Author name: Scott Balson

Theewaterskloof has had five mayors and four municipal managers in under four years, largely because of political tussles since November 2021. The once financially stable municipality has been bankrupted within three financial years while the ANC, Patriotic Alliance and GOOD held the political reins. The municipality was put under financial administration in November last year. […]

The Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone in Limpopo, announced in 2018 by President Cyril Ramaphosa, was intended to attract investments of more than R40-billion. But seven years later, the project has all but ground to a halt. Only one company has made a firm commitment to invest. Though more than R100-million has been spent, there

An additional R1.1 billion in funding will be made available to political parties over the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), says Finance Minister Enoch Gondongwana. “Over the MTEF, an additional R1.1 billion in funding will be made available to political parties. Mindful of next year’s Local Government Elections, however, we are considering availing even further funding,”

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a freezing order from the Special Tribunal against a property allegedly purchased using funds misappropriated from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). The funds were initially earmarked for community development initiatives. The tribunal’s order prohibits the sale or transfer of the agricultural holdings property in Centurion, Gauteng, pending the

More than 30 residents of a dilapidated government-owned building, 104 Darling Street in Cape Town, remain in limbo as their urgent eviction case was postponed again. The building is owned by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, which is seeking to evict the residents. The department says the building is unsafe to live in

In a move that has sent shockwaves through South Africa’s political landscape, former uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has announced his resignation from the party to establish his own political organization. Shivambu made the announcement during an unsanctioned media briefing on Thursday, marking another dramatic turn in his already turbulent political career. The

Kirkwood, once a thriving and welcoming town, is now plagued by service delivery issues getting residents hot under the collar. In 2023/24, this town, along with Addo and Paterson in the Sundays River Valley Local Municipality, was named the greenest municipality in the Eastern Cape and awarded a cash prize of R50 000. Nowadays, Kirkwood

Keeping your contact information updated with the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is crucial for receiving grant payments and important notifications. Whether you’ve switched mobile networks, lost your phone, or simply need to update your contact details, changing your SASSA phone number is a straightforward process that can be completed online or through alternative

In a decisive effort to enhance border security and combat cross-border vehicle theft, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) executed a highly effective patrol operation in Mpumalanga on 17 June 2025. The operation underscores the SANDF’s unwavering commitment to protecting South Africa’s territorial integrity and curbing transnational criminal activities, particularly along the vulnerable border

Warrant Officer Moalusi, a member of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime unit, was fatally shot in Duduza on Friday evening in a brazen attack. According to police reports, the officer had taken a state vehicle—a Toyota Hilux—to a car wash. When he returned later that evening to collect the vehicle, he was accosted by two