The Gauteng Small Bus Operators Council has accused the provincial education department of violating learners’ constitutional right to education. Members of the council have stopped operating their buses, saying they have not been paid by the department for several months. The strike, which began last Monday, has affected more than 200000 learners across Gauteng. The…
A critical community health centre in Site C, Khayelitsha, has been forced to shut down indefinitely after brazen extortion demands from a local criminal gang, leaving thousands of residents without access to primary healthcare and exposing the severe vulnerability of essential public services to organized protection rackets. The crisis unfolded on Monday when a group…
A prime-time crusade against drugs has erupted into a major political and police scandal, after a Nigerian man was shot and killed during a chaotic raid orchestrated for Moja Love’s controversial reality show Sizok’thola in Windsor East, Randburg, on Sunday evening. The incident, which has ignited furious protests and a high-stakes political blame game, has placed the…
In a move that signals a seismic shift in South Africa’s foreign military engagement, President Cyril Ramaphosa personally orchestrated the nation’s exit from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) through a confidential high-level call with UN Secretary-General António Guterres last month. This decisive conversation, confirmed to The Bulletin by multiple…
Residents of Mabopane and Soshanguve are facing growing water supply challenges as the City of Tshwane confirms ongoing shortages caused by low bulk water pressure and soaring consumption levels. In a statement issued on Monday, 9 February 2026, the City said the water supply system serving both areas is under severe strain. Rand Water has…
A pre-dawn confrontation on a quiet suburban street erupted into a scene of brutal violence on Monday, leading to the arrest of three suspects—including a close family member of the infamous Dr. Nandipha Magudumana—and leaving a 28-year-old man on the brink of death. What began as an accusation of an attempted robbery has spiraled into…
A formidable line of severe thunderstorms is poised to unleash its fury on the Western Cape, prompting the South African Weather Service (SAWS) to issue a critical Yellow Level 4 weather warning for Monday. The alert signals a high likelihood of significant impacts, placing emergency services and residents across multiple districts on high alert. The…
In a procedural move with significant strategic implications, the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System (the Madlanga Commission) has granted North West businessman and senior ANC provincial leader Suliman Carrim a postponement of his highly anticipated testimony. Carrim, whose name has surfaced repeatedly in connection with…
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says its intensified grant review process is saving the government about R44 million every month, adding up to roughly R500 million a year, by rooting out ineligible claims and strengthening oversight. Speaking on the progress of the programme, SASSA CEO Themba Matlou said the review is designed to…
In a chilling escalation that has sent shockwaves through South Africa’s legal and political establishment, a man whose name has become central to explosive testimony at the ongoing Madlanga Commission has survived a targeted assassination attempt. The brazen attack, carried out in a public setting, has starkly validated the worst fears surrounding the commission’s work:…
