FRIDAY, 19 DECEMBER 2025, 16:48
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has pledged R800m to fix reservoirs and bulk infrastructure in the city as it battles one of its worst water crises in years, with taps running dry in many communities and residents taking to the streets in protest.
The ANC Youth League must rise up to the challenge and safeguard the ANC from “strategic partners” such as the DA, which the league’s president, Collen Malatji, claimed is destroying the party from within.
MK Party MP and musician Gezani “Papa Penny” Kobane has called on the department of sport, arts and culture to prioritise villages and townships, accusing the government of sidelining rural communities while billions are spent nationally.
The EFF has introduced a bill in the National Assembly to ban alcohol advertising
Premier believes banks are the ‘real owners’ of homes and those paying off bonds are ‘just tenants’ until the debt is paid
On the other side of town, the mayor held a state of readiness briefing on the upcoming U20 mayors assembly and attended a G20 preparatory meeting
Dr Imran Keeka flags shortage of specialists, ophthalmologists in particular
Tributes are pouring in for Limpopo provincial executive committee (PEC) member Nkateko Mbhoma, who was shot dead in the early hours of Tuesday.
Gauteng is diversifying trade to mitigate the impact of US tariffs by focusing on partnerships with China, India, BRICS and intra-African markets, according to Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile.
President Cyril Ramaphosa believes if BRICS nations unite to create solutions, they can unlock tangible mutual benefits for their members and the broader Global South.
The EFF’s draft Private Member’s Bill for debt relief for students and another by ActionSA to scrap MPs’ compulsory membership of the Parliamentary and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme are awaiting public comment before they make their way to Parliament.
The great-grandson of former president Nelson Mandela and EFF member, Mayibuye Mandela, has dismissed claims he is against former EFF deputy leader Floyd Shivambu’s use of the name “Mayibuye” for his new party.
The family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu is back in the Pretoria high court to challenge the government of that country and the court’s judgment that ordered the repatriation of Lungu’s corpse.
While eight departments and 14 entities in the Gauteng government obtained clean audit outcomes in the 2024/25 financial year, the province also recorded R4.2 billion in irregular expenditure.
Trade union Solidarity has filed a defamation case against minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
Political nomad Floyd Shivambu took swipes at the ANC, EFF and the MK parties at the launch of his political party, Afrika Mayibuye Movement in Midrand on Friday.
US President Donald Trump has put to rest speculation over his attendance of the G20 Summit in South Africa in November.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile is expected to delivery a eulogy at the funeral service for long-time National Council of Provinces (NCOP) chairperson and ambassador Mninwa Johannes “MJ” Mahlangu in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, on Saturday morning.
Cape Town advocate Norman Arendse, SC, has been appointed as the evidence leader for Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations.
The Madlanga commission of inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system will start its public hearings on September 17.
The Gauteng government says it has repaired 97% of potholes on key roads before the G20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni.