The Western Cape government has urged the national Department of Agriculture to urgently finalise the implementation of the livestock movement-permitting system. Premier Alan Winde met with his provincial and municipal leaders earlier this week for an update on the province’s response to the national outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth disease. Winde says more than 41,000 Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine doses have been …

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the evidence coming out at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry indicates that there are loopholes in the government’s measures to fight crime and corruption.Mashatile is answering oral questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). As Chairperson of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster Cabinet Committee, I wish to emphasise that the JCPS …

Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae says the late founding leader of Congress of the People (COPE), Mosiuoa Lekota, contributed immensely to the formation of a democratic South Africa. Lekota passed away on Wednesday at the age of 77. Letsoha-Mathae has paid tribute to Lekota and recalled working alongside him in the early 90s. She has also extended her deepest condolences …

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has condemned the destruction of electricity infrastructure, which has left areas in Richards Bay and Empangeni without power. The Aquila and Grantham substations were damaged by suspected criminals on Wednesday. The department’s spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says the deliberate destruction of the control and protection wiring is a calculated threat to electricity supply …

The South African Communist Party (SACP) in Gauteng has criticised the DA’s billboard of the province’s Premier Panyaza Lesufi in a shower, calling it a desperate political move. The billboard on Stormvoël Road in Pretoria reads “The ANC showers in hotels, you have no water” and the tagline “Vote DA to put water in your taps”. The campaign takes direct …

National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andy Mothibi has issued a stern warning to so‑called water mafias and officials within the Department of Water and Sanitation, accused of colluding with criminal networks operating in South Africa’s water sector. Mothibi was speaking at the launch of the Water Sector Anti‑Corruption Forum in Pretoria, a joint initiative between the Department of Water …

As the 2026 academic year kicks off, students at the University of Johannesburg and the University of the Witwatersrand are sounding the alarm over a worsening accommodation crisis that threatens not only their academic success, but also their safety and overall well‑being.  Across South Africa, the demand for student housing continues to far outstrip supply. Nationally, more than 500 000 …

A lack of electricity at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg has led to the postponement of the case of the son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and co-accused.Bellarmine Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Matonhdze appeared in court on Thursday morning, and they will be back on the 11th of March 2026 to apply for bail.The pair is …

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Tributes continue to pour in for the late Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota. He died in a hospital in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Wednesday at the age of 77. African National Congress National Executive Committee member, Lindiwe Sisulu, has described Lekota as a passionate man. “Terror was a hundred per cent given to his responsibility towards the ANC; …