241 By Mapaballo Borotho Image @City Power Johannesburg CBD residents are still without power following a substation fire over the long weekend. City Power says restoration is close but depends on underground…
Category: Politics
Lotto looters exposed: SIU claws back R3.2m from ‘media’ and ‘soccer’ fronts
221 THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT FORMS PART OF KAYA 959’S TERMS OF USE POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY TERM OF THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT, YOU MUST CEASE YOUR ACCESS OF THIS…
City of Joburg told to ‘stop taking loans’ and collect the money it’s owed
204 The ACDP says the city should focus on collecting the R71bn owed by residents and businesses. Two opposition parties in the City of Johannesburg have expressed concern about the metro’s reliance…
Systemic crisis: 48% of Gauteng schools now operating above capacity
235Zuko Komisa Enrolment surged from 1.4 million in 1995 to 2.8 million in 2026, driven by 2% annual growth. 48% of schools are overcrowded, leaving a shortfall of 88,000 secondary school places….
Mkhwanazi and Lerutla granted bail in corruption case
227Zuko Komisa Image | @@CrimeWatch_RSA/X Boksburg Magistrates’ Court granted R30,000 bail each to suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Municipal Manager Kagiso Lerutla. The pair face counts of corruption, fraud, and…
DA pushes for extension of fuel levy cut as prices threaten to surge
227By Mapaballo Borotho Image | Adobe Stock The DA is pushing for an extension of the fuel levy cut to prevent steep fuel price hikes in May. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says…
Gone without a trace: Family demands answers in Mazwi’s case
231By Mapaballo Borotho Image @MzilikaziKhumalo | X Mazwi Mpumelelo Kubheka has been missing for nearly a month after last being seen in Marimba Gardens. ActionSA is now demanding urgent national police intervention…
Inside OR Tambo crackdown: How police stopped a multi-million-rand cocaine smuggle
336By Mapaballo Borotho Image @SAPS media A 26-year-old Brazilian transgender woman was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport with cocaine valued at R8.7 million. The arrest forms part of intensified intelligence-led operations…
What went wrong? Baptism ceremony leaves three dead
292By Mapaballo Borotho Image @Mpumalanga police Three people drowned during a church baptism ceremony at a river in Mpumalanga after water levels suddenly rose. A 59-year-old woman and two teenagers lost their…
Freedom or survival? The reality of 32 years of democracy in Mzansi
231 By Mapaballo Borotho Image @X South Africa marks 32 years of democracy, but many citizens still struggle to access basic rights and opportunities. SAFTU warns that inequality, poverty, and failing public…