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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the national government is considering stepping up its involvement to address governance challenges in the City of Johannesburg. Addressing a post-budget media briefing in Cape Town, Godongwana says national authorities may need a formal or legal mechanism to engage more closely with the city’s management. Last year, President Cyril Ramaphosa assembled a Presidential Johannesburg Working …

Militants linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State are rapidly increasing their attacks on the borderlands between Niger, Benin and Nigeria, turning remote transit corridors into active conflict zones, according to a crisis monitoring group. Violent incidents involving the groups in the tri-border area rose 90% between 2024 and 2025, and deaths more than doubled to over 1,000 as …

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has committed to stepping in to stabilise two of the country’s most troubled state owned entities, Telkom and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Government’s intervention comes as both parastatals have been grappling with financial strain for years, with Telkom even facing the threat of liquidation due to its deteriorating financial position. Godongwana confirms that Treasury …

The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission continues hearing witness testimony. LIVE STREAM:  www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/live-madlanga-commission-of-inquiry-26-february-2026/

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:  www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/live-senzo-meyiwa-murder-trial-26-february-2026/

City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero is expected to face yet another motion of no confidence vote when the metro council sits for its meeting on Thursday. The motion has been tabled by the political party Al Jama-ah and other minority parties within the Johannesburg council. The motion was delayed for a week to allow the speaker of the council …

Day 10 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases public hearings today will hear the testimony of two individuals related to the Afrikaner Interest group, Afriforum. Its CEO, Kallie Krie,l is expected to ask the commission to ensure that the principle of equality before the law is restored by focusing not only on the prosecuted members of the armed …

Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan and former Acting National Police Commissioner, Khomotso Phahlane, return to the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. LIVE STREAM:  www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/live-osullivan-phahlane-return-before-ad-hoc-committee/

Vusimuzi “CAT” Matlala and his co-accused appear in the High Court sitting in Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:  www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/live-vusimuzi-cat-matlala-and-four-co-accused-back-in-court/

A University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)- based Animal Health and Science expert has called on cattle farmers to adhere to safety rules after their animals have been vaccinated against Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD). Dr Ntuthuko Mkhize has been reacting to the first phase of the mass vaccination rollout, where the KwaZulu-Natal province has been allocated 200 thousand doses of vaccines following a …