The Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) says it is hard at work pushing for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to reopen another window for victims of apartheid-era human rights violations to apply for reparations. This comes after Minister Mamoloko Kubayi confirmed that R498 million has been paid to victims through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) reparations programme. Kubayi was responding to questions in the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday regarding progress made in implementing TRC reparations…

Police have seized cocaine with an estimated street value of more than R200 million at OR Tambo International Airport following an operation by a multidisciplinary team that intercepted two separate consignments. Police said that, in the first incident, two large travel suitcases were intercepted at the airport terminal. Upon opening them, officers discovered blocks of suspected cocaine weighing approximately 84 kilograms. In a separate interception at the cargo section, four boxes containing approximately 250 kilograms of suspected cocaine, packed into…

The proposed Gauteng Megatropolis is increasingly becoming a debate about more than municipal boundaries, with political parties questioning whether a new governance model would actually improve the lives of residents. The proposal has emerged as the ANC pushes for a more integrated Gauteng city region, but opposition parties remain divided over whether restructuring municipalities would address the province’s persistent service delivery challenges. ActionSA Gauteng chairperson Funzi Ngobeni questioned the value of previous municipal restructuring, pointing to problems including deteriorating infrastructure…