DA presses Lesufi on water, power and crime ahead of SOPA

Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng Leader Solly Msimanga Opposition parties in Gauteng are calling on Premier Panyaza Lesufi to present clear plans and real results, not new promises when he delivers his State of the Province Address (SOPA), on Monday evening. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says when Lesufi takes to the podium, he must explain how…

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Hawks arrest 20 in Mpumalanga Education fraud bust

File: Hawks vehicle. At least 20 people suspected of defrauding the Mpumalanga Education Department of millions of rands have been arrested in Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo and the Western Cape, in a Hawks’ coordinated operation. Mpumalanga Hawks head Major-General Nico Gerber says 41 individuals, including companies, allegedly defrauded the provincial Education Department of R113-million. The fraud…

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Small-scale fishers await crucial March 5 permit ruling

Small-scale fishermen cast their line amid ongoing appeals over species allocations. The looming March 5th decision by the Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on appeals received from Small-Scale Traditional Linefish fishers against permit allocation cuts has left many in financial distress. #PODCAST Newsbreak Fishing Report – 20 February 2026 #sabcnews #sabckzn @salpatel786 —…

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Ramaphosa to deliver eulogy at Hosi N’wamitwa funeral

The late Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II Senior government officials and traditional leaders are among the hundreds of mourners at the funeral service of the late senior traditional leader, Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II at N’wamitwa village, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. Hosi N’wamitwa died, on Monday last week in a hospital, in Johannesburg. She has been accorded a category two…

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