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Tensions flared as members of Operation Dudula staged marches in Durban, protesting against undocumented migrants accessing public healthcare facilities. The group accused the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) of prioritizing foreigners over citizens, claiming that the country’s resources are overstretched and should be reserved for South Africans first. Protests Turn Focus on Healthcare Access Demonstrators […]

Residents across several communities such as Ganalaagte in the North West province have been left without running water for weeks, despite repeated appeals to local authorities for intervention. The Tswaing Local Municipality and Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, responsible for water provision, have been accused of failing to address the crisis, leaving thousands struggling to access

Members of Operation Dudula are set to march to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) offices in Durban this morning, protesting against undocumented foreign nationals accessing healthcare facilities in the country. The group, which has been actively blocking undocumented migrants from receiving medical services, argues that South Africans should be prioritized in the healthcare

Retired South African National Defence Force (SANDF) General Maomela Motau has dismissed speculation about a potential coup d’état in South Africa, calling such fears “far-fetched” and asserting that there are no indicators of such a threat. Motau’s comments come after Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni addressed the nation on national security, assuring citizens that

Construction on a new school for blind learners in Njakanjaka village near Elim has stalled. Workers say the site has been abandoned for months, they haven’t been fully paid since and construction materials have been stolen. The Rivoni School for the Blind was supposed to be completed by June 2024, at a cost of R168-million.

In 2018, R3-million was paid to Athletics South Africa (ASA) by Make Me Movement (MMM), an organisation that worked with victims of GBV, but was hijacked by lottery looters. MMM had received R18-million from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) for a bogus rural cycling project. Cycling SA, the national body which oversees the sport in

Frustrated residents of Silobela, Carolina, took to the streets on Wednesday, blocking roads with burning tires and debris to protest against prolonged electricity cuts they blame on the Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality. The protesters allege that the municipality has disconnected their power without explanation and ignored repeated pleas for intervention. Community members claim they submitted

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not vote in favour of a joint report by the parliamentary Portfolio Committees on Police and Agriculture on the situation surrounding farm attacks today. The report was intended to address a petition calling for Parliament to investigate farm murders and attacks on the farming community. The few positive

The African National Congress (ANC) has postponed its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to allow the National Working Committee (NWC) to assess the state of the Government of National Unity (GNU), amid escalating tensions with the Democratic Alliance (DA). The relationship between the ANC and the DA has deteriorated sharply over disputes involving the national

 In a targeted operation early Thursday morning, the Makhaza Anti-Hijacking Team, working alongside Crime Intelligence, successfully disrupted drug trade activities in the Makhaza policing precinct. Acting on credible intelligence about a recent drug delivery, law enforcement officers raided two separate premises in Block 65, leading to the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of