Majodina vows to intensify fight against water mafias

Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina. Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina says the department is working closely with security to halt the scourge of water mafias across the country. Majodina says local municipalities can no longer sustain water infrastructure due to sabotage and criminal syndicates in the sector. She says the water…

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ANC, SACP differences to top the agenda as their top brass meet

[FILE IMAGE]: SACP leader Blade Nzimande and ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa during the 15th SACP National Congress today, 15 July 2022. 2 minutes Top ANC officials including President Cyril Ramaphosa and his deputy, Paul Mashatile will meet with the SACP leadership on Sunday morning. The much-awaited ANC-SACP bilateral will discuss the strained relations between the…

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Mkhwanazi details how seizure of dockets impacted police work, arrests

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria, September 18, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has detailed how some arrests ended up not being effected after 121 dockets were seized from the provincial political killings task team. He is testifying before the Madlanga Commission of…

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Mahlalela touted to lead embattled Mpumalanga tourism board

MEC for Economic Development and Tourism Ms. Jesta Sidell. Former Tourism Deputy Minister Amos Fish Mahlalela is touted to lead the new board of the embattled Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. Provincial Economic Development and Tourism MEC Jesta Sidell made the announcement during a media briefing in Mbombela. The briefing was to outline activities to…

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Mbeki sounds alarm on SA’s deepening economic crisis

Former President Thabo Mbeki at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha Former President Thabo Mbeki has sounded the alarm over South Africa’s deepening economic crisis. Speaking at the launch of the Eastern Cape Higher Education Sector National Dialogue at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha on Saturday, Mbeki highlights rising unemployment, poverty, and failing infrastructure, blaming weak…

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Diverging views on SA’s alleged coup risks

South African flags are seen in Pretoria. The founder of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Dr Jakkie Cilliers has dismissed claims that South Africa faces a potential coup risk. Minister in the Presidency for State Security, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, on Tuesday revealed that the country’s intelligence services had identified potential threats of a coup d’état….

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