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African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the removal of underperforming party officials deployed to municipalities, citing poor governance, decaying infrastructure, fiscal mismanagement, and internal leadership squabbles as crippling challenges at the local government level. The president was speaking at the opening of the party’s special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in […]

In a stark admission of failure at the local government level, African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the days of underperforming and corrupt municipal deployees are “numbered,” promising a new era of accountability. Ramaphosa was delivering the opening address at a special meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), which

Municipal offices in Mondlo township in northern KwaZulu-Natal were set alight by residents on Wednesday night after a day-long protest over electricity cuts. Thousands of residents shut down the township in the early hours of Wednesday morning, blocking roads with burning tyres, stones, bottles and tree branches. Schools and workplaces were brought to a standstill.

The body of what is believed to be the missing pilot washed up on Durban Beach: Duma is hopeful that the discovery of the body will assist the family of Mr Andrew Blackwood-Murray to find closure after a prolonged uncertainty and grief Media and Public Statement by the MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso

Tensions boiled over in the Johannesburg suburb of Westbury on Thursday as residents protesting weeks of severe water cuts clashed with police officers, who were accused of disrupting a peaceful demonstration and using excessive force. The protest, which has seen community members take to the streets for several consecutive days, is a response to a

In a landmark ruling described as “groundbreaking” by officials, the Johannesburg High Court has sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years imprisonment each for a litany of crimes, including human trafficking, forced labor, and child labor. The group was convicted on a total of 160 charges. The accused were apprehended in 2019 following a multi-departmental

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has told Parliament it has implemented 98% of the corrective actions the Auditor-General required of it, but there are still gaps in its systems. Among other issues, about R140‑million went to deceased beneficiaries over three years. SASSA is testing a bulk recall system to recover these payments. MPs

Rubbish is piling up in the streets of KwaMashu township in Durban as waste workers downed tools this week over cuts to their salaries. The workers are employed by several companies subcontracted by the eThekwini Municipality. The previous contract, which ran until March, allowed for workers to earn about R8,400 a month. But under a

The trial of three Brighton Beach police officers accused of attempting to cover up a rape was postponed in the Durban Magistrate’s court on Friday. The case concerns Q (a name we assigned to the victim who is in witness protection), who had reported that she was raped in March 2023. Her rapist, Zwelakhe Mashaba,

 The Frankfort Regional Court has handed down a 12-year prison sentence to 31-year-old Fana Kelvin Mphuthi for the rape of his then-girlfriend. The court heard that the incident occurred on the night of Thursday, 19 September 2024, at approximately 22:30. The 28-year-old victim was visiting Mphuthi at his residence when the couple went to bed.