Free State prioritises financial sustainability to reform local govt

Delegates attend three-day local government summit being held in the Free State. 2 minutes The Free State province has placed financial sustainability and accountability at the helm of priorities to reform local government. Municipalities in the province have pledged to focus on improving good governance by embedding ethical leadership and a culture of performance management….

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Sentencing resumes for sisters in Itireleng shack fire case

FILE | Shack fire. 1 minute Sentencing proceedings for two sisters accused of leaving their children and grandchildren locked in a shack that caught fire at Itireleng informal settlement near Laudium, west of Pretoria, are set to resume at the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court. Lindiwe Machaka, 39, and Zanele Machaka, 37, allegedly went partying until the…

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Chikunga welcomes GBV national-disaster declaration

Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga seen speaking at a government engagement. Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of gender-based violence as a national disaster. WATCH | Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says the government stands with women and welcomes the President’s pronouncement yesterday classifying gender-based violence as a crisis. pic.twitter.com/VA1DXkROOu…

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MPs renew calls to scrap 30% Matric pass rate

It’s all systems go ahead of the National Senior Certificate examination. Some members of parliament (MPs) have again urged parliament to reconsider the issue of the 30 percent pass level for matriculants. The debate in the National Assembly was sponsored by Build One SA leader Mmusi Maimane. It focused on barriers preventing learners from performing at…

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Phone records link Sibiya to disbanding of PKTT: Masemola

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola testifies before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 22 September 2025. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says phone records obtained from murder accused Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala, have implicated suspended Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya in the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team(PKTT). “This record suggests that Sibiya’s…

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