Home Affairs Department The Home Affairs Department is on a drive to scale up the number of bank branches that can facilitate the application and renewal of Smart ID cards and passport applications. There are currently 30 bank branches where citizens can apply for Smart ID cards and passports. The aim is to increase this…
ANC members and supporters gather at the Moruleng Stadium in the North West ahead of the party’s 114th anniversary celebrations, January 10, 2026. Some African National Congress (ANC) volunteers in Moruleng, in the North West, have expressed frustration after being sidelined from the party’s main anniversary celebration, despite working throughout the week in preparation for…
A tap with running water. 3 minutes The government plans to streamline the grant system to reduce duplication and administrative burdens in municipalities. The proposed measures include merging water reticulation grants into a unified water infrastructure fund and consolidating energy grants, among other measures. This comes as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to deliver…
Canola plants blossom in a field beneath electricity pylons 1 minute The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee and the United Front’s Trevor Ngwane say load reduction reflects government’s and Eskom’s failure to expand electricity supply at a rate that meets the needs of the masses. Dr Ngwane made an oral submission at the load reduction inquiry…
Data released by Statistics South Africa shows that consumer price inflation eased from three-point-six percent in October to three-point-five percent in November last year. Data released by Statistics South Africa shows that consumer price inflation eased from 3.6% in October to 3.5% in November last year. The main contributions to inflation came from housing and…
2 minutes The Department of Water and Sanitation is urging people planning to perform religious or traditional rituals in rivers and streams to suspend such activities – particularly over the Easter period. This follows recent heavy rains in parts of the country, which have caused a sharp rise in river and dam levels, increasing the…
SAPS rape graphic. A 65-year-old Northern Cape pastor has been arrested in Galeshewe township for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy. The incident allegedly occurred last year November and a case was opened this week after the minor finally reported the ordeal to his mother. Police spokesperson Merapelo Pilane says investigations are ongoing. “It is…
Over 150 vehicles stopped, and forty minibuses impounded during an operation in Ekurhuleni. 1 minute More than 3 000 people have been arrested at roadblocks across the country since the first of this month. Nine hundred of them were arrested for drunk driving. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy released the mid-festive season preliminary road safety report…
Murder accused Victor Majola The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has dismissed the application to use video footage in the bail matter that shows the murder of Warrick Stock, also known as DJ Warras. The defence argued that the video would clarify if the accused, Victor Majola, was at the crime scene. Majola is facing charges of…
A security officer seen next to a ‘no jobs’ board. National Youth Development Agency has launched a R2.5 billion National Youth Fund to tackle unemployment. The announcement was made at a Youth Investment Indaba in Johannesburg. The agency’s Deputy Chairperson, Bonga Makhanya, says investment in the fund will be sourced both locally and internationally for…
