Joburg Finances in Crisis: Civil Society Warns of Catastrophe as Treasury Considers Withholding Funding

Joburg Finances in Crisis: Civil Society Warns of Catastrophe as Treasury...

JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG - As the crisis surrounding Joburg finances deepens, civil society leaders are raising alarms over the national government's decision to explore withholding...
City of Johannesburg Faces National Treasury Funding Withholding Over Unfunded Budget and Mounting Debt

City of Johannesburg Faces National Treasury Funding Withholding Over Unfunded Budget...

JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng - The City of Johannesburg is in a critical race against time to avert a severe financial crisis after the National Treasury...
Armed Robbery Suspects Apprehended After High-Speed Pretoria R21 Highway Chase

Armed Robbery Suspects Apprehended After High-Speed Pretoria R21 Highway Chase

GAUTENG — A massive multi-agency operation culminated in the apprehension of three armed robbery suspects following a dramatic, high-speed Pretoria R21 highway chase on...
Siyafana Sonke Urges Government Accountability and Protection of Migrants' Rights in South Africa

Siyafana Sonke Urges Government Accountability and Protection of Migrants’ Rights in...

PRETORIA, Gauteng — A coalition of 130 civil society organizations operating under the banner of Siyafana Sonke has called for urgent government accountability and...
Midvaal Municipality Announces R41 Million Road Infrastructure Budget and Zero Debt to Eskom in State of the Municipality Address

Midvaal Municipality Announces R41 Million Road Infrastructure Budget and Zero Debt...

MEYERTON, GAUTENG — Midvaal Local Municipality Executive Mayor Peter Teixeira has unveiled a comprehensive R41 million road infrastructure budget and highlighted the region's zero...
ANC Condemns 'March and March' Protests as Chaotic, Backs Speaker in Ramaphosa Dispute

ANC Condemns ‘March and March’ Protests as Chaotic, Backs Speaker in...

JOHANNESBURG — The African National Congress (ANC) has strongly condemned the recent "March and March" protest actions as chaotic and politically motivated, while simultaneously...
South Africa Defends Non-Aligned Foreign Policy Amid Diplomatic Spat With US Ambassador

South Africa Defends Non-Aligned Foreign Policy Amid Diplomatic Spat With US...

PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africa has firmly defended its non-aligned foreign policy, clarifying that its independent diplomatic stance should not be mistaken for...
Vusimuzi Matlala Medicare24 Guilty Plea: Legal Expert Analyzes State Witness Agreement

Vusimuzi Matlala Medicare24 Guilty Plea: Legal Expert Analyzes State Witness Agreement

JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG — The recent Vusimuzi Matlala Medicare24 guilty plea has sparked widespread legal debate as the alleged crime kingpin transitions into a state...
ANC Backs Thoko Didiza Amid Phala Phala Court Battle with Cyril Ramaphosa

ANC Backs Thoko Didiza Amid Phala Phala Court Battle with Cyril...

PRETORIA, Gauteng — The African National Congress (ANC) has officially backed National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza following her decision not to oppose President Cyril...
Border Management Authority Deports Over 13,000 Foreign Nationals Ahead of June 30 Deadline

Border Management Authority Deports Over 13,000 Foreign Nationals Ahead of June...

PRETORIA — The Border Management Authority (BMA) has repatriated and deported more than 13,000 foreign nationals through the Beitbridge border post and O.R. Tambo...
Interchange Shootout: Three Alleged Rolex Gang Members Killed in Gauteng Police Chase

Interchange Shootout: Three Alleged Rolex Gang Members Killed in Gauteng Police...

GAUTENG — A fatal Baccleuch Interchange shootout has resulted in the deaths of three suspected Rolex gang affiliates and the arrest of a fourth...
Former Apartheid Askari Faces 15 Murder Charges Linked to Vlakplaas Operations

Former Apartheid Askari Faces 15 Murder Charges Linked to Vlakplaas Operations

BENONI — A 74-year-old former apartheid askari is facing 15 murder charges after appearing in the Benoni Regional Court on 25 June 2026. The...