Law enforcement agencies are working together to probe the breaches of the COVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) in South Africa. The benefit scheme was established to provide much needed relief to employees, who have been laid-off work or unable to earn an income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In his first special audit report […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) Provincial Executive Committee in Gauteng has appointed the DA Gauteng Caucus Leader, Solly Msimanga MPL to the position of acting DA Gauteng Provincial Leader. This follows the resignation of John Moodey earlier today. Msimanga is a former Provincial Chairperson. He is the Leader of the Official Opposition in the Gauteng Provincial […]

The Passenger Railways Association of South Africa, clawing its way back from years of mismanagement and corruption, has a new man in charge after a court order last week ruled that the appointment of an administrator in December last year was unlawful. “We are pleased that the National Treasury has appointed Mr Badisa Matshego as […]

Kebone Masange, the head of the department of human settlements in Mpumalanga, was arrested in Pretoria today by Home Affairs officials for allegedly being in possession of numerous identity documents, according to a news report in City Press. The story also said that he had not been vetted for the position when he got it […]

Poor financial management by public institutions once again reared its ugly head in South Africa during the disbursement of COVID-19 relief scheme funds, an audit report has found. The synopsis is contained in Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu’s first of a series of special reports on the financial management of government’s R500 billion COVID-19 relief package. The […]

Despite Eskom’s inability to meet the country’s electricity needs and plunging everyone into darkness with loadshedding – taken to Stage 4 today – the government rejects alternatives because it wants Eskom to keep its monopoly, according to the Democratic Alliance. “At a time when the country desperately needs economic growth, Eskom once again plunges us […]

The chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Inkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, has warned that attacks on farms threaten food security, employment and the economy. “Both farm workers and farm owners are of equal importance in the agricultural chain,” Mandela said. He made the remarks following the recent attacks on four […]

Eskom has been ordered by the high court to restore full maximum electricity supply to several areas in the Free State and Mpumalanga provinces immediately. North Gauteng High Court Acting Judge Anthony Millar heard a combined urgent application at the end of August. Read the judgment here. Applicants were the Vaal River Development Association, which […]

Three crew members in a salvage operation following the devastating Mauritius Oil Spill disaster have died and a fourth is missing after an accident at sea. With a looming threat of a second oil spill in Mauritius, Greenpeace is calling for transparency. Greenpeace said that on 31 August, around 19h30 Mauritius local time, a barge […]

As cold weather persists through many parts of South Africa, Eskom has said it would move loadshedding from Stage 2 to Stage 4 today – the first time since March – because of high demand and multiple unit breakdowns. “Eskom regrets to announce that loadshedding will move from Stage 2 to stage 4 at 15:00 […]

The ANC Parliamentary Caucus says it condemns the brutal assault of former Comrades champion, Nick Bester, who was attacked while training and is currently fighting for his life in ICU. This comes as Bester’s son has announced a R50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the three men who attacked his father. In […]

Saying he no longer felt at home in the Democratic Alliance after 22 years, the Gauteng leader John Moodey resigned today. “I am aware of many more DA members who feel the same way I do,” he said in his statement. “If the DA is pleased with being a 20 percent party I’m not.” The […]

On the same day that a Democratic Alliance-requested debate in Parliament took place to discuss #FarmAttacks in South Africa, several African National Congress leaders have broken the usual party silence about the issue, with the KwaZulu-Natal Premier saying that everything should be done to catch the perpetrators of the most recent attack, this weekend in […]

Over the past two weeks, several incidents have occurred at the Kruger National Park that have caused visitors and potential visitors (who can’t get in) to wonder what exactly is going on at one of the world’s most famous game parks. In the middle of June, SANParks said it was recalling staff to prepare the […]

The discovery on Saturday of the charred remains of a woman in Mthwalume, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), has raised concerns that a third suspect may be involved in the spate of murders in the area. The latest body brings the number of women killed in the area to six, in just four months. According to the Area […]

A killer of beautiful honeymoon bride Anni Dewani who was due to walk free on 28 July was instead ordered to stay behind bars, just hours before he was due to be released. Taxi driver Zola Tongo, 39, was given 18 years for his part in organising the brutal murder of Anni. The murder in […]

South Africa now has 627 041 cumulative cases of COVID-19 after 1 985 new infections were identified on Monday. This comes as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that while people are experiencing pandemic fatigue, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over. “WHO fully supports efforts to re-open economies and societies. We want to see […]

At the height of the Covid-19 outbreak in the Western Cape, a project was implemented that saved lives, and has the potential to save many more. As the epidemic escalated, it became clear that the disease was hitting people with diabetes especially hard. A study looking at over 15,000 Covid-19 infections showed that of every […]

Members of the ANC who are formally charged with corruption or other crimes must immediately step down from their positions, the ANC said today in a statement summing up the decisions of its highest body over the weekend. The meeting also drew attention to “what seemed like an choreographed campaign” against President Cyril Ramaphosa, and […]

Only days after the most recent brutal farm murder, a debate on farm killings is scheduled to take place in Parliament tomorrow, according to the Democratic Alliance. The most recent farm murder took place over the weekend, when Glen and Vida Rafferty were shot and killed on their farm near Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal. Large motorbike rallies […]

To commemorate the legacy of phenomenal Hollywood star Chadwick Boseman, who sadly passed away on Friday (28 August), M-Net Movies has acquired the rights from The Walt Disney Company Africa for a special screening of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, the film that engraved his name in movie history – and in the hearts of millions […]

Ministers, MECs and mayors should stay out of the administration of public services and let public servants do their work, and appointments should be made on qualifications not political considerations, according to a letter by President Cyril Ramaphosa to mark the start tomorrow of Public Service Month. “The civil service must be seen as a […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday expressed his condolences to the family and friends of retired South African National Defence Force Surgeon-General, Lieutenant-General Vejay Ramlakan, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 62. The former Surgeon-General contributed to the liberation of all South Africans as one of the founding members of the United Democratic Front […]

On the 6th of July I started a fundraiser for a desperately poor community in Allemansdrift B in Mpumalanga, South Africa, after engaging in a long messenger chat with a former charity worker called Kelly about this community and the work she and Lydia (a community resident and village elder) were trying to do… writes […]

This weekend Herman Mashaba launched his new party, Action South Africa. He has drawn several disaffected ANC and DA members like Makhozi Khosa and Funzi Ngobeni. (One probably shouldn’t mention Vytjie Mentor, who gave shaky testimony at the Zondo Commission and has lots of question marks about her past, which she brings with her into […]