other party and for how he’s conducted himself since leaving the party, saying…
Cape Town City Centre Western Cape students have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to use his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to highlight their conditions and create job opportunities. Ramaphosa will be addressing the nation on Thursday evening in a joint sitting of Parliament at the Cape Town City Hall. One of the students,…
French luxury group Hermes Executive Chairman Axel Dumas Hermes CEO Axel Dumas said he resisted multiple attempts by Jeffrey Epstein to meet with him, saying he believed he was a target of the financier who was a “financial predator” and approached the company in the middle of a takeover battle. “I think we were a…
SONA 2026 campaign aimed at wearing local pictured outside the Cape Town City Hall on 12 February 2026. Parliament will host a media briefing Thursday afternoon to outline logistics, security and broadcasting arrangements for the evening’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). This includes accreditation processes, access points and media positions for the duration of…
Residents are seen walking on a road submerged in water after heavy rains in Dindela village in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga in this image captured on 19 January 2026. Residents of Shatale in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, are hoping to hear how government will assist families severely affected by recent floods in their area. The Bushbuckridge Municipality is among the municipalities affected by…
