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Frustrated residents of Ward 29 in Mqanduli have vowed to continue their protest action, bringing the town to a complete standstill, until the Eastern Cape Premier directly addresses their long-standing service delivery grievances. The protest, which has seen local businesses shut down and roads blocked, is a culmination of repeated failed attempts to have their […]

The community of Wolmaransstad is living in fear and demanding the permanent deployment of specialized police units following a violent confrontation that left two people dead last week. The incident, which involved community members, taxi operators, and alleged gang members, has highlighted the rampant gang violence plaguing the area. North West police have confirmed they

A senior parliamentary official has revealed that corrupt government officials are demanding bribes of up to R20,000 from qualified teachers in exchange for jobs, describing it as a “syndicated and organized crime within the state.” The allegations emerged as the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration welcomed a new nationwide investigation into “ghost teachers”

About 300 protesters from Nomakanjani informal settlement in Motherwell in Gqeberha blocked the busy R335 Addo Road early on Wednesday. They say their shacks are waterlogged when it rains and they want to be allocated land elsewhere. Police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge said a truck had been burned. He said the road had been opened

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has advised road users of the temporary Stop/Go road closures, due to Blasting on National Road R52, Section 3, from Koster (km 0.0) to N4 Rustenburg (km 38.70). The closures are necessary to facilitate the road improvement works and are in place only during the day.

Officials at the Greater Letaba Municipality in Limpopo are at the centre of a corruption scandal. It is alleged that about R1.3-million taken in by the Driving Licence Testing Centre between November 2021 and March 2023 has never been paid into the municipality’s bank account. Despite at least two reports recommending disciplinary action be taken

In a move that has ignited immediate debate, the President has signed into law a significant increase to the amount a single private entity can donate to a political party, doubling the cap to R30 million. Concurrently, the declaration threshold—the point at which a donation must be publicly disclosed—has been raised to R200,000. The timing

The Western Cape High Court has ordered that the Theewaterskloof Municipality may impound three dogs for evaluation and potentially put them down if found to be irredeemably dangerous. The dogs had attacked an SPCA inspector, a client and a building contractor on their owner’s property, causing serious injuries that required hospitalisation. Owner Romanda Marais claimed

The Association of Regional Magistrates of Southern Africa (ARMSA) has launched a high court application to compel President Cyril Ramaphosa to make a decision on their long-overdue salary increases, a move that could have significant ramifications for the public purse. The legal action, confirmed by ARMSA president Ian Cox in an interview, stems from a

In a significant legal development, the Durban High Court on Tuesday struck off the roll an urgent application brought by the Southern Africa Refugee Organisations Forum (SAROF) against government ministers, related to the ongoing blockade of public healthcare facilities targeting foreign nationals. The application, which named Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla and Acting Police Minister