The City of Johannesburg has warned political parties and independent candidates to remove their election campaign posters or face a R500 penalty for every poster left behind after the prescribed deadline. In a media statement issued on 9 November 2026, the municipality called on all political parties and candidates who contested the recent Local Government Elections to urgently remove their campaign materials across the metro. The City said all election posters and campaign materials must be removed within the legally…
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says the Constitution has, over the past 30 years, ensured that citizens enjoy dignity, equality, and freedom of expression. She was speaking at the national launch of the 30-year anniversary of the Constitution at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, which also marked the commencement of Human Rights Month on Monday. Addressing dignitaries including Deputy Minister Andries Nel, members of the judiciary, Chapter 9 institutions, civil society, and representatives of the United Nations, Kubayi…
The Madlanga Commission was forced to take an early adjournment after self-proclaimed police informant Brown Mogotsi failed to appear to conclude his testimony. Evidence Leader Mathew Chasckolson told the commission that Mogotsi only notified them this morning that he was ill, making it impossible to schedule another witness. Proceedings have now been adjourned to Wednesday morning. Chasckolson said Mogotsi was expected to answer questions that had not been posed to him either at the commission or during the parliamentary ad…
Police are confident that they have broken the back of a syndicate linked to a series of robberies at OR Tambo International Airport. This follows the arrest this weekend of a 64-year-old serial robber linked to 42 cases of armed robberies that mostly took place on the R24 near the Barbara off-ramp towards the airport. According to the police, the suspect, together with his accomplices, robbed three high-ranking senior police officials from one of the African countries on their way…