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The local economy continues to shed jobs at an alarming rate, with new data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) revealing a significant decrease in formal sector employment for the second quarter of the year. The latest figures show total employment decreased by 80,000, or 0.8%, continuing a negative trend from the first quarter. Combined, […]

The Department of Correctional Services has deployed a national management team to take control of the Pollsmoor Correctional Facility in Tokai, following what officials describe as a series of serious security failures, including the mistaken release of multiple prisoners. The intervention was announced by National Correctional Services Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale, who stated that the move

In a significant turnaround, South Africa’s national power utility, Eskom, has announced a return to profitability for the first time since 2017, posting a profit after tax of R16 billion for the full year. The results, announced in Johannesburg, were attributed to a comprehensive turnaround strategy, though officials highlighted the escalating crisis of municipal debt

Johannesburg’s power utility, City Power, has launched an urgent High Court application to challenge the legality of a search and seizure operation conducted by the Hawks at its offices last week. The utility is asking the court to set aside the warrant used in the raid and to order the return of all materials seized.

 Police are investigating two counts of murder and one of attempted murder following a violent attack at the Namakgale Shopping Complex on Sunday, 28 September 2025. The incident, which police believe was domestic in nature, left a husband and wife dead and a store manager injured. According to Lieutenant Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, police were alerted

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education is facing a severe financial crisis and requires an urgent injection of approximately R3.4 billion to address its escalating debts and operational challenges, provincial authorities have revealed. The disclosure came during an urgent meeting in Durban convened by Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube with provincial leadership. The department, which is

In a significant move to root out underperformance and malpractice, the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has blacklisted 40 contractors from doing business with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and its entities. The blacklisting, which covers the period from June 2024 to the present, has been welcomed by Public Works and Infrastructure Minister,

Thousands of residents in Tshwane are protesting what they call a “double-billing injustice,” as the municipality continues to charge a new cleansing levy despite a recent High Court ruling declaring it unlawful. The levy, intended to fund efforts to keep the capital city cleaner, has sparked outrage, particularly among residents living in complexes and townhouses.

A large-scale police operation is underway in Missionvale following a brazen attack on a police patrol vehicle on Sunday evening, which left one officer seriously injured. According to police records, the incident occurred around 23:00 on Sunday, 28 September 2025. Members from the Algoa Park South African Police Service (SAPS) were conducting routine patrols on

The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in the Northern Cape, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, has welcomed the life imprisonment sentence handed to a 33-year-old foreign national for the brutal murder of his 21-year-old ex-girlfriend. The Hopetown Magistrates’ Court found Mohammed Rohman guilty of a murder that took place on Wednesday, 17 January