Tensions are rising in Vosloorus after the shocking abduction of local spaza shop owner Mazwi Kubheka, with ActionSA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo calling for all foreign-owned spaza shops to close until those responsible are brought to justice. Speaking during a media briefing on Sunday, Khumalo said the community cannot continue with business as usual while still reeling from the trauma. “We say this humbly until the perpetrators are found, no spaza shops should operate. We are mourning. We are…

South African workers are facing mounting economic pressure as fuel prices continue to climb, intensifying an already severe cost-of-living crisis. Trade union federations COSATU and SAFTU both acknowledge that the situation has shifted from gradual hardship to a sustained national crisis affecting everyday survival. Global instability, particularly the war in the Middle East, has contributed to volatility in fuel prices, with knock-on effects across the economy. As transport costs rise, the impact is being felt in the price of almost…

The suspended Director of Asset Protection at the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD), Tshukudu Malatji, has accused his seniors of lying to the Madlanga Commission to conceal their own actions, or lack thereof, in tender manipulation, irregular security contracts, and mismanagement within the unit. Malatji, who has been on suspension since 4 July 2025 and is accused of facilitating costly, unauthorised and irregular security deployments, appeared at the commission on Thursday (his second appearance). He told the inquiry that he…