Public Protector faults Cape Town over service delivery failures.

Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has found the City of Cape Town to have violated several sections of the South African Constitution by failure to provide access to water amongst other things in Langa and Khayelitsha townships. 

Treasury withholds July funds from 69 municipalities

National Treasury says is in a process to temporarily withhold July 2026 funds to 69 municipalities across all nine provinces over persistent financial management failures. Treasury says the move is intended to enforce fiscal discipline, improve accountability and address unauthorised, irregular, f…

BMA says multi-agency operations prevented wanted suspects from fleeing SA

The Border Management Authority has TODAY addressed a media briefings on the processing and repatriation of undocumented immigrants at a repatriation centre in Musina. Thousands of immigrants have been processed and repatriated in Musina and the centre is still receiving some migrants coming from v…

Chaskalson scrutinises Khan's alleged WhatsApp chats at Madlanga Commission

The Madlanga Commission has heard allegations that suspended deputy Crime Intelligence head Major General Feroz Khan used EFF leader Julius Malema to advance his own agenda in Parliament. Evidence leader Advocate Matthew Chaskalson presented WhatsApp messages containing parliamentary questions that…

ATM concerned about what it calls an increasing number of fathers being denied meaningful access to their children.

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has raised urgent concerns regarding a growing and largely overlooked social crisis in South Africa: the increasing number of fathers being denied meaningful access to their children. Despite ongoing efforts to protect the rights of women and children, ther…

Police reopen the 2021 death of Deputy National Commissioner Lieutenant-General Sindile Mfazi as a murder investigation.

Police have reopened the 2021 death of Deputy National Commissioner Lieutenant-General Sindile Mfazi as a murder investigation. His death was initially attributed to Covid-19 but an exhumation and forensic tests found he was poisoned. Authorities confirm multiple raids were conducted at properties …

Mixed reactions to Ramaphosa's appointment of Ayanda Dlodlo as SA ambassador to France.

The DA has condemned President Cyril Ramaphosa's appointment of Ayanda Dlodlo as South Africa's ambassador to France. She replaces the late Nathi Mthethwa, who died in Paris last year. The DA cites allegations from the State Capture Commission and a Public Protector probe linked to Ms. Dlodlo. The …

DA in Tshwane to outline impending legal action against the Deputy Mayor and MMC for Finance, Eugene Modise

The DA in Tshwane will hold a media briefing outside the Gauteng North High Court this morning. Mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink will outline the party's impending legal action against Deputy Mayor and MMC for Finance, Eugene Modise. Brink is expected to detail the reasons for the challenge and wha…

A look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoeswana

A look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoesoana, author of Africa Is Open For Business and Africa Bounces Back

About 500 asylum seekers await safe accommodation in Durban

More buses are expected to arrive at Durban's old drive in today as efforts intensify to clear what is hoped is the last group of Malawian nationals still camped outside the decommissioned temporary repatriation site.Leader of the Malawian community in KwaZulu Natal, Adam Ali, says one bus has alre…