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Hlabisa tables 10-point plan for improving municipalities

Residents fill up water buckets. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has tabled a 10-point plan at a Local Government Indaba in Johannesburg. The meeting is aimed at improving the local government sector and bring confidence to this sphere of government, that’s struggling to render much needed services to communities. The two-day…

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Manhunt for Bekkersdal shooting suspects underway

The Bekkersdal shooting crime scene, December 21, 2025. Police have availed necessary resources to facilitate the investigation of a major shooting in Bekkersdal, west of Johannesburg. Nine people were killed and 10 others were wounded in the incident, which happened in the early hours of Sunday morning. VIDEO | Nine people killed, 10 wounded: Gauteng…

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Govt must implement TRC’s recommendations: Saftu

Members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Deputy Chairperson, Dr. Alex Boraine Chairperson, Archbishop Desmond Tutu (centre) and Commissioner, Rev. Bongani Finca (right), commissioner at the first hearing in East London, Eastern Cape on April 1996. 2 minutes The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) says the government should focus on implementing the…

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Tax Ombud flags surge in eFiling hijackings

[FILE IMAGE]: Yanga Mputa giving a Public Lecture on “Making Taxpayers Rights Matter”. Ms Mputa was hosted by the Faculty of Law at UJ. The Office of the Tax Ombud has found that eFiling profile hijacking is most prevalent among tax practitioners and individual taxpayers. The draft eFiling profile hijacking report notes that the majority…

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