Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has survived a vote of no confidence against him during a council sitting in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The Democratic Alliance brought the motion, accusing the mayor of leading a dysfunctional and deteriorating city during his more than ten months in office. Action SA abstained and did not…
Prison cell. The Durban High Court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the murder of ANC member, Siduduzo Magwaza, who was gunned down in January 2021 at Cornubia in Durban. Magwaza had just been nominated to become the chairperson of the organisation in Ward 102 in the 2021 elections at that time. The…
[FILE IMAGE]: Severe storms battering parts of the Western Cape. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRMC) is responding to weather related incidents, with reports of flooding and wind damage across several areas. DRMC’s Spokesperson Sonica Lategan says affected areas include Lwandle, Macassar, and Khayelitsha, which have been escalated for assessment. She…
Civil society activists hold placards as they demonstrate against the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody, in the city of Mombasa, Kenya June 17, 2025. The Kenyan government has ordered television and radio stations in the country not to broadcast the current protests which are ongoing in the capital, Nairobi. Protestors turned…
Bank notes. National Financial Ombud Scheme South Africa (NFO) says the highest number of complaints they received from consumers in the year 2024 were about fraud identification, car insurance, inflated charges for homes and bank accounts. The scheme released its latest figures, revealing that the country’s biggest banks were the subject of the majority of…
A newborn laying in a crib. The Gauteng Department of Health has called for heightened vigilance following two recent incidents of infant abduction at public health facilities in the province. The first incident occurred in May at the Alexandra Community Health Centre, where a one-month-old baby was taken after the mother left the child with…
Birthday cake for DA’s 25th birthday celebration at Hanover Park aged home The grannies who attended the DA’s 25th birthday celebration in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats say they are satisfied with how the party governs in the city and the province. The party took its celebrations to the city-run old-aged home where they…
One killed, over 100 left displaced after Stellenbosch fire
South African Tourism will today host the 7th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit & Challenge in Midrand. South African Tourism is hosting the 7th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit & Challenge in Midrand today. The key focus areas include but are not limited to, youth entrepreneurship and students’ immersion in innovation, small enterprise…
RAF holds claim queries session at Maponya Mall in Soweto on June14, 2025 Action SA says it supports Parliament’s decision to launch a full inquiry into the Road Accident Fund (RAF). The party criticised the RAF, calling it a centre of corruption and mismanagement after a poor performance by its board before parliament’s Standing Committee…
