The City of Tshwane has reported encouraging signs of recovery in its latest water supply update, confirming that the metro’s overall system remains healthy and largely stable despite isolated pressure challenges in certain areas. According to the update issued on 16 February 2026, sustained improvement has been observed across most reservoirs and supply zones, with…
The water has receded, but the scars remain. Across the lowveld region of Mpumalanga, where the Crocodile River usually meanders lazily past lush sugarcane fields, the landscape now tells a story of violent upheaval. Bridges have been snapped like twigs. Roads have been swallowed by sinkholes. And in the valleys below, families are sifting through…
The small hearing room at the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) in Welkom was never designed for drama. It is a functional space, with beige walls, a long oak table, and fluorescent lighting that hums quietly in the background. But on the day the young girl took the stand, it became the most important room…
In the sprawling settlement of Umlazi, down a muddy path that winds past twisted metal and the skeletal remains of foundations, Nozizwe Dlamini still wakes up every morning to the sound of hammering. For three years, it has been the soundtrack of her displacement—the sound of neighbours patching leaks, of temporary structures being reinforced, of…
The faucet in Munsieville, a township west of Johannesburg, has been dry for three days. In the agricultural heartland of the Free State, farmers watch irrigation canals run at a trickle, their crops wilting under a relentless sun. And in the bustling financial hub of Sandton, residents have received notices warning of “intermittent supply” as…
The dust from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) had barely settled when a new kind of storm began brewing, not in the parliamentary chambers, but on the raw, unfinished floors of a high-rise construction site. The date was February 13, just one day after the President stood at the podium…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has convened a meeting of the Water Task Team to outline urgent interventions aimed at stabilising Gauteng’s water supply. The move follows disruptions in late January caused by electro-mechanical failures at pump stations operated by Rand Water, as well as a major pipeline burst that temporarily reduced bulk supply to parts…
Residents of Inhambane, a coastal port city in southern Mozambique, are racing to secure their homes ahead of the expected landfall of Cyclone Gezani on Friday. Forecasters say the storm is likely to pass close to the city from Friday afternoon before tracking back into the Mozambique Channel. Strong winds and heavy rainfall are anticipated,…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the province is prepared to receive members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that soldiers will be deployed to support crime-fighting efforts. The deployment, confirmed during the State of the Nation Address on Thursday, will see SANDF troops assist the South African Police…
The night shift at Engen Simjees had settled into its usual rhythm by 11:30 PM on February 11, 2026. The M19 highway westbound through Clare Hills carried the intermittent rumble of long-distance haulage, trucks moving cargo between Durban’s sprawling port and the inland economic heartland of Gauteng. The forecourt lights cast their cold glow across…
