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Widespread resistance is mounting in Ekurhuleni as communities firmly reject the Metro’s newly implemented electricity tariff, denouncing it as an unfair and unaffordable charge imposed without proper consultation or justification. The contentious tariff structure, known as A2, imposes a fixed monthly charge of R109 on non-indigent households. The City of Ekurhuleni has defended the increase, […]

For the residents of Ha-Matsa, a rural village in Limpopo, the daily task of collecting water has become a fight for survival, as the community continues to live without any reliable access to clean water. Despite numerous government proposals and planned water projects, little progress has been made over the years, forcing many villagers to

Residents of Tonga are enduring their third consecutive week without running water, a crisis they attribute to repeated acts of sabotage driven by internal conflicts within the local government. The community in the Nkomazi municipality has suffered at least four major water outages within the last three months, each one traced back to vandalism of

A growing number of university students are misusing their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) allowances to gamble on digital platforms, leading to significant personal debt and an inability to afford basic necessities, an investigation has revealed. According to a report by the Daily Maverick, the gambling habit, primarily taking place on sites like Betway

A community in the Ramotshere Moiloa Municipality is grappling with a severe water shortage after critical infrastructure was targeted in a brazen act of vandalism, leaving residents without a reliable water supply. The crisis stems from an incident at a reservoir in Dinokana Village, Lehurutshe, where armed men allegedly overpowered two security officers on Saturday.

South Africa’s water insecurity has reached a critical point, with nearly 98% of the nation’s available freshwater resources already allocated, posing a threat that requires a leadership response akin to the one used to tackle the electricity crisis, a leading expert has warned. Professor Mark Swilling, Co-Director of the Stellenbosch University Centre for Sustainability Transitions,

In a significant development for the nation’s financial standing, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed South Africa from its “grey list,” a move hailed by the local business community. The global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog announced it is satisfied that the country has successfully addressed all 22 action items required to

A coordinated operation by Free State highway patrol units has led to the recovery of suspected stolen groceries valued at approximately R2 million and the arrest of three men. The incident unfolded on the evening of Thursday, 23 October 2025, at around 22:30. Members of the Sasolburg Highway Patrol Relief D were conducting patrols on

The Bluedowns Regional Court has handed down significant prison sentences to three individuals convicted on charges of possessing illegal firearms and ammunition. On Friday, 24 October 2025, Siphelele Ngcobo (27), Nkosomzi Cuba (41), and Unathi Mooi (39) were sentenced to a collective total of 42 years’ imprisonment. The court delivered the individual sentences as follows:

A 34-year-old man, Karabo Mooketsi, is scheduled to appear in the Madikwe Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 27 October 2025, to face formal charges of house robbery and the theft of a motor vehicle. The charges stem from a violent incident that occurred on the evening of Monday, 20 October 2025, in Kgosing Section, Molatedi Village,