The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has begun hosting a series of orientation workshops across all nine provinces aimed at assisting registered political parties and independent candidates with the use of the Online Candidate Nomination System (OCNS) ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections in November. The workshops officially commenced on Tuesday, 7 July, in Limpopo and will be followed by provincial sessions leading up to Election Day. In a statement, the Commission outlined the benefits of the workshops. “Participants will…

The Department of Basic Education has achieved a major milestone by completing all pit toilet eradication projects identified under the 2018 Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) initiative. According to the Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, all 3,372 pit toilets identified during the 2018 national audit have now been replaced with safe and appropriate sanitation facilities. “This achievement means that schools across the country now have access to safer and more dignified sanitation facilities. More than three million learners have…

More than 200 alleged illegal miners, commonly known as zama-zamas, have been arrested during an ongoing operation at an open field near Sibanye-Stillwater’s Losberg Shaft in Westonaria in Tuesday. Gauteng Police Deputy Commissioner Fred Kekana confirmed the latest figure during Operation Prosper, an integrated operation involving the police, the South African National Defence Force and mine security personnel. The operation was still under way on Tuesday, with scores of suspects lying face-down on the ground while officers processed them. Their…