A Joburg Water maintenance team is seen at the Yeoville water pipeline in Johannesburg after an issue was reported on 08 July 2025. Johannesburg Water says it has invested at least R1.75 billion for the current financial year to reduce high water demand across the city, including the refurbishment of leaking reservoirs. This comes after…
Two Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) trainee candidates have died during selection programme training exercises on separate occasions. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says 24-year-old Michael Nyambi died on the 29th of August after becoming ill from heat exhaustion while participating in a fitness programme. 26-year-old Zwelethu Tekete died on Monday, 1 September. Fihla explains, “Marvellous…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile at the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality, in the Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape ahead of the Land Reform Outreach Programme on September 4, 2025. Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called on farmers to negotiate with government so that land is made accessible to more people through the land reform program. Mashatile visited…
Metal coils are seen at a steel plant The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SIEFSA) says production in this sector fell by 1.4% last year, reversing the small growth it had in 2023. It says with the US tariff hikes, the sector could suffer another loss. Marketing and communications executive at the…
Kroonstad Magistrates Court, Free State. Where a bail hearing is underway. An 80-year-old farmer and his 16-year-old grandson are alleged to have murdered a 25-year-old man. The state has submitted that it is not in the interest of justice for the court to grant bail to an 80-year-old Free State man, accused of being involved…
EFF leader Julius Malema delivers a political address to members of the party during the Ekurhuleni North 1st Sub-Regional People’s Assembly in the East Rand on 30 August 2025. AfriForum and the Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI) have requested that countries worldwide impose targeted sanctions against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema. The organisations say that the latest…
FILE | Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection Shadrack Sibiya. Parliament’s ad hoc committee looking into corruption allegations against law enforcement agencies has denied the Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection Shadrack Sibiya’s announcement that he will appear before it. The committee was established to look into threats to national security, following allegations…
FILE | Image of gavel and credit cards. The South African Union of Students (SAUS) has expressed concern about the proposed amendments to the National Credit Act, saying the situation will worsen unemployment among the youth. The Trade, Industry and Competition Department has suggested a provision that will allow credit bureaus to record education-related debt,…
Major-General Shadrack Sibiya. The issue of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Political Killings Task Team dockets has come up in the High Court in Pretoria, where Major-General Shadrack Sibiya is challenging his suspension. The South African Police Services has clarified that the original dockets will remain with the KZN Political Killings Task Team, while copies will be…
Major-General Shadrack Sibiya. The issue of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Political Killings Task Team dockets has come up in the High Court in Pretoria, where Major-General Shadrack Sibiya is challenging his suspension. The South African Police Services has clarified that the original dockets will remain with the KZN Political Killings Task Team, while copies will be…
