City of Joburg Council Chambers The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg says it hopes that the newly created position of the Deputy Mayor and the Finance Member of the Mayoral Committee portfolio will be merged to avoid duplication of power. The party says the duplication of roles would drain the city of millions in public…
Members of the SACP at Joe Slovo commemoration 2 minutes The General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Solly Mapaila, has reiterated the party’s decision to contest the local government elections (LGE) independently next year. Mapaila spoke during the party’s Augmented Provincial General Council at Polokwane in Limpopo. Mapaila says the SACP also…
[File Image]: Trucks at the Beitbridge border post. The Border Management Authority (BMA), at Beitbridge border post in Musina, Limpopo, says it’s processing high volumes of travelers, including trucks, at the port-of-entry. BMA commander in the northern region, Ntakuseni Lambani, acknowledges the high number of trucks coming from the South African side, saying it’s due…
Leader of Afrika Mayibuye Movement, Floyd Shivambu. The Leader of the Afrika Mayibuye Movement, Floyd Shivambu has denied any leadership crisis in his party. This is despite the recent resignation of three senior members of the party. First Deputy President, Robert Nwendo and two deputy secretaries have resigned from the party sparking speculations of a…
2 minutes The Hawks have confirmed that four dockets of high treason have been opened following accusations of the spread of misleading information in the United States on South Africa’s Expropriation Act. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and other parties or individuals are said to have registered the complaints following allegations that US President Donald…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts the Presidential Imbizo in Umgababa, KwaZulu-Natal. Today’s event in Umgababa is billed as a District Development Model imbizo. District development models are government’s medium to long-term frameworks for integrated development. Residents of this area on the southern outskirts of the Durban metro have been having problems with erratic water…
Shack where five children died. The KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements Department has given the assurance that it is providing support to the surviving members of the family of five children that died in a shack fire in Ballito. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. The children’s mother is in hospital in a…
ANC and SACP top brass during a bilateral meeting of the two organisations. 2 minutes The SACP has reiterated its opposition to the inclusion of the DA in the ANC-led GNU pact. The party’s public outbursts against the ANC’s working relations with the DA prompted the two allies to hold a bilateral meeting today. The…
Germany’s Selina Cerci, Rebecca Knaak, Sjoeke Nusken, Linda Dallmann, Elisa Senss and Janina Minge celebrate after the match. Germany are plotting their path to a potential revenge mission against England at the Women’s Euros, with former international Melanie Leupolz already dreaming of a rematch of the 2022 final after the Germans’ agonising 2-1 extra-time defeat….
Water Tap 2 minutes Rand Water’s maintenance work which could last up to 86 hours is expected to worsen the supply situation in the City of Johannesburg. The work will start at 07:00 tomorrow morning on the Zwartkopjes and Eikenhof water systems. They both supply Johannesburg with water. Areas that are expected to be affected…
