South Africans can expect an improved voting experience during the 4 November 2026 Local Government Elections, with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) introducing measures aimed at reducing long queues at polling stations. The commission acknowledged the frustration caused by lengthy queues during the 2024 general elections and said it had analysed the experience to identify ways of improving efficiency. The IEC launched its National Results Operation Centre at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, signalling its preparations for…
The National Department of Health has urged the public not to panic over noticeable changes in the packaging, colour or appearance of some medicines supplied at public healthcare facilities, stressing that the changes do not necessarily indicate a shortage. The department has reassured patients that medicines with different packaging or appearances remain safe, effective and suitable for use, provided they have been supplied through approved channels. Department spokesperson Foster Mohale explained that public healthcare facilities source medicines from suppliers that…
A restaurant fire in Boksburg on Tuesday morning has been contained after firefighters safely isolated 12 LPG cylinders, preventing the blaze from escalating and potentially spreading to nearby properties. The City of Ekurhuleni’s Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) responded to the fire at RoadHouse in Boksburg at about 8.53am, with crews from the Boksburg Central and Germiston fire stations. DEMS spokesperson Eric Maloka said firefighters found the restaurant well alight on arrival and immediately requested additional resources. “Firefighters launched…
A paramedic who treated accused number one Musa Kekana after his arrest in April 2024 has been accused in the Johannesburg High Court of leaving out crucial details about what she was told and observed at the scene. Mary Nkgapeng faced intense questioning during a trial-within-a-trial in the attempted murder case against alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, his wife Tsakani Matlala and three co-accused. Kekana’s lawyer, Advocate Riaan Gissing, put it to Nkgapeng that she had a duty to…