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PA’s McKenzie vows to ‘teach the DA & ANC a lesson’ as he aims to take wards in upcoming polls

In a Facebook Live to address supporters, Gayton McKenzie said that he would be exacting revenge on coalition partners who have done in the PA in municipalities where there was no outright majority. Patriotic Alliance leader, Gayton McKenzie, is on a mission, particularly in the Western Cape, to snatch wards from both the African National Congress (ANC) and Democratic Alliance (DA) in local municipalities that have been beset by instability. […]

29/07/2025 1

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Madlanga Commission to cost R148m over six months – Justice Dept

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development confirmed the amount in a written email. The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System is set to cost almost R148 million over six months. During a briefing in Sandton on Monday, acting deputy chief justice and chairperson of the commission, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, informed the media he was not in a position to talk about […]

29/07/2025 3

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ActionSA introduces bill that would see removal of all deputy ministers

The party said this would save the country more than R1 billion a year. ActionSA has introduced the Constitution Twenty-Second Amendment Bill, which, if passed, will see the removal of all current deputy ministers. The party said this would save the country more than R1 billion yearly. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa's appointment of Professor Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister. ActionSA parliamentary leader Athol Trollip said South Africa has […]

28/07/2025 2

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Medical professionals perform free surgeries on cleft lip & palate patients in MP

The team included 40 medical volunteers, 26 from Cape Town, all part of a mission led by the non-profit group Operation Smile. A group of South African medical professionals travelled to Mbombela, in Mpumalanga (MP), this past weekend to perform up to 25 free surgeries on patients born with cleft lip and palate conditions. The team included 40 medical volunteers, 26 from Cape Town, all part of a mission led […]

28/07/2025 2

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MK Party challenge against Ramaphosa appointment of acting police minister looms

The party is approaching the Constitutional Court on an urgent basis to have the decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa overturned. The president has until Monday to file answering papers in the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s challenge over appointing an acting police minister. The party is approaching the Constitutional Court urgently to have President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision overturned. Earlier in July, Ramaphosa placed Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu on special leave […]

28/07/2025 1

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Transport Dept to work closely with Transnet to improve its operations, financial stability

This follows a recent credit downgrade by Standard & Poor’s, which cited high debt levels, negative cash flow, and Transnet’s growing reliance on government support. The National Department of Transport said it will work closely with Transnet to improve the state-owned freight and logistics company’s operations and financial stability. This follows a recent credit downgrade by Standard & Poor’s, which cited high debt levels, negative cash flow, and Transnet’s growing […]

28/07/2025

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Suspended PA deputy Kunene resigns as a councillor in the City of Johannesburg with immediate effect

This comes after Kunene was found outside the home of Katiso “KT” Molefe, who has been arrested in connection with the murder of Oupa Sefoka, popularly known as Dj Sumbody. Suspended Patriotic Alliance deputy leader Kenny Kunene has resigned as a councillor in the City of Johannesburg with immediate effect. This comes after Kunene was found outside the home of Katiso “KT” Molefe, who has been arrested in connection with […]

26/07/2025 1

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Joburg metro begins demolitions of illegal informal settlements in suburbs

The metro launched an operation on Friday targeting illegal informal settlements, starting with the Ginger park community in Sandton. ohannesburg mayor Dada Morero has said the metro has obtained a court order allowing the city to demolish structures built at unauthorised informal settlements. The metro launched an operation on Friday targeting illegal informal settlements, starting with the Ginger park community in Sandton. Morero said the operation is crucial for enforcing […]

26/07/2025 3

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Activist rejects blame on Fleurhof residents amid calls for justice in Jayden-Lee Meek case

On Friday, the 11-year-old’s mother Tiffany Nicole Meek appeared in the Roodepoort magistrate court for her bail application. Women empowerment activist Natalie Solomons insists that the Fleurhof community should not be made scapegoats in uncovering the truth about the death of Jayden-Lee Meek. On Friday, the 11-year-old’s mother Tiffany Nicole Meek appeared in the Roodepoort magistrate court for her bail application. The week-long procedures had revealed some shocking evidence which […]

26/07/2025 1

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Woman fatally stabbed, man critically injured in suspected domestic dispute in Durban

It is believed that the 40-year-old victim was killed in an alleged domestic dispute. Paramedics discovered the body of a woman who was fatally stabbed in a house in Yellow Wood park, south of Durban, Saturday morning. It is believed that the 40-year-old victim was killed in an alleged domestic dispute. When the medical response team arrived at the house, they also found a man who had critical stab wounds […]

26/07/2025 3