Author name: Scott Balson

Officials at the Greater Letaba Municipality in Limpopo are at the centre of a corruption scandal. It is alleged that about R1.3-million taken in by the Driving Licence Testing Centre between November 2021 and March 2023 has never been paid into the municipality’s bank account. Despite at least two reports recommending disciplinary action be taken […]

In a move that has ignited immediate debate, the President has signed into law a significant increase to the amount a single private entity can donate to a political party, doubling the cap to R30 million. Concurrently, the declaration threshold—the point at which a donation must be publicly disclosed—has been raised to R200,000. The timing

The Western Cape High Court has ordered that the Theewaterskloof Municipality may impound three dogs for evaluation and potentially put them down if found to be irredeemably dangerous. The dogs had attacked an SPCA inspector, a client and a building contractor on their owner’s property, causing serious injuries that required hospitalisation. Owner Romanda Marais claimed

The Association of Regional Magistrates of Southern Africa (ARMSA) has launched a high court application to compel President Cyril Ramaphosa to make a decision on their long-overdue salary increases, a move that could have significant ramifications for the public purse. The legal action, confirmed by ARMSA president Ian Cox in an interview, stems from a

In a significant legal development, the Durban High Court on Tuesday struck off the roll an urgent application brought by the Southern Africa Refugee Organisations Forum (SAROF) against government ministers, related to the ongoing blockade of public healthcare facilities targeting foreign nationals. The application, which named Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla and Acting Police Minister

Western Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile, has announced a heightened security strategy—including area lockdowns and targeted raids—in response to a devastating surge of gang-related violence that has left nearly 30 people dead in the past week across Cape Town. The announcement comes amid growing public outrage and questioning over why such drastic measures

Government has officially gazetted the first two sets of regulations under the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA Act) 2024, for public comment. Members of the public are invited to submit written comments by 5 September 2025.  The regulations focus on key provisions of the South African Schools Act relating to school capacity and school

In a significant step towards recovery, Human Settlements Minister Thembi Nkadimeng on Wednesday handed over more than 200 permanent houses to families who were displaced by the devastating 2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods. The catastrophic torrential rains and landslides, which claimed more than 400 lives and left thousands homeless, destroyed entire communities two years ago. The handover

In a significant move to address crippling municipal debt, power utility Eskom has agreed to write off over R248 million owed by the Sol Plaatje municipality. This forms part of a stringent national relief program designed to stabilize the finances of struggling municipalities and the utility itself. The write-off, which will come into effect in

Defying significant global trade challenges, South African agricultural exports to the United States saw a robust performance in the second quarter, with a notable 26% year-on-year increase to $161 million, according to recent data highlighted by the Department of Agriculture. The positive figures come amid ongoing concerns over punitive tariffs imposed on South African goods