Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of the scandal-tainted Dina Pule to the Cabinet highlights a troubling ambiguity in the ANC’s pledge for moral renewal, challenging public trust in governance.
National Treasury has moved to temporarily withhold July 2026 equitable share transfers to 70 municipalities, including some of South Africa’s biggest metros, in an attempt to force councils to clean up unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
National Treasury is withholding funds to 69 municipalities across South Africa, it says, in an effort to curb financial mismanagement and irregular expenditure.
The Western Cape has, for some time, been leading the pack in terms of building sustainable energy resilience, with a plan to achieve effective independence from Eskom by 2035
Frozen fruits and canned vegetables offer affordable nutrition, maintaining essential vitamins and minerals, making them a viable alternative to fresh options amidst rising food costs.
Two bombs exploded on Tuesday near a hotel in Damascus where French President Emmanuel Macron spent the night, wounding 18 people and overshadowing the first visit to Syria by a European Union head of state since Bashar al-Assad was toppled.Macron, whose motorcade left the hotel shortly before the blasts, pressed ahead with his visit, meeting President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the presidential...