DA Federal Chairperson, Helen Zille Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Chairperson, Helen Zille has raised red flags over Johannesburg’s finances, saying a review of the City’s budget revealed irregularities such as duplicated jobs and inadequate funding for maintenance. On Saturday, the party announced Zille as its Johannesburg mayoral candidate for the 2026 local government elections. In…
FILE| Eskom banner at an event. Police in Mpumalanga are searching for suspects after two Eskom employees were shot at in Riestspruit near Emalahleni. A 39-year-old man was fatally shot while his wife, also an Eskom employee, sustained gunshot wounds. The couple was reportedly driving from work at Kriel Power Station. The bakkie they were…
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has intensified efforts for political parties to be legally registered through an amendment of the Electoral Act. Under current law, political parties just notify the electoral body of their existence without undergoing any rigorous processes. In an interview this week, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chief elections officer Utloile…
FILE | Students at WSU campus. 1 minute The Mthatha High Court has stopped evictions of Walter Sisulu University students from student residences. The Walter Sisulu University Student Representative Council (SRC) made an urgent application to stop the eviction of students from university residences. The ruling come after campus management instructed students to vacate the…
Police tape at a crime scene. Two separate violent crimes in Gauteng have left security officers dead and millions of rands stolen. In Lawley, south of Johannesburg, two security officers were shot and killed while escorting a bakery truck in what was described as an ambush. In a separate incident in Hurleyvale, Edenvale, armed suspects reportedly robbed a victim of approximately R2.1…
Graves are pictured at a section of the Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg. 4 minutes Various religious groups and the Commission for Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights Commission (CRL) say cremation should not be forced on families. This comes after the City of Johannesburg announced that it was running out of burial space. The Metro has encouraged residents…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has hit out at the business fraternity for what he says was trying to dictate political terms in the fallout between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance (DA). Ramaphosa says the ANC will not be influenced by business and emphasised that the party…
National Director of Public Prosecution Advocate Shamila Batohi seen during a media briefing. Independent legal analyst Bophelo Seleke has weighed in on the National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Shamila Batohi‘s performance as a witness at the Nkabinde Inquiry. Batohi, who has accused Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andrew Chauke of making politically motivated prosecutorial…
[File photo] Actress Nandi Nyembe The family of thespian Nandi Nyembe has described her as loving, caring, and giving. Nyembe died in hospital at the age of 75 after a long illness. She’s known for her roles in various television drama series such as Zone 14 and How to Ruin Christmas. Her grandson says they were…
Haniff Hoosen announced as DA’s mayoral candidate in eThekwini, 26 September 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced that Haniff Hoosen is its mayoral candidate for the eThekwini metro in next year’s local government elections. DA leader John Steenhuisen says the party is ready to fix service delivery issues in the metro. He says the…
