1 minute The Nama Khoi Local Municipality in the Northern Cape is calling on the Human Rights Commission and the Water and Sanitation Department to hold the Vaal Central Water Board accountable for failing to provide basic water services. The municipality blames technical failures, pump breakdowns, electricity disruption and inadequate maintenance protocols for leaving residents…
Pylons carry electricity from a sub-station of state power utility Eskom outside Cape Town in this picture taken March 20, 2016. 2 minutes Political infighting due to coalitions, Eskom debt and financial irregularities at Western Cape municipalities are some of the issues under the spotlight at the South African Local Government Association’s (Salga) annual Provincial…
EFF Deputy Secretary-General Leigh-Ann Mathys opens a case against Paul O’Sullivan at the Cape Town Police Station on February 27, 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has laid a criminal charge against private investigator Paul O’ Sullivan. This follows his conduct during the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee’s hearings on Thursday. O’Sullivan walked out before completing…
Water running out of taps. Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo has assured the public that the levels of water contamination by antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in South Africa’s water sources will not affect the standard of drinking water. Mahlobo’s comments follow research that was conducted jointly by the North West University’s Unit for Environmental…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says he’s not bothered by the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) support for a motion of no confidence against him. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) last month tabled a motion of no confidence against Ntuli, citing allegations of financial mismanagement and corruption. The vote on the motion is…
KwaZulu-Natal authorities say they have traced the company that the truck driver, believed to be responsible for the crash on the Bergville Interchange on N3, worked for. Four people died and several others were critically wounded when a truck rammed into a stationary minibus taxi that was parked in the emergency lane. It is reported…
1 minute Electricity and Energy Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, updates the media in Pretoria on the status of South Africa’s electricity generation performance. Live proceedings below:
[FILE IMAGE]: uMkhonto weSizwe Party member of Parliament, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. The Durban High Court has heard that there were more than 160 WhatsApp groups created with the intention to cause public disruption during the 2021 July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. This is according to evidence led by the State’s first witness, the Hawks’ Major-General,…
[FILE IMAGE]: A newborn’s feet. Limpopo’s Health department has expressed concern on the number of teenage mothers. Of the 80 women who have given birth to Christmas babies, 13 are teenagers. The province has welcomed 53 boys and 35 girls on Christmas. Department Spokesperson Percy Moagi says the MEC has described teenage pregnancy as a…
A soccer ball on the stadium pitch. 1 minute Orlando Pirates have revived their ambition to challenge for league honours this season. Pirates beat Sundowns 2-1 in the Betway Premiership fixture played at the FNB Stadium earlier this afternoon. Bucs, who are still four games behind Sundowns, have now reduced the gap at the top…
