The Rustenburg Local Municipality in the North West, says efforts are underway to resolve power outages experienced on the electricity network. The outages have been going on for more than a week, leaving residents and businesses outraged. Some of the areas affected include Modderfontein, Rhenosterfontein, R24, Boitekong Police Station and Kroondal among others. The municipality’s acting Communication Manager, Odirile Madiba, said that power outages have been mainly caused by infrastructure theft and vandalism, which is a scourge that is affecting the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has praised outgoing National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Adv. Shamila Batohi for doing an “excellent job” in transforming the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and restoring public confidence during her tenure. Ramaphosa appointed the current Special Investigating Unit (SIU’s) Head Adv. Andy Mothibi to replace Batohi as the next NDPP with effect from February 1, 2025. Batohi’s non-renewable term of 10 years ends in January. “Yes, Shamila Batohi came in at the time when the NPA was…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Jan Lekgoa “Andy” Mothibi, the current head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), as South Africa’s next National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP). The appointment, effective February 1, 2026, comes as Advocate Shamila Batohi prepares to retire at the end of January after serving a full term – the first NDPP to do so without controversial removal. In a statement released on January 6, presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya explained that Ramaphosa established an advisory…