381 Gauteng welcomes 396 New Year’s babies amid teen pregnancy crisis Mapaballo Borotho Image @Democratic Alliance Gauteng welcomed 396 babies on New Year’s Day, including two sets of twins. The Health MEC…
Category: Politics
What’s behind Jacob Zuma’s push to take over KZN?
359 The MK party saw 35 of its members suspended from the provincial legislature in KwaZulu-Natal The current political instability in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) legislature could continue into the new year, says…
SAPS Warns of Deadly Drink-Spiking Syndicates Targeting Nightlife Patrons
418 SAPS warns of deadly drink spiking syndicates targeting nightlife patrons Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe Stock SAPS has warned of organised syndicates using young women to spike patrons’ drinks at social…
Home Affairs staff overworked? Joburg MMC under fire for approach to crime in the CBD
386 Hijacked buildings in the City of Johannesburg have been blamed for crime in many parts of the city. ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has accused the MMC of Public Safety in the…
More than 16 000 nabbed for various crimes
344 Wrap-up of December 2025 arrests: More than 16 000 nabbed for various crimes Mapaballo Borotho Image; FreePik/ rawpixel.com More than 16 000 suspects were arrested nationwide between 22 and 28 December…
How many times has the DA threatened to leave the GNU?
485 The DA threatened to withdraw from South Africa’s government of national unity (GNU) approximately six times since its formation in June 2024. It used the prospect of withdrawal as political leverage…
No December pay for Impendle Local Municipality staff as ActionSA blames uneducated councillors
420 ActionSA says smaller municipalities have become looting grounds for corrupt politicians and officials. ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal has criticised the ANC-run Impendle Local Municipality for failing to pay staff salaries for December….
‘Collect the Billions’: DA urges sale of Maumela’s assets to benefit Tembisa Hospital
331 The DA in Gauteng says it wants the assets of several businesspeople linked to the looting of Tembisa Hospital to be sold. The party believes these assets should be sold, and…
SACP to attend ANC’s birthday celebrations as parties prepare to clash at polls
370 For the first time since 1994, the SACP and the ANC will contest each other for votes in municipalities. Despite growing tensions with the African National Congress (ANC), the South African…
ANC, EFF, ActionSA squabble over who messed up Johannesburg CBD
438 Herman Mashaba says he is not to blame for the problems in the inner city. Days before the country enters an election year, political parties are already squabbling over the crisis…