Emfuleni reportedly spends almost R700 mln on employee overtime

Emfuleni Local Municipality offices in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. The embattled Emfuleni Local Municipality in the Vaal, south of Johannesburg, has reportedly spent almost R700 million on employee overtime. This was revealed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in its response to questions from the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. The municipality is battling refuse removal,…

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Mahlobo blames SA’s water woes on negligence

Minister David Mahlobo addresses the 2026 Unisa Water Imbizo in Roodepoort, Johannesburg. Water and Sanitation Deputy Minster, David Mahlobo, has agreed that years of negligence are the root cause of South Africa’s water crisis. He was speaking at the 2026 Unisa Water Imbizo in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg. Mahlobo has confirmed that municipalities need around…

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Nkosi says Gen Sibiya is fond of Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

Sergeant Fannie Nkosi testifying before the Commission Member of the Gauteng Organised Crime unit, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, has been questioned about Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s relationship with suspended deputy national police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya.   Nkosi has told evidence leader Adv Matthew Chaskalson that Lieutenant-General Sibiya is fond of the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner.  This is despite evidence presented before…

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Mugabe’s son, co-accused case postponed to next Tuesday

The case against Bellarmine Mugabe, son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, has been postponed to next Tuesday by the Alexandra Regional Court. The pair face charges of attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, unlawful possession of a firearm, and contravening the Immigration Act, following the alleged…

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IPUSA urges authorities to introduce exit vetting measures

Matipandile Sotheni, former police officer accused of killing Marius van der Merwe The Independent Policing Union of South Africa (IPUSA) has called for the implementation of exit vetting. This follows the arrest of a former Special Task Force member, Matipandile Sotheni, for the murder of former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officer and whistleblower Marius van…

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