Tottenham Hotspur are in a rut from which they seemingly are unable to emerge. Their Champions League loss to Atlético Madrid marked a sixth successive defeat across competitions.
Major electricity outages in Nelson Mandela Bay are linked to corroded pylons on the Chelsea-Summerstrand-Arlington 132 kilovolt line. Authorities say R35-million is urgently needed to replace the line and prevent further power failures.
The ANC will soon be compelled to move into election mode across the country, telling voters why its leaders deserve another chance in many councils. For the moment, there appears to be little indication that the party is focused on what it will take to retain a fraction of the local government power it currently has.
At a memorial service in Soweto’s historic Regina Mundi Catholic Church, family, comrades and political leaders remembered former Cope leader Mosiua Lekota as a fearless freedom fighter, principled politician and lifelong activist who remained deeply concerned about the country’s social challenges until his final days.
Bafana players and staff shared R40m of the R47m won for finishing third at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, but under the proposed new bonus structure, they would get just under R21m.
One of five family members who died in a horrific accident between a hatchback and a Zimbabwe-bound bus near East London had been preparing for a family member’s funeral when she lost her life.
Residents in parts of Johannesburg have experienced delays in waste collection since last Friday, with the DA blaming a lack of payments and strike action, while Pikitup blamed operational difficulties.
For the second time this year, sulphur-laced air has drifted across Johannesburg, triggering health complaints and renewed scrutiny of weak monitoring systems, regulatory leniency and delayed enforcement against major emitters.
International relations minister Ronald Lamola criticized US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III for his remarks on South Africa’s black economic empowerment policies, labeling them as undiplomatic.
ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane has not ruled out the possibility of getting into talks with Cope leaders to try and bring them back into the fold.
The move follows an announcement earlier this week of the launch of public consultations on proposals to streamline South Africa’s Environmental Impact Assessment system to cut red tape around projects seen as having low or insignificant environmental impacts.
South Africa issued a diplomatic protest to the new US ambassador to Pretoria over his recent criticism of the government, ratcheting up tensions between the two countries.
The Emfuleni Local Municipality is taking action after a forensic report revealed irregular vehicle procurement, where millions were spent on non-delivered or faulty trucks.