As results from the 2026 Local Government Elections trickle in, showing the liberation movement losing wards to the DA, ActionSA and the Patriotic Alliance, the ANC insists it is not on its deathbed. This is the assertion of the party’s First Deputy Secretary-General, Nomvula Mokonyane, who was speaking at the National Results Operations Centre in Midrand. Mokonyane likened the ANC to left-wing movements in Central and South America that lost power, regrouped and returned stronger. “Critics must look at Brazil,…
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has extended his condolences to the family of three Zimbabwean nationals killed in a tragic series of collisions on the N1 highway near Bela-Bela. The devastating incident unfolded on Saturday evening, 9 May 2026, when 44-year-old Paul Masunda was struck and killed while attempting to cross the busy highway after dropping his wife and children at an informal bus stop. Police confirmed that the first vehicle involved was driven by an off-duty SAPS member. Moments later,…
Stakeholders in the sector, including the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), have begun preparing for the elections following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that the municipal elections will be held on 4 November 2026. The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) said it has convened the National Municipal Managers Forum (NMMF) in Johannesburg from Wednesday to Thursday, bringing together municipal and city managers from across the country’s 257 municipalities at a pivotal moment in the local government calendar. Speaking on YOU FM…
Police have arrested eleven suspects linked to a drug operation uncovered at a manufacturing laboratory on a farm in Brakspruit near Swartruggens in the North West. The arrests stem from a joint operation involving the SAPS National Head Office Crime Intelligence, National Head Office Organised Crime Investigations, and a national team from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI). According to SAPS findings, the suspects include four Mexican nationals, among them one woman. Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng…