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Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, has urged public servants to recommit to serving with “integrity, accountability, and excellence”. Morolong delivered the keynote address at the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) Public Service Day held at the department, in Tshwane, on Friday. Government is currently observing Integrated Public Service Month (IPSM). “Public service […]

A severe water crisis continues to grip the communities of Claremont, Westbury, and Coronationville, with residents and advocacy groups expressing outrage over the city’s failure to meet its own deadline to restore a reliable water supply. The Johannesburg Crisis Alliance has escalated the situation by publicly demanding the resignation of both the Mayor and the

In a bid to reclaim South Africa’s economic hub, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced its federal council chairperson, Helen Zille, as its candidate for mayor of Johannesburg in next year’s local government elections. The announcement was made during a televised interview where Zille outlined her party’s plan to address the city’s severe infrastructure and

Activists from various coastal communities travelled to Johannesburg to picket outside the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. They are opposing Shell and Impact Africa’s seismic surveys and oil exploration rights. The Constitutional Court is hearing argument around a ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), which agreed with a High Court ruling that the granting

Gauteng Provincial Heads, Brigadier Levy Tsheko Lesego Mere and Brigadier Solang Dibakoane, together with Ekurhuleni Acting District Commissioner Brigadier Lebohang Machakela, led a multidisciplinary #OperationShanela 2 last night in Vosloorus, where multiple suspects were arrested for crimes that include driving while under the influence of alcohol, possession of an unlicensed firearm, dealing in drugs and

Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Mr. Jackie Macie, welcomes the apprehension of five suspects linked to a Crystal Meth Laboratory in Volksrust. The police, through Operation Shanela 2, have shut down the laboratory. Macie commends the police and stakeholders for their swift response to the tip-off, leading to the arrests. He urges

A 46-year-old Malawian national is under police guard in a hospital after being arrested for alleged attempted murder, stock theft, and contravening the Immigration Act. The arrest follows a violent confrontation on a farm in Chrissiesmeer in the early hours of Friday, 19 September 2025. According to police reports, authorities received a call about an

About 140 waste reclaimers at Marie Louise landfill have been left with no income after Pikitup stopped accepting domestic waste from 1 September, giving workers just ten days’ notice of the decision. The African Reclaimers Organisation says despite all four city landfills being expected to be full by 2026, Pikitup has failed to implement projects

The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit has secured a final forfeiture order to seize some R4 million in a bank account linked to alleged diamond investment scam artist Louis Liebenberg and his wife Desiree. The order was granted by the High Court in Pretoria in terms of section 48 of the Prevention of

Scores of people have taken up the offer to have their wills drafted for free by lawyers as part of an awareness drive during National Wills Week. The Master of the High Court estimates that more than 70% of working South Africans do not have wills. National Wills Week is held annually, allowing people to