Tap water. The escalation of South Africa’s water crisis to the level of a national disaster is expected to be one of the key highlights of the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA). In an election year, the fact that many municipalities are unable to provide their communities with adequate water supplies is likely…
[File Image] A scene where three suspects were shot dead in Inanda has been cordon off. Four suspects have been killed in a shootout with police at Amadikwe informal settlement in Inanda, north of Durban. The incident took place late Tuesday night. Police say that the four men were wanted in connection with cases of…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Head of Legal Unit, Advocate Kemi Behari testifies at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Suspended Ekurhuleni Head of Legal Unit, Advocate Kemi Behari, has testified at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that he did not recommend that another internal investigation be conducted against suspended EMPD Deputy Police Chief Julius Mkhwanazi. He told the…
DJ Sbu, Entrepreneur and Radio Personality Radio, TV personality and entrepreneur Sbusiso Leope, commonly known as DJ Sbu, has denied corruption allegations made against him by the suspended Head of Legal and Risk Services at the City of Ekurhuleni, Advocate Kemi Behari, at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday. Advocate Kemi Behari accused DJ…
Legal Head Adv. Kemi Behari. Madlanga Commissioner Advocate Sesi Baloyi has raised issue with Ekurhuleni’s legal head Advocate Kemi Behari not implementing IPID’s recommendations that former EMPD deputy chief, Julius Mkhwanazi be disciplined. Behari sent two letters a day apart to the Ekurhuleni MMC of Safety relating to IPID’s findings against Mkhwanazi. The first letter…
The leader of the March and March movement, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma Civic Movement, March and March has again called on the government to declare a state of emergency in response to illegal immigration in the country. The movement has expressed concern about Zama Zamas infiltrating various communities and endangering the lives of residents. Last month, about 500 residents…
Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan’s appearance before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. Paul O’Sullivan‘s qualifications have come under scrutiny at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating criminality in the country’s criminal justice system. O’Sullivan had spent the bulk of his testimony in parliament, relating his role in exposing corruption and helping in crime prevention activities as a police…
Scholar transport vehicles. Gauteng Department of Education says they have reached an amicable agreement with scholar bus transport providers, and full operations are set to resume next Monday. The two parties were at loggerheads after some service providers were not paid for three months. Bus operators had halted their services and school children were left stranded, leading to frustrated parents blockading…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile speaking in Cape Town at the round table for the Presidential Youth Engagement. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says he is optimistic that over the next three years, government programmes targeting youth unemployment will double the number of employed young people. Mashatile was speaking in Cape Town at the roundtable for the…
Bricks are seen at the the Princess Plot Housing Development project in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg on 10 February 2026. The Department of Human Settlements in Gauteng says Phase 1 of the Princess Plot Housing Development project in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, has been completed, and formal housing will be delivered to qualifying beneficiaries. Residents…
