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CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS?: Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink, bath, wash clothes, or do dishes
Citizen despair over Johannesburg’s growing water woes as solutions remain elusive and officials continue to say, ‘Keep moving, nothing to see here, although there will be a ministerial working group.’ What can be done?
BLUE LIGHTS: Paul Mashatile’s VIP Protection Unit convoy accused of flouting traffic laws in Midrand
Yet again, the motorcade of Deputy President Paul Mashatile is in the spotlight — this time accused of abusing its power in plain sight, regularly blocking early-morning traffic in Midrand, where he lives, driving against traffic on one-way sections and forcing motorists aside during peak-hour congestion.
PERSISTENT VIOLENCE: The usual suspects remain crime hotspots in Nelson Mandela Bay — latest stats
With the release of the latest crime statistics last week, MEC for community safety Xolile Nqatha highlighted certain police stations as crime hotspots while the figures showed that violent crime remained a persistent challenge in the same places year after year.
News24 | Monday’s weather: Temperatures rise above 40°C in Western Cape, cool and cloudy elsewhere
Temperatures will rise above 40°C in parts of the Western Cape as extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions persist in the province, as well as in the Northen Cape. Cloudy and cool weather is expected elsewhere in the country, according to the South African Weather Service.
EMPOWERMENT REBOOT: How Stella Ndabeni and the mining industry are getting the SME groove back
There’s a recalibration happening in the mining sector. It’s not a revival, or a revolution. More of a rethink to help build up the edge cases to open new routes to riches and empowerment. And it begins with small businesses.
CENTRE STAGE: Tackling the big challenges to revive historic Central Gqeberha
The challenges are many, but the desire to revive the historic heart of Gqeberha is strong. The Central SRA is taking the driver’s seat in efforts to increase tourism, investment and general interest in the area.
BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: The death of climate activism
The social and economic cost of alarmism has become too high to bear, and the predicted catastrophes have failed to materialise at the rate and severity promised. Are we entering an era of environmental realism?
GANG CRISIS: ‘Residents are prisoners in their homes’: EC premier to ask Ramaphosa for military intervention
Residents of Gqeberha’s northern neighbourhoods describe living ‘like prisoners’ as gang shootings continue unabated, prompting Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane to seek defence force intervention.

Social unrest on the rise in South Africa
South Africa saw a near-record number of service delivery protests in 2025 amid rising local government failures and declining democratic participation, threatening social stability.
News24 | Ramaphosa to open News24’s jobs and growth summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the opening keynote at News24’s On the Record summit in Cape Town in March, where leaders will tackle plans to create five million jobs in the next decade.