Author: Kgaogelo Magolego

The government is looking at innovative ways to speed up the delivery of public housing amid significant growth in informal settlements. On Tuesday, the City of Tshwane, supported by the government at both provincial and national levels, convened a symposium attended by top developers and investors, aimed at coming up with sustainable solutions for the country’s housing needs. The host municipality itself has no fewer than five hundred informal settlements that are sprawling out of control. Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelani said urban municipalities continue to experience an influx of people from so-called rural provinces and elsewhere on the African…

RISE Mzansi, one of the smaller parties in South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU), has emerged as one of the country’s top recipients of political donations during the first quarter of 2026. According to donation disclosures published by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for the period January to March 2026, the Democratic Alliance (DA) received the highest amount, totalling R57.3 million, while RISE Mzansi ranked second with R30 million in donations. The figures have sparked debate about the sources of political funding and the influence donors may seek to exert through their financial support. Questions have also been raised…

The IEC has warned the public and political parties against making unsubstantiated claims about how it conducts elections. The commission launched its media campaign for the upcoming Local Government Elections in Midrand and said it aims to counter misinformation at every turn. The commission’s chairperson, Mosotho Moepya, said the implications of unsubstantiated allegations could cast aspersions on an otherwise credible election. “Unfounded attacks on the integrity of our processes do not merely damage individual or institutional reputations. They inflict lasting injury on our constitutional fabric,” he said. IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya said a single false claim could harm the credibility…

Thousands of supporters gathered in Pretoria to celebrate Mamelodi Sundowns’ CAF Championship triumph. The victorious team was paraded through the capital aboard an open-top bus, proudly displaying the silverware to jubilant fans lining the streets. The main celebrations were held at Church Square, where festivities continued late into the night as supporters sang, danced and cheered the team’s achievement. Mamelodi Sundowns Production Manager Zanele Mathe said the victory was the result of years of hard work, sacrifice and dedication by the club. She also thanked the “Yellow Nation” — as Sundowns supporters are affectionately known — for standing by the…

The South African government has convened a high-level security cluster meeting at the Union Buildings in Pretoria to address ongoing anti-migrant demonstrations and growing concerns over potential xenophobic violence. The meeting brings together several ministers and senior officials tasked with law enforcement, security coordination, and social cohesion policy development. According to the Government Communications and Information Systems (GCIS), discussions are focused on finalising a national action plan aimed at combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance, while also addressing broader challenges linked to illegal immigration. Government officials have also initiated diplomatic engagements with neighbouring countries to examine underlying factors…

The African National Congress (ANC) says it is unfazed by members leaving to join other political parties ahead of the upcoming local government elections, including recent high-profile defections to ActionSA in Limpopo. ActionSA recently unveiled several former ANC members, including a mayor, but ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has dismissed them as self-serving opportunists who failed in their previous roles. Speaking on the sidelines of the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Boksburg, Mbalula said individuals now being presented as former ANC leaders did not perform adequately while in office. “It does happen in the election that people who have…

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has warned anti-migrant pressure groups that they risk arrest for raiding clinics, hospitals and other public facilities in search of undocumented foreign nationals. Speaking during the release of the latest crime statistics on Friday, Cachalia stressed that only immigration officials and police officers are legally authorised to verify the status of migrants in South Africa. “It is the job of immigration officers and police to enforce our immigration laws. People who have decided that they must act by themselves, to take the law into their own hands, to enter hospitals and schools, are acting unlawfully.…

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says authorities will leave no stone unturned in the investigation into the killing of North West activist Thato Molwesankwe, who was shot dead at his business premises in Mahikeng this week. Cachalia was speaking in Pretoria during the release of the latest crime statistics, where he expressed deep sorrow over the killing of the outspoken anti-crime activist. “I want to take this moment to extend our deepest sympathies to the Molosankwe family following the murder in the North West province of an anti-crime activist and traditional healer, Thato Molosankwe,” he said. He added that whistleblowers…

Africa Mayibuye Movement leader Floyd Shivambu has thrown his weight behind pressure group March and March, which has taken to the streets demanding that illegal foreigners leave the country. Shivambu briefed the media in Johannesburg on Tuesday, where he hit back at those who have labelled the group’s campaign xenophobic. Shivambu said the country has an immigration crisis and that those raising concerns about it should not be silenced. “And our view, by the way, in relation to the protests led by Gizem Kono and the people of March and March, is that all the concerns they are raising are…

Fresh divisions appear to be surfacing within the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) after Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla publicly questioned the suspension of former party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela, exposing growing tensions inside the organisation. Ndhlela’s removal follows a controversial media briefing held over the weekend, where senior MKP leaders, including former President Jacob Zuma, announced plans for a think tank that was described as a higher authority within what the party called a liberation movement structure. The proposal sparked confusion and criticism after it appeared to sideline existing party leadership structures. In response, the MKP leadership later distanced itself from the announcement during…