Sol Plaatje municipal manager Thapelo Matlala returned to the Northern Cape High Court to enforce a ruling allowing him back to work, as the council grapples with mounting financial strain, audit red flags and growing labour and service-delivery pressures. Read more: Municipal manager back in court as Sol Plaatje’s financial woes deepen
Leo Brent Bozell III being sworn in as US ambassador-designate to South Africa. US Embassy/X. The new US ambassador is expected in Pretoria within … Read more: SA chapter of Anti-Apartheid Movement urges Ramaphosa to reject Bozell’s credentials
… Johannesburg’s service delivery to the test Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702’s and CapeTalk’s early morning talk show. Experienced … Read more: Johannesburg’s mayoral turmoil – YouTube
JOHANNESBURG – The City of Johannesburg has voted to create a deputy mayor position. The council voted in favour of creating the position, with … Read more: City of Johannesburg to get deputy mayor – eNCA
At least 11 dead in South Africa in latest crash involving a minibus taxi Some eight others sustained serious injuries and are receiving urgent … Read more: At least 11 dead in South Africa in latest crash involving a minibus taxi – YouTube
Patriotic Alliance Frances Baard regional deputy chairperson Shadrack Mocholo is expected to apply for bail next week after being arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a Kimberley CBD Shoprite in which a retail worker was shot. Read more: PA regional leader to apply for bail after Shoprite armed robbery in Kimberley
KwaZulu-Natal’s transport and human settlements MEC Siboniso Duma says the owners of both the heavy-duty truck and the overloaded taxi which were … Read more: KZN transport MEC Siboniso Duma wants drivers, owners charged over crash which claimed 11
… Bloemfontein on Monday. Picture: SUPPLIED (SUPPLIED). An Eastern Cape police officer who found himself under gunfire while responding to a domestic … Read more: E Cape police officer recognised for his actions in life-and-death situation – Daily Dispatch
Kumba Iron Ore mine in Khathu, the Northern Cape. Picture: (Siphiwe Sibeko). As 2026 begins to take off South Africa’s mining industry faces a … Read more: ANESU M CHATIKOBO: Local miners build fortresses to weather shocks – Business Day