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Joburg EMS on high alert as SA Weather Service warns of disruptive conditions

Johannesburg Emergency Management Services are on high alert after a South African Weather Service warning of disruptive conditions in parts of the country, including Gauteng. High-risk areas include informal settlements and low-lying areas. Weather forecaster Kgolofelo Mahlangu says the rain could result in interference to municipal services, road closures and…

8 Nov 2022 7AM 7 min

Cape Town club’s credit customers will be named and shamed on social media

Saint Champagne Bar & Lounge in Cape Town says it is owed thousands by customers. The business says it will release the names and photos of those who owe it payments on social media if they don’t cough up by Wednesday’s  deadline.

7 Nov 2022 5AM 3 min

Mkhwebane ‘held hostage’ at parliamentary inquiry

Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she is being held against her will in the section 194 committee hearing. On Tuesday the suspended public protector told the impeachment hearing her legal team would not be available to represent her at the inquiry until Monday, but the committee ruled to continue despite her grievances…

2 Nov 2022 8AM 4 min

Malema slams inquiry as it proceeds without Mkhwebane’s lawyers

After heated deliberations, the section 194 committee probing public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office concluded it would continue, despite Mkhwebane’s legal counsel only being available from Monday. On Tuesday the suspended public protector had to defend herself after her legal team had walked out last week. Committee MPs…

1 Nov 2022 10AM 4 min

This was wholly appropriate for a Christian king: Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi 

Traditional prime minister to the Zulu monarch and nation Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi on Tuesday addressed controversy about an Anglican Church ritual that was performed during a ceremony on Saturday at which President Cyril Ramaphosa recognised Zulu king Misuzulu kaZwelithini. Buthelezi said if anyone was to blamed for the ritual it…

1 Nov 2022 9AM 4 min

Mkhwebane speaks for herself as Mpofu walks out

Advocate Dali Mpofu walked out of Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s impeachment inquiry hearing.The section 194 inquiry is investigating whether the suspended public protector is fit for office. Mkhwebane said she did not give a mandate to her legal team to withdraw. EFF leader Julius Malema said if the inquiry goes on as…

27 Oct 2022 12PM 5 min

About R43bn a year meant for infrastructure is not spent, partly due to looting

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says his department is adopting the highest standard of transparency in the tendering process to reduce looting and corruption. He said this as he mentioned R43-billion that was budgeted for but not spent on fixing or building infrastructure every year. Godongwana was delivering his medium-term budget…

26 Oct 2022 1PM 3 min

Finance minister explains government's e-toll plans

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the budget on Wedneday. He said national government agreed with Gauteng to hand over e-tolls to the provincial government.

26 Oct 2022 12PM 3 min

IN FULL | Finance Minister Godongwana presents 2022 Mid-Term Budget speech

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday presented the midterm budget policy statement in parliament in Cape Town.

26 Oct 2022 10AM 45 min

Court, president must protect 'victimised' Mkhwebane': Mpofu

Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants to return to work and feels she is being victimised by not being allowed to do so, her attorney Dali Mpofu argued in court on Tuesday. Mpofu said the court and President Cyril Ramaphosa have a duty to protect Mkhwebane. He was at the…

25 Oct 2022 8AM 3 min

‘ANC has no age’: Zuma on his ‘nomination’ for a top position in the party

On his health, if he gets a position in the ANC again, former president Jacob Zuma said, “Looking at me, am I in the bed lying in hospital?” Zuma had scathing comments on President Cyril Ramaphosa but commenting on their relationship he said, ‘we talk, if we meet we talk’…

24 Oct 2022 11AM 3 min

‘Renewed ANC led by criminals’: Mbeki on claims hitmen are on party’s payroll

Slamming the party’s “renewal”, former president Thabo Mbeki cited claims of “criminal” ANC members who have izinkabi (hitmen) on their payrolls. He challenged the party to choose its leaders carefully in its December elective conference and alleged there are candidates who want to enrich themselves. Mbeki said he has been…

24 Oct 2022 6AM 4 min

FULL ADDRESS | Ramaphosa announces key reforms to stop state capture

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night announced key reforms to prevent state capture happening again.

23 Oct 2022 3PM 37 min

SAIRR wants Electoral Amendment Bill process suspended

The South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) has warned that the Electoral Amendment Bill puts South Africa's democracy at risk, and says the government and parliament are to blame. On Thursday, the National Assembly passed the bill, with 232 MPs voting in favour. Ninety-eight voted against and three abstained…

21 Oct 2022 9AM 4 min

It’s clear Ramaphosa has something to hide, says ATM leader, outlines charges

The trio investigating whether there is a need to further probe Phala Phala claims started their 30-day work on Wednesday. ATM and UDM leaders Vuyolwethu Zungula and Bantu Holomisa say Cyril Ramaphosa is unfit to be president. Zungula says Ramaphosa is using intimidation tactics to scare those investigating the Phala…

20 Oct 2022 9AM 5 min

Joburg’s collapsing water system a ‘R23bn catastrophe’ — water expert 

There seems to be no end in sight for Gauteng's water woes as the province's water system continues to take strain. SA Water Chamber CEO Benoit Le Roy says the system collapse and continued water crisis is due to leaking municipal infrastructure. The crisis is worsened by the load-shedding and…

19 Oct 2022 9AM 6 min

Zuma arms deal judge Piet Koen considering recusal

The judge presiding over former president Jacob Zuma’s arms deal-related trial has indicated he is considering recusing himself. Judge Piet Koen has given the parties until November 3 to file submissions in this regard,  and has adjourned the trial to January 30 next year. The judge first raised the issue…

19 Oct 2022 5AM 4 min

DA introduces five-point plan to stabilise coalitions  

The DA on Thursday presented draft legislation to stabilise coalition governments after the 2024 national and provincial elections. The five-point plan is aimed at prioritising service delivery while reducing party political fractiousness. According to DA leader John Steenhuisen, the draft legislation is not to fix the party's problems with coalitions,…

13 Oct 2022 9AM 5 min

Doctor says water outages impact ‘sanitation, health and dignity’  

Water outages in Johannesburg have severely affected its residents, with the city facing stage 2 restrictions as reservoir storage remains strained. Public hospitals in the city are among those affected by the outages as they battle low pressure due to constraints in Johannesburg Water’s network.  A doctor from Helen Joseph…

12 Oct 2022 5AM 10 min

‘This is a massacre’ — Sisonke following murders of sex workers 

Supporters of the national sex workers’ movement Sisonke demonstrated outside the Johannesburg magistrate’s courts on Tuesday to call for the urgent decriminalisation of the industry ahead of the first appearance of a 21-year-old suspect accused of killing six women believed to be sex workers.   Sisonke spokesperson Katlego Rasebitse said the…

11 Oct 2022 6AM 3 min