Authorities remain on high alert on Limpopo roads

Heavy traffic flows are expected. 2 minutes Transport authorities in Limpopo say traffic officers remain deployed on major routes to monitor traffic flow across the province. This as travellers and holiday makers are making their way back to various destinations. Chief Traffic Officer, Simon Kekana, says they are also expecting high traffic volumes towards the…

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Mpumalanga residents pin hopes on SONA for flood assistance

Residents are seen walking on a road submerged in water after heavy rains in Dindela village in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga in this image captured on 19 January 2026. Residents of Shatale in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, are hoping to hear how government will assist families severely affected by recent floods in their area. The Bushbuckridge Municipality is among the municipalities affected by…

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KZN GPU is here to stay: NFP faction

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli speaks during community engagements at Cecil Emmett Hall in Vryheid on November 6, 2025. A faction of the National Freedom Party (NFP) led by the party’s National Chairperson Msawenkosi Mkhabela says the KwaZulu-Natal government of provincial unity (GPU) is here to stay, despite the party’s president Ivan Barnes earlier announcing the…

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Land Bank Insurance Company pilots index insurance in South Africa

Source: Land Bank. Over the next two years, Land Bank Insurance Company (LBIC) will pilot index insurance in South Africa targeting smallholder producers to provide affordable drought-risk insurance for both crop and livestock farmers. Index insurance products have proven to be a cost-efficient and administratively effective way to insure smallholder and semi-commercial farmers. Under these…

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259 parliamentary questions put to ministers remain unanswered

Outside City Hall where Parliament sits. 1 minute 259 written questions from members of Parliament to Ministers were not answered by 27 December this year. This has emerged on a parliamentary publication list regarding unanswered written and oral questions. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu as well as Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson are the…

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