Ncora community to receive title deed in land restitution milestone

Decades after being dispossessed of their land through racially discriminatory laws, policies and practices of the past, the Ncora community in Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape, is set to regain ownership this week when government hands over title deeds to the community.

Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele...

Constitution’s multilingual promise must be fulfilled within justice system

South Africa’s justice system must move beyond merely interpreting indigenous languages in courtrooms to developing them as languages of legal education, adjudication and jurisprudence.This is according to Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Andries Nel who delivered a public lecture...

SANRAL to scrap contractor panels and revert to open tenders

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) will revert to open tender processes for routine road maintenance and engineering consultancy services after court challenges found the use of contractor panels unlawful and unconstitutional.

SANRAL Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Reginald Demana announced the...

Four Provincial Commissioners to be announced this week

The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane will this week announce the appointment of new Provincial Commissioners in the Western Cape, North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces.

The Acting Commissioner will make the anouncements with the respective Premiers...

PeWG drives infrastructure, economic recovery projects

The Presidential eThekwini Working Group (PeWG) has reported significant progress on several key infrastructure, economic, and water security initiatives aimed at unlocking development in the city.

The updates were presented during the PeWG’s July monthly co-chairpersons meeting, where workstreams outlined progress on a range of...

Hlabisa urges South Africans to register, vote for competent local leaders

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has urged South Africans to register to vote during the second and final national voter registration weekend on 1-2 August, 2026.

Hlabisa’s call comes as South Africa prepares for the next Local Government Elections, with the voter...

Angolan kwanza joins SADC-RTGS system as a settlement currency

In line with efforts to boost regional trade and financial integration, the Angolan kwanza has joined the Southern African Development Community real-time gross settlement (SADC-RTGS) system as a settlement currency.

This development was announced on Monday by South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor Lesetja Kganyago...

Municipalities urged to end practice of adopting unfunded budgets

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has warned municipalities to stop adopting unfunded budgets, saying the practice undermines financial sustainability and misleads communities.

Addressing a joint media briefing in Pretoria on Tuesday with Finance Minister Enoch...

Treasury to release withheld municipal July 2026 equitable share

National Treasury will release the remaining July 2026 equitable share allocation previously withheld from municipalities with a view of protecting communities from the “consequences of failures” by municipalities.

This according to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana who, together with Cooperative Governance and...

Nzimande calls for mineral beneficiation to be at the centre of Africa’s economic conversation

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Prof Blade Nzimande, says mineral beneficiation must sit at the absolute centre of Africa’s economic conversation to move the continent beyond merely exporting raw materials.

Speaking during a panel discussion on critical minerals at the...

RTMC calls on motorists to prioritise safety with forecast of snowfall

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has urged all road users to exercise extreme caution as snowfall, icy conditions and freezing temperatures are forecast to affect motorists travelling through the Eastern Cape highlands, the Drakensberg region of KwaZulu-Natal, and routes towards Lesotho, from...

Weather service warns of snowfall in parts of the country

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says very cold and wet conditions, with light snowfall, are expected to set in from Tuesday evening in parts of the Eastern Cape, southern KwaZulu-Natal, the southern Free State and along the Lesotho border.

The weather conditions are due to the passage of a cut-off low weather system,...