Zille criticises Joburg water budget mismanagement
There is no service more basic and essential to human life and dignity than water, says DA Joburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille.
SUNDAY, 08 FEBRUARY 2026, 04:03
There is no service more basic and essential to human life and dignity than water, says DA Joburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille.
Afrikaner rights group AfriForum says it will do everything in its power to oppose “anti-white hate” by the EFF after a motion to demolish Afrikaner statues was presented in parliament.
As the Durban High Court prepares to impose a sentence on the convicted killer of the municipal manager of Richmond municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, his widow Silindile Sithole gave an account of how difficult life has been for her.
Atlantic seaboard suburb showcased as a case study on climate change
The murder of Richmond municipal manager Sibusiso Sithole in 2017 took a serious psychological toll on two family members..
National police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola is expected to testify at the Madlanga commission of inquiry on Monday.
The DA is unveiling its candidate for Johannesburg mayor in the 2026 local government elections in Soweto, Gauteng, on Saturday.
When the head of crime intelligence Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo was arrested and taken to court for fraud and corruption, “strange things happen[ed],” said KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on Friday.
National Coloured Congress leader and MP Fadiel Adams says the classified intelligence information KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi accused him of having unauthorised access to ‘found’ its way to his office.
Trade minister Parks Tau has met US trade representative Jamieson Greer for talks, Tau’s office said on Friday, as South Africa tries to reach a deal to roll back steep US tariffs.
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is expected to take centre stage on day 3 of the Madlanga commission on Friday with testimony about suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu’s alleged associate, Brown Mogotsi.
While the ANC lost at the polls, they say the MK Party’s conduct could have an effect on voter turnout during local government elections next year
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday sought to put out fires and do damage control after angering ANC councillors and senior party leaders when he sang the DA’s praises on municipal governance.
Kohler Barnard says allegations are defamatory and entirely baseless
The City of Ekurhuleni has welcomed a ruling by the essential services committee that says municipal traffic, health, security, water and sanitation and waste collection services remain essential and workers in these categories are not allowed to strike without a valid court order.
Former AfriForum deputy CEO and now director of the advocacy group Lex Libertas, Ernst Roets, has launched an investigation into South Africans who incite violence and celebrate murder on social media.
The South African Social Security Agency has applauded 42,000 beneficiaries who have enrolled in the new beneficiary biometric enrolment that was introduced in early September.
The DA made light work of the MK Party’s challenge to secure a commanding win in eThekwini’s ward 64 by-election by more than 2,000 votes on Wednesday.
Douglas Maimane says MEC Oageng Molapisi only responded in September, nine months later, to Quiet Kgatla’s appointment — but MEC’s office claims correspondence was sent to the mayor in July
The release of an alleged drunk driver who crashed into several cars on the N3 near Pietermaritzburg, allegedly assaulted a traffic officer and was arrested after a high-speed car chase on Sunday is a “slap in the face for justice”, says Siboniso Duma.
The defence and military veterans ministry spent more than R20m on travel expenses from July 2024 to July 2025.