Fuel pumps at a fuel station. The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) says it is worried that the latest fuel price increases will chase commuters away from using their services. Santaco has increased transport fares for local and long-distance travel from the beginning of this month. This was informed by the April fuel price hike….
Residents of Steelpoort say a newly constructed bridge has improved mobility and safety in the area. Residents of Steelpoort in Limpopo say a newly constructed bridge has improved mobility and safety in the area. The community previously relied on a narrow single-lane bridge, which residents say created difficulties for motorists and pedestrians. Minister of Mineral…
The TRC Cases Inquiry, probing alleged efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators, is taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg.
President Cyril Ramaphosa Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, says he will write to National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, immediately to request her to immediately establish an impeachment committee in the Phala Phala matter. This comes after the Chief Justice Mandisa Maya ruled in favour of the EFF in the case. Maya says Parliament…
On 6 May 2026, the IEC, in partnership with the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa – EISA, launched the first issue… The Electoral Commission of South Africa says its newly launched journal on African elections aims to improve public understanding of political funding and its impact on democratic governance. The commission launched the…
President Ramaphosa and the Phala Phala farm. The Constitutional Court announced on Tuesday that it will deliver its long-awaited judgment in the Phala Phala farm robbery case on Friday, 8 May 2026. The ruling follows a legal challenge by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African Transformation Movement (ATM) after the National Assembly refused…
The Constitutional Court has ruled that Parliament acted unlawfully in blocking a proposed impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala farm theft case. The Chief Justice Mandisa Maya ruled that Parliament acted unlawfully in 2022 when it voted to reject an independent panel’s report that had recommended an impeachment inquiry into President…
DA Mayoral Candidate Khathutshelo Rasilingwane wants a probe with the Public Protector to investigate the corruption allegations involving millions in public funds in Ekurhuleni. The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s mayoral candidate in Ekurhuleni, Khathutshelo Rasilingwane, is at the Public Protector’s offices in Pretoria to formally submit a complaint over alleged corruption within the City of Ekurhuleni….
President Cyril Ramaphosa, on a working visit to the Republic of Zimbabwe for an engagement with his Zimbabwean counterpart, President Emmerson Mnangangwa, to discuss issues of mutual and bilateral interests. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will submit parliamentary questions to determine whether public funds were used for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent visit to Emmerson…
DHL Stormers players on the field The Stormers will kick-off the penultimate round of the United Rugby Championship (URC), on Friday with a tricky assignment in Belfast against Ulster. The Capetonians plan to use their forward dominance to defend their number one ranking with just two rounds until the quarter-finals. The top of the table…
