Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Treasurer-General Omphile Maotwe has dismissed recent local government election polls projecting the party to finish fourth in several metropolitan municipalities, questioning the credibility of surveys and the funding behind them. Maotwe was speaking to journalists in Marlboro, Johannesburg, ahead of a meeting of the party’s Central Elections Task Force. “Who did the polls and who are the funders?” she asked, challenging surveys suggesting that the EFF could struggle to secure stronger support in key metropolitan areas.…
The discovery of the body of an unidentified woman in Kempton Park has intensified concerns over a series of deaths involving women in the area, as the search continues for missing 38-year-old Elizabeth Moselakgomo. The woman’s body was found in the York Street area on Saturday night, becoming the latest case to draw attention to the deaths of four women in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, over the past two months. Moselakgomo, also known as “Tsontso”, disappeared on Wednesday after…
South Africa has repatriated 250 foreign nationals to Zimbabwe and Nigeria as authorities continue large-scale voluntary repatriation and deportation operations amid renewed migration-related tensions and safety concerns in KwaZulu-Natal. The coordinated operation was carried out on Thursday, September 10, 2026, in cooperation with the relevant foreign diplomatic missions. It followed reports of displaced and stranded foreign nationals seeking urgent humanitarian assistance outside their respective diplomatic offices. According to government officials, the operation was conducted in accordance with South Africa’s immigration…
The Portfolio Committee on Community Safety and Transport Management in the North West has formally welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate North West Transport Investments (NTI). Committee Chairperson Freddy Sonakile stated that the independent forensic probe is a crucial step towards bringing accountability to the embattled provincial transport entity and its subsidiaries. He affirmed that the proclamation will cover allegations of serious maladministration, unlawful or improper conduct, irregular expenditure and transactions, possible corruption,…