Author name: Scott Balson

Limpopo’s Lepelle Northern Water (LNW) has recorded significant operational improvements over the past four years, including stronger municipal payments, sharply reduced irregular expenditure and progress on long-delayed bulk water infrastructure, its chairperson Dr Nndweleni Mphephu said. In an update following last week’s briefing, Dr Mphephu told viewers that LNW had focused on cleaning up governance […]

Water and sanitation projects in the North West and Northern Cape provinces continue to struggle with delays, with residents facing chronic, decades-long water instability. While some progress is reported via Municipal Infrastructure Grants, significant challenges include collapsed borehole projects, failed infrastructure management, and slow implementation, leaving many rural communities in a continuous, severe water crisis.

Ekurhuleni city manager Kagiso Lerutla has been arrested on charges of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice linked to a 2019 incident, prompting growing calls for his immediate suspension. Lerutla’s case was postponed to Thursday for a bail application. ActionSA has joined the calls for his removal, with party spokesperson Tumelo Tshabalala stating

South Africa may be reaching a critical juncture in its battle against corruption, with recent arrests of senior law enforcement officials raising cautious hopes of greater accountability in policing and municipal structures. Among those detained are suspended eThekwini Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Sergeant Fannie Nkosi. The arrests come as the

The African National Congress (ANC) has ruled that its members may belong to both the ANC and the South African Communist Party (SACP) but are barred from campaigning for both parties in elections. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula said the position was finalised after the party’s recent special National Executive Committee meeting, during which the matter

uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) leader and former president Jacob Zuma has called for the upcoming local government elections to be postponed pending the resolution of a vote-rigging dispute currently before the Electoral Court. Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela said the credibility of any future polls would be questionable if the matter is not addressed first. He

Residents of Boitumelo in Sebokeng have spent years living with raw sewage flooding their homes and yards, with some abandoning their RDP houses because of unbearable conditions that they say pose serious health risks and violate their human dignity. Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng Legislature Member Kingsol Chabalala described the situation as a gross violation of

Residents of Addo in the Eastern Cape have raised concerns over a persistent sewage spill in the Valencia area that they say poses a serious health risk and has continued for at least three weeks, with some describing it as a recurring problem spanning years. The spill has affected multiple streets, with raw sewage overflowing

The Sasolburg Magistrate’s Court has convicted and sentenced Bhekisisa Khumalo, 54, to 13 years of direct imprisonment for murder. The sentence was handed down on Wednesday, 1 April 2026. According to police information, the incident occurred on Wednesday, 13 November 2024. At approximately 08:04, Zamdela police responded to a complaint of murder at a residence

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has commended the multi-disciplinary forces operating in the province following the arrest of two male suspects for possession of copper cable. The arrests were carried out on Saturday, 18 April 2026, at approximately 18:00 by the Waterberg Task Team, Northam Crime Prevention Unit, Northam