Deputy President Paul Mashatile responds to oral questions in the National Assembly. Deputy President Paul Mashatile will be in Parliament this afternoon to answer oral questions. Members of Parliament are expected to ask him questions related to problems in delivering basic services despite interventions. The MPs are also likely to want to know if Mashatile…
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Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia speaking at an event. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia will conduct a Festive Season Operations oversight visit in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Tuesday. The visit will include walkabouts at malls and other identified spots in the eThekwini District. He will be accompanied by National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and KZN Provincial…
Axed Roads Agency Limpopo CEO Gabriel Maluleke. 1 minute The CEO of the Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL), Gabriel Maluleke, has been fired for alleged corruption and misconduct. In a statement, the Public Works Department says Maluleke was found guilty of dishonesty, financial misconduct, negligence and contravention of the Public Funds Management Act. His dismissal follows a disciplinary hearing into his…
Apps on a cellphone. Prepaid consumers are set to benefit from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa)’s amendment of the rules on mobile data bundle expiry. From the 23rd of January next year, South Africa’s telecommunications companies will be required to allow consumers to roll over unused mobile data bundles. Icasa gazetted the new regulations on…
National Energy Regulator of South Africa offices in Arcadia, Pretoria. 2 minutes Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy has criticised the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for approving Eskom’s application for an increase in electricity tariffs. Last year, Nersa approved the power utility’s 12,7% tariff increase application starting from the first of…
Bank notes and coins. The Western Cape government says a Financial Recovery Plan (FRP) for the embattled Kannaland Municipality in the Little Karoo will strengthen service delivery for residents. The municipality has been placed under administration by the Western Cape government. It has been plagued by alleged financial mismanagement. Provincial Finance Minister, Deidré Baartman, says…
ANC members, alongside the Luthuli family and party veterans at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on October 30, 2025. The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled that African National Congress (ANC) leader Chief Albert Luthuli’s death was a result of injuries caused by an assault. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate died in 1967. The initial inquest ruled…
wo male suspects, both aged 33, have been arrested in connection with kidnapping, rape and murder of Motlalepule Kau. 2 minutes Police in the North West have arrested two men, both aged 33, for the alleged murder of 43-year-old Motlalepule Kau. They were arrested at Tlakgameng, near Ganyesa, outside Vryburg. The duo is expected to…
Higher Education Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane. Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Jeanne Adriaanse has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Higher Education Minister Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane. Adriaanse spoke during the department’s budget debate in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). On Monday, the DA laid a criminal complaint against Nkabane because they believe she lied…
