Author name: Scott Balson

South Africa’s labour market continues to face structural challenges and a rapidly expanding working-age population, yet digital platforms are carving out a significant role as an economic lifeline. According to a new Ipsos report titled the Gig Economy South Africa Report, the gig sector now contributes approximately 2.8% to the country’s national GDP and supports […]

Parents of pupils at Bopanang Primary School in Ganalaagte, North West province, have raised serious concerns about the deteriorating conditions affecting their children’s learning environment. Water from leaking steel tanks belonging to the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality is reportedly flowing directly onto the school premises, causing persistent flooding that worsens during rainfall. Parents describe

ActionSA has pointed to what it describes as a glaring contradiction in a written response from the embattled Emfuleni Local Municipality to questions raised in the Gauteng provincial legislature. The municipality stated that it has identified no so-called ghost employees and suffered no financial losses. However, the same response confirms that 22 municipal employees remain

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is under renewed scrutiny amid reports of individuals selling queue positions outside its offices, a practice the agency has condemned as illegal and deeply exploitative. The issue primarily affects some of the country’s most vulnerable citizens, including the elderly, people living with disabilities, and those dependent on social

ActionSA has welcomed the arrest of suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and urged the City of Ekurhuleni to terminate his employment contract without delay. Mkhwanazi was arrested early on Saturday morning at his home by the South African Police Service’s Madlanga Task Team. He faces charges of fraud, corruption, and

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi, 50, was arrested on Saturday morning at his home in Gauteng on charges of fraud, corruption, and defeating or obstructing the ends of justice. The arrest was carried out by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Madlanga Task Team as part of an ongoing investigation

A 37-year-old Lesotho national was arrested on Friday, 17 April 2026, on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. The arrest occurred at approximately 10:00 in Extension 5, Makwassie, following an intelligence-driven operation. Members of Crime Intelligence and the Potchefstroom K9 Unit operationalised information regarding an individual allegedly in possession of an unlicensed

Police in Gauteng have made a significant breakthrough against drug proliferation following the discovery of a suspected drug laboratory in Sandton. According to authorities, members of the Organised Crime Unit in the province operationalized intelligence information on the morning of 12 April 2026. The operation led officers to a house located on Rembrandt Avenue in

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Phaudi, Capricorn District, has opened a statutory rape case and launched a manhunt for a 22-year-old male suspect following a report received at Lonsdale clinic on Friday, 10 April 2026. At approximately 07:20, a nurse on duty at the clinic attended to a 16-year-old female patient who was

Residents of Majaneng, particularly those in the Middleton A section near Delareyville in North West province, say they have reached breaking point over a persistent water crisis that has lasted nearly ten years. With no reliable municipal supply, families in the area are compelled to use donkey carts and wheelbarrows to transport water from neighbouring