Only 22.8% of poor households in South Africa currently receive free basic electricity (FBE) — meaning just one in four qualifying families

Former Police Minister Bheki Cele says it was wrong for suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to disband the Political Killings Task Team. He appeared before Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system.

The City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has vowed to reclaim the city’s inner core. He has been leading by-law enforcements in the Johannesburg CBD, the clean-up aims to restore order, repair infrastructure and curb illegal trading.

The Public Protector South Africa, Adv. Kholeka Gcaleka, has released a report detailing findings from an investigation into the alleged irregular establishment, appointment, and deployment of Crime Prevention Wardens (CPWs) by the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) under Premier Panyaza Lesufi

The Black Business Council (BBC) has strongly condemned the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) proposal to replace the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act and the Public Procurement Act, saying it's a continuation of apartheid

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Nicolas Sarkozy Becomes First French President Jailed Since World War II

The City of Tshwane is under mounting scrutiny over a reported R777 million spent on water tankers in the 2024/25 financial year – a figure that overshot the approved budget by R457 million.

Following a bullying incident involving pupils at Milnerton High School, in Cape Town, Why do school children bully each other and how can parents spot the early warning signs?

Phapano Phasha argues that the dismissal of Lumka Oliphant, former Chief Director of Communication in the Department of Social Development, is not merely an HR decision — it is a damning indictment of the moral decay within South Africa’s political leadership

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The Gauteng Premier has disbanded the Amapanyaza and the Public Protector (PP) has also released a report on allegations of irregularities in the establishment, appointment, and deployment of Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens (CPW)

Two teenagers, Diegan Ryters (17) and Tigan du Plessis (18), were tragically killed in a gang-related shooting in Westbury, Johannesburg on Tuesday afternoon.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has announced that it has not yet decided whether to support the ANC or the SACP in the upcoming 2026 local government elections.

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has now ruled that  former President Jacob Zuma must personally repay over R28.9 million used to fund his private legal battles.

There are now reports that there is an increasing number of tertiary students using their NSFAS allowances to fund online gambling, leading to financial hardship, emotional distress, academic decline, and in some cases, addiction.

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Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

Russia launched a devastating large-scale air assault across Ukraine early Wednesday, leaving at least six civilians dead, including a six-month-old baby, and plunging much of the country into darkness and chaos.