7+ hour, 46+ min ago   (128+ words) Months after the City of Johannesburg allocated R49million towards a water infrastructure initiative, residents of the Patsing informal settlement in Lenasia remain fully without reliable tap water. Construction ground to a standstill when short-term workers’ contracts expired and water delivery trucks…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (175+ words) The Impeachment Committee is to decide whether President Ramaphosa should be impeached following the Phala Phala scandal. An evidence leader, advocate Thandazani Madonsela, has been recommended to parliament to lead the evidence against Ramaphosa. Six opposition parties voted in a…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (529+ words) 4 August 2026 | 15:45 CAT 2-minute read President Cyril Ramaphosa’s endorsement of the first-phase report of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team has renewed focus on one of the most significant reforms in South Africa’s electricity sector: the separation of Eskom’s transmission business into…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (262+ words) As documented refugees line the streets in Durban, forced to live and sleep outside the Home Affairs office, concerns have been raised by over 130 community civic organizations, trade unions and broader civil society, endorsing the recently established national campaign against…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (688+ words) 9 June 2026 | 11:35 CAT 4-minute read Supporters say the measures are necessary to restore confidence in the rule of law, while critics argue they risk reinforcing anti-immigrant sentiment without addressing the deeper social and economic drivers behind the tension. In an interview…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (386+ words) 6 May 2026 | 13:10 CAT 1-minute read Johannesburg has remained the most expensive metro in South Africa for basic groceries for a tenth consecutive month, with further price increases expected in the coming months due to rising fuel and logistics costs. According to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (420+ words) Sameera Casmod | [email protected] 8 April 2026 | 10:37 CAT 2-minute read Image source: South African Government News Agency South Africa has approved Lenacapavir, becoming the first African country to authorise the near-100% effective prevention tool that will primarily target at-risk individuals, including adolescent girls,…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (616+ words) Neelam Rahim | [email protected] 4-minute read 06 February 2026 Political analyst Dr Imraan Buccus weighs in on the DA’s leadership shake-up, Helen Zille’s influence, and what it could mean for the party ahead of the 2026 local elections. Political analyst Dr Imraan Buccus says…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (351+ words) Neelam Rahim | [email protected] 3-minute read 05 February 2026 Nearly R200 million worth of cocaine vanished from police custody in KZN – five years later, no arrests and no answers. Special Investigator Mike Bolhuis says while theft from SAPS evidence storage facilities is not new,…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (466+ words) Neelam Rahim | [email protected] 3-minute read 02 February 2026 Experts warn Johannesburg’s water outages could worsen in 2026 without urgent action. 📷 Johannesburg’s water crisis is showing no signs of easing, with experts warning that without urgent intervention, the city could be headed toward a…...