Thembisa Residents Protest Over Electricity Tariff Hikes, Clash with Police
Disgruntled Thembisa residents brought parts of the township to a standstill on Monday morning, barricading roads with burning tyres and rocks in protest against...
Mayor temporarily suspends new electricity surcharge after violent Thembisa protest
Scores of Thembisa residents in Ekurhuleni blocked roads with large rocks and burning tyres on Sunday evening and Monday in protest of electricity price...
Bekkersdal Water Safety in Dispute as Tests Reveal E. coli Contamination
Conflicting reports have emerged over the safety of drinking water in Bekkersdal, with recent tests detecting traces of E. coli and other pollutants, while the Rand...
Gauteng Vows to Save Mandela House Museum from Liquidation
The Gauteng Department of Arts and Culture has assured the public that the historic Mandela House Museum in Orlando West, Soweto, will not be...
South African Human Rights Commission to Investigate Appalling Conditions at Mamelodi...
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has announced that it will prioritize an investigation into the dire living conditions at the TRU temporary...
Gauteng Health Budget Allocated R67 Billion Amid Concerns Over Implementation
The Gauteng Department of Health has been allocated R67 billion in the province’s 2025/26 budget, marking a 3.7% decrease from the previous year. Despite...
Johannesburg Residents Fume Over R700 Million Pothole Repair Cost
Outrage has erupted among Johannesburg residents following Mayor Dada Morero’s announcement that repairing the city’s potholes could cost a staggering R700 million. The revelation has...
Six Killed in Tavern Shooting in Pretoria’s Olievenhoutbosch
Six people were killed and several others injured in a mass shooting at a tavern in the Choba informal settlement, Olievenhoutbosch, on Tuesday night.
According...
MK Party Marches to Union Buildings, Demands President Ramaphosa’s Resignation
Members of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday morning, led by Deputy President John Hlophe, in...
Operation Dudula faces off against human rights organisations in “misguided” protest
Anti-immigration group Operation Dudula marched against human rights organisations on Thursday.
They tried to hand over a memorandum to the Socio-Economic Rights Institute...
UK Comedian Accuses South African Funeral Home of Mishandling Mother-in-Law’s Burial
A UK-based comedian has publicly condemned a South African funeral service, alleging that his family’s grief was compounded by what he describes as a...
Johannesburg Man Arrested with R1 Million Worth of MDMA in Brixton...
A 52-year-old man was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) unit in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, following the discovery...
