335 Education, energy and home affairs departments celebrated several successes in 2025 and have grand ambitions for 2026. The two-day debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address has…
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Gauteng residents advised to prepare for thundershowers this weekend
226Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe Stock Gauteng faces a weekend of variable cloud cover and a 30% chance of afternoon thundershowers. Pretoria is set to reach a high of 30°C on Saturday…
Mashaba defends ActionSA’s Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate amid challenges with the law
251 Mashaba says the public has lost faith in the police and is now taking matters into their own hands. ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has defended Xolani Khumalo’s crime-fighting efforts despite criticism…
‘ANC must go for the economy to grow’
312 Economist Dawie Roodt argues ideological resistance to private sector participation is holding back reform. The country’s economy will start to grow once the ANC goes because the party’s default position is…
Ekurhuleni mayor names new committee: ActionSA’s Xolani Khumalo makes the cut
222 Ekurhuleni’s new MMC for community services and by-law enforcement Xolani Khumalo is expected back in court this morning on assault charges. The City of Ekurhuleni mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, has announced changes…
Three farmers face sentencing after the victim’s body was discovered during a police stop
283Zuko Komisa Image | @CrimeWatch_RSA/X Farmers Jaco Wessels Kemp, Louise Coetzee, and Gert Frederik van der Westhuizen have been found guilty of the murder of Dumisani Phakathi. The trio assaulted Phakathi while…
ActionSA rejects Ekurhuleni MMC appointment for Xolani Khumalo amid court battles
241By Bulelwa Hoala Image: @xkhumalo_ on Instagram ActionSA has rejected Xolani Khumalo’s appointment as MMC for Community Services and By-Law Enforcement in Ekurhuleni, calling the city’s administration “failing.” Khumalo’s court case, which…
EFF says bye-bye to City of Ekurhuleni amid dispute with ANC
181 The coalition in the City of Ekurhuleni is falling apart months before the local government elections. EFF Gauteng chairperson Nkululeko Dunga says the party has pulled out of its coalition arrangement…
SASSA issues urgent call for social grant reviews
218 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…
SA to receive one million foot-and-mouth disease vaccines
253Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe Stock South Africa is importing millions of high-potency FMD vaccines from Argentina, Botswana, and Turkey to protect its 14-million-strong national herd. The Department of Agriculture aims to…