City Power has completed 98% of the first phase of repairs at the Mayfair Substation as work continues to restore electricity to areas affected by a fire at the facility. The substation caught fire on Sunday morning, resulting in power outages in Auckland Park and neighbouring areas. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said that while progress was encouraging, the damage to the substation was extensive, and significant work remained before all affected customers could be reconnected. He said the badly…
The death toll from the floods that have ravaged parts of Limpopo, has risen to eleven, and caused damage estimated to more than R4 billion. The floods began on December 25 2025, in the Waterberg and Capricorn Districts and escalated with heavy rains affecting Vhembe, Mopani, and Sekhukhune Districts. Briefing the media on Friday, Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba said the floods have destroyed over 430 roads and several bridges, and over 31 schools among others. “The floods have caused significant…
South Africa’s Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, will join Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu and National Disaster Management Centre Head Dr Elias Sithole on Saturday for an on-the-ground assessment of widespread flooding that has devastated parts of the province. The delegation’s visit comes as relentless heavy rainfall since late 2025 has triggered severe flooding across Mpumalanga and neighbouring Limpopo, claiming at least 19 lives in South Africa alone and causing extensive damage to homes, roads, bridges,…
The family of anti-apartheid activist Fort Calata, who was killed alongside three others in 1985, has accused former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma of deliberately obstructing efforts to uncover the truth behind political killings carried out by the apartheid regime. Speaking to Newsnote at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) proceedings in Johannesburg, Fort Calata’s son, Lukhanyo Calata, said the two former heads of state may have acted as apartheid spies and are now working together to prevent justice…