TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026, 16:04
Rand Water warns of planned maintenance
Residents have been reminded of Rand Water’s planned maintenance at its Palmiet and Zuikerbosch systems, which will lead to water supply interruptions between 29 May and 17 July 2026.
Rand Water said the maintenance will focus on critical electrical and pumping infrastructure aimed at improving system reliability, operational flexibility and...
Lamola defends multilateralism, says foreign policy must improve lives at home
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says South Africa will continue pushing for reforms to global governance institutions while using foreign policy to drive economic growth and development at home.
Presenting the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s...
Africa must reduce dependence on external markets – Lamola
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says Africa must urgently accelerate regional integration and intra-African trade to shield the continent from external economic shocks and geopolitical instability.
Delivering the 2026/27 Budget Vote for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation...
BMA expresses concern about transportation of undocumented foreign nationals
The Border Management Authority (BMA) says the interception of minibus taxis and buses transporting undocumented foreign nationals has become a major concern within inland operations.
This, according to the BMA, has necessitated the convening of various stakeholders to strengthen interventions aimed at...
Government moves to reposition technical colleges, accelerate digital transformation
Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela says his department has moved to stabilise governance, reposition technical colleges and accelerate digital transformation since his appointment to office.
Delivering Budget Vote 17 in Parliament on Tuesday, Manamela outlined a series of...
Stats SA: household access to basic services improves over 23 years
Household access to improved water, sanitation and electricity has improved significantly over the past 23 years, according to Statistics South Africa’s 2025 General Household Survey.
The survey, conducted annually since 2002, tracks development progress and highlights persistent service-delivery gaps across South...
Manamela tables R149.2 billion budget for Higher Education and Training
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has tabled a R149.2 billion budget anchored on what he described as a “skills revolution” intended to strengthen the link between education, work, and industrial development.
The department’s Budget Vote presented in Parliament on Tuesday, is aimed at...
Gauteng Traffic Police have warned taxi patrolling groups against stopping & intimidating motorists
Special Tribunal grants freezing order on businessman’s luxury home
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a freezing order from the Special Tribunal to preserve a luxury Alberton home linked to businessman Thapelo Samuel Buthelezi.
In May last year, the tribunal ordered that Buthelezi’s companies pay back undue benefits gleaned from R500 million worth of unlawful...
Dtic dismantles barriers to inclusive growth
The Chief Director of Transformation and Competition at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Takalani Tambani, says the department will continue to dismantle economic barriers and foster inclusive growth in South Africa.
Tambani was speaking at the Kgodiso Development Fund stakeholder engagement held in...
Chikunga to launch 1956 Women’s March commemoration
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, will on Friday, 29 May 2026, officially launch the 70 Years Commemoration of the 1956 Women’s March.
The launch, which forms part of the National Milestones events, marks the beginning of a national programme of activities commemorating...
Tourism sustains jobs, drives international arrivals
Tourism Minister Patricial de Lille says tourism sustained 954,000 direct jobs in the economy in 2024, meaning tourism now supports 1 in every 18 jobs in South Africa and for every 13 international tourists who arrive, one job is supported.
“South Africa welcomed a record 10.5 million international arrivals in 2025. In the...
Manamela secures business backing for South Africa’s skills revolution
The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, has secured commitments from private sector leaders to partner with government in advancing South Africa’s skills development agenda and strengthening the country’s education-to-employment pipeline.
The commitments emerged from a high-level business...
Authorities crack down on Pretoria weight loss production pharmacy
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) have ramped up a nationwide crackdown on the illegal manufacturing and supply of unregistered weight-loss medicines.
The medicines contain Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, or a combination product containing both...
Learning and teaching were affected by a shutdown in Mangaung Metro in Bloemfontein and Botshabelo
Fannie Nkosi faces charges including theft and defeating the ends of Justice.
Steenhuisen calls for urgent climate resilience in agriculture
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says resilience is no longer an abstract concept for agriculture but an “operational necessity” as climate change, failing logistics infrastructure and volatile global markets reshape the future of South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry.
Addressing the Hortgro Symposium 2026 in...
Police arrest 142 following looting and public violence in Mangaung
Free State police have arrested 142 people following incidents of looting, public violence and damage to property in several areas of Mangaung.
According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), the incidents followed the circulation of voice recordings and digital posters on social media calling for a “total...
The Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Tau visits Biovac facility
Africa is increasingly becoming a producer, innovator, and strategic partner in global healthcare manufacturing, says Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau.
“The expansion of the Biovac end-to-end vaccine manufacturing facility sends a powerful signal to the world: that Africa is increasingly becoming a producer, innovator, and strategic...
Africa urged to strengthen space governance for global space economy participation
Africa’s meaningful participation in the rapidly expanding global space economy will depend not only on technological advancement, but also on strengthening the continent’s legal, policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks for space governance.
This was according to Nomfuneko Majaja, Chief...