349 The ANC coalition in the City of Ekurhuleni is under strain, with municipality leaders not seeing eye to eye. The ANC in the City of Ekurhuleni said it is engaging with…
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Father jailed for life over murder of his three-week-old son
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On-going taxi violence in the Western Cape claims a 14-year-old girl’s life
379By Mapaballo Borotho Image @iStock images A 14-year-old girl and a taxi driver were killed in a mass shooting in Atlantis linked to ongoing taxi violence. MP Ian Cameron says the killings…
Pressure mounts on Tshwane CFO over misconduct claims
383 Political parties push for probe into finance department amid claims of maladministration and statutory breaches. The push to dismiss City of Tshwane chief financial officer (CFO) Gareth Mnisi intensified yesterday as…
No-show sinks no-confidence motion against Joburg mayor
369 Morero remains in office as a mayor after the proposer failed to appear in the council chamber. City of Johannesburg (COJ) mayor Dada Morero has survived another motion of no confidence…
Zille rolls out red carpet for ActionSA defectors as Mashaba threatens to fire rogue members
464 ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has given a stern warning to “rogue” members of his party in the Johannesburg caucus. This comes after one of ActionSA’s councillors, Mandla Nyaqela, and 31 other…
Loyiso Masuku appointed Joburg’s first deputy mayor
400 Not only is Masuku the first deputy mayor of Joburg, but she is also the first female chairperson of the ANC in the city. The MMC of Finance Loyiso Masuku has…
Historic win for Khoi-San community as Home Affairs officially recognises traditional names
379By Mapaballo Borotho Image @istock images Home Affairs will now officially recognise Khoi-San traditional names on identity documents. The change follows a case where a young man struggled to have his name…
Life sentence for traditional healer who blamed fatherless upbringing for raping a minor
461 By Mapaballo Borotho Image @TikTok video screenshot A Mamelodi traditional healer was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl in 2020. The court rejected his request for a lighter…
Pope Leo XIV set to visit four African countries in April
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