Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says investigators are probing allegations of corruption involving City employees and business owners following a high-impact operation in the Johannesburg inner city. The raid forms part of the City’s ongoing campaign to reclaim public spaces, enforce municipal by-laws and address issues linked to illegal trading, unsafe buildings and non-payment of municipal services in the CBD. The operation follows last week’s demolitions of illegal structures erected along Small Street, where authorities said sidewalks and public areas had…

Ngizwe Mchunu has been ordered to publicly apologise to Julius Malema after losing a high-profile defamation case in the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday. The ruling follows allegations made by Mchunu on social media, where he accused the EFF leader of being linked to alleged drug dealers, protecting foreign criminals and using political influence for corrupt purposes. Malema’s legal team argued that the claims were false, defamatory and aimed at damaging his reputation ahead of local government elections. After Mchunu…

Pretoria has condemned Israel following the arrest of South Africans aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters. Government has expressed serious concern over what it described as the abduction of South African citizens participating in the humanitarian mission. Officials warned that those detained could now face imprisonment in Israel despite being part of a civilian-led initiative aimed at delivering aid and raising awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. According to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation…