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Several officials from the Kamiesberg Local Municipality, along with company directors and a supplier representative, appeared briefly in the Garies Magistrates Court on 19 March 2026, facing serious charges of fraud, corruption, and money laundering. The arrests were carried out earlier that day by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team following an in-depth probe triggered […]

South Africa’s National Treasury has unveiled the Metro Trading Services Reform programme, a major initiative aimed at overhauling the management of essential services in the country’s eight metropolitan municipalities. The programme seeks to shift how metros deliver key trading services—such as water, wastewater, electricity, and refuse removal—by encouraging them to operate these services more like

The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) has expressed concern that the South African Communist Party’s (SACP) decision to contest the upcoming local government elections separately from the African National Congress (ANC) will divide workers. Delegates voiced these views during SAMWU’s 13th National Congress, held in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. Discussions at the congress were dominated by

South Africa’s National Treasury has officially launched the Metro Trading Services Reform, a major initiative allocating R54 billion in performance-linked incentives over six years to encourage the country’s eight metropolitan municipalities to improve essential services, including water, sanitation, electricity, and solid waste management. The reform, announced following commitments outlined by the finance minister in the

Residents of Northdale are urging the Msunduzi Municipality to take immediate action amid concerns over a potential illegal land invasion at Lotus Park, Pietermaritzburg. Video footage from the area shows individuals clearing thick bush and grass in the once-popular public space, marking out spots, and preparing sections of the land. Locals describe Lotus Park as

National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andy Mothibi has delivered a strong warning to individuals benefiting from assets acquired through illegal means, emphasizing that the law will pursue them relentlessly. The statement came during the official handover of recovered land to the Mahikeng Local Municipality on March 18, 2026. The handover involved properties linked to

Nearly 100 unemployed teachers have set up camp outside the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education head office in Pietermaritzburg, demanding employment opportunities and highlighting what they describe as systemic issues in teacher hiring. The group, comprising qualified educators from various districts including Zululand, Pinetown, and others, has been protesting since Monday. They have turned the area

An intelligence-driven operation conducted by police in the Marselle area of Kenton-on-Sea has resulted in the arrest of two male suspects and the confiscation of thousands of mandrax tablets. The suspects, aged 48 and 55, were apprehended on Wednesday, 18 March 2026. During the operation, law enforcement officials recovered a total of 2,018 mandrax tablets.

A 56-year-old male educator appeared before the Mahwelereng Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, facing a charge of rape. The accused is alleged to have raped an 18-year-old learner at one of the secondary schools within the Mahwelereng policing area. During the court proceedings, the matter was postponed to Wednesday, 25 March 2026, to

 Three suspects were fatally wounded in a high-speed chase and exchange of gunfire with the Hawks’ Tactical Operations Management Section (TOMS) early this morning, following a hijacking and kidnapping in which the female victim escaped unharmed. According to authorities, members of the elite unit received intelligence regarding suspects allegedly involved in hijackings and kidnappings on