In a bold and unconventional intervention aimed at tackling one of KwaZulu-Natal’s most persistent and deadly governance crises, MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma has proposed a truth-and-reconciliation-style process to expose and clean up widespread corruption in the province’s driver’s licence testing system. The proposal, which Duma described as a “necessary last resort,”…
A heavy silence still hangs over the dusty streets of Phahameng township, but this week, that silence carries the faint hum of cautious relief. The Free State Department of Community Safety, Roads, and Transport has officially welcomed the arrest of nine police officers in connection with a shooting spree that left four people dead—including three…
The City of Tshwane has informed residents that the annual swimming season for its free‑standing public swimming pools has officially closed on April 7th 2026. The closure comes after the city faced operational challenges, including a shortage of liquid chlorine gas cylinders, but ensured that most pools remained accessible throughout the season.The following free‑standing swimming…
In the quiet, marbled corridors of the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein, where the highest legal minds in the land deliberate on matters that shape the soul of the nation, a significant shift has just occurred. The court, already renowned as one of the most progressive and intellectually formidable apex courts in the world, has grown…
In the gilded committee rooms of Parliament’s International Relations and Cooperation portfolio, the conversation has often been one of careful diplomacy—measured statements, calculated ambiguities, and the quiet language of multilateral consensus. But yesterday, that careful decorum was shattered by a voice demanding something altogether different: audacity. Supra Mahumapelo, the outspoken Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee…
A thirteen-year-old with a notebook and a dream. A university student with a prototype in a garage. A grandmother with a community solution sketched on a napkin. These are not outliers. These are exactly the people the 2026 Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is searching for. Applications officially opened today for the annual global contest, inviting aspiring…
For years, a shadow economy has thrived in the back offices of KwaZulu-Natal’s vehicle licensing centers. Behind the counters where learner’s permits should be issued with integrity, a silent transaction has often taken place: cash in exchange for a pass, a blind eye turned to an unqualified driver, a stamp applied without a single test…
For years, South Africans who dared to speak truth to power have done so at their own peril. They have been silenced by threats, crushed by lawsuits, ostracized by colleagues, and in the most tragic cases, found dead before they could testify. But in a sweeping move aimed at changing that grim calculus, Justice and…
For years, the rhythm of Gauteng’s economic calendar has followed a familiar beat: grand announcements, glossy brochures, handshakes across podiums, and promises whispered into forest of microphones. But according to Vuyiswa Ramokgopa, the province’s MEC for Economic Development, Agriculture and Rural Development, the era of the empty pledge is officially over. Speaking with a tone…
In a move that could fundamentally reshape how public infrastructure is delivered in South Africa’s richest province, the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT) has taken a decisive step away from the traditional contractor-led model of road construction. Flanked by engineers in hard hats and local community members holding faded placards demanding better roads,…
