More than three years after a company that later donated R380,000 to the Patriotic Alliance (PA) was awarded a nearly R50 million Johannesburg social housing contract, the building it was contracted to convert into 40 flats was still a construction site. Read on tinyurl.com/596msb6z #news #PatrioticAlliance #PoliticalDonations #ContractScrutiny #TenderControversy

Tests confirmed zero E. coli or coliform bacteria in Findlay Reservoir after chlorine shock treatments, prompting Mayor Nasiphi Moya to lift the advisory while apologising for delayed public warnings. Read on: tinyurl.com/52tu38kv #TshwaneWater #NasiphiMoya #PretoriaCBD #FindlayReservoir #WaterSafety

With 85% of its student body funded by NSFAS, the University of Mpumalanga has abolished application fees starting in 2027, ensuring vulnerable matriculants can apply without financial strain. Read on: tinyurl.com/587czznm #UniversityOfMpumalanga #UMP #HigherEducation #FeesMustFall

Demanding her immediate arrest, the EFF accused Mayor Nasiphi Moya of ignoring warnings after toxic Bronkhorstspruit tap water poisoned 595 residents, including 262 children aged four and under. Read on: tinyurl.com/m892mndw #NasiphiMoya #EFF #Tshwane #Bronkhorstspruit #WaterCrisis

Highlighting relentless gender-based violence and official greed, retired jurist Mbuyiseli Madlanga declared the country has betrayed Oliver Tambo’s ideals, demanding courts make corruption financially hazardous and strip criminal conduct of its appeal. Read on: tinyurl.com/mvrhuktj #MbuyiseliMadlanga #OliverTambo #Ekurhuleni #GBV #StateCorruption #ConCourt

Following African Energy Week, Russia is advancing long-term gas and infrastructure cooperation, with Gazprom Neft offering specialized technology to revitalize mature onshore fields while building local workforce capacity across the continent. Read on: tinyurl.com/45b2hub4 #RussiaAfrica #GECF2026 #AfricanEnergyWeek #GazpromNeft #NaturalGas #EnergyCooperation

MK Party Spokesperson Sifiso Mahlangu says the MK Party is demanding answers after the IEC refused its candidate amendments for the November 4 elections, despite granting ConCourt relief to the ANC and 32 other parties. Read on: tinyurl.com/47un35vv #MKParty #IEC #SifisoMahlangu #LGE2026 #ConCourt #SouthAfricaPolitics

Caught after overturning their stolen getaway car, Nkosingiphile Malinga and Samukelo Tshabalala have been sentenced to 20 years for murdering a 68-year-old Grootvlei farmer and severely injuring his wife. Read on: tinyurl.com/4wsmru6m #Grootvlei #FarmAttack #Mpumalanga

Following their extradition, 32-year-old Tumelo Tsiu and 30-year-old Lineo Walatsa were handed life sentences by the Ficksburg High Court for a 2024 double murder at the Maseru Bridge border. Read on: tinyurl.com/4m24vefe #MaseruBridge #FicksburgHighCourt #CrimeNews #DoubleMurder

OPINION : When taps run dry and sewage floods streets, does blind party loyalty betray your community? As municipal elections loom, voters must demand real accountability over hollow coalition politics. Read on: tinyurl.com/y8bjzfyy #PoliticalLoyalty #MunicipalElections #ServiceDelivery #CoalitionPolitics #SouthAfrica

Hidden in plain sight! Six "Super Power" explosives stuffed inside a cup holder and door panel cost suspects their R339,200 Toyota Fortuner. The Hawks secured its state forfeiture in Mpumalanga. Read on: tinyurl.com/4kuh7cum #Hawks #Mpumalanga #AssetForfeiture #CrimeNews #SAPS #ToyotaFortuner

KZN Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is personally leading an organised crime probe into Tongaat Hulett's liquidation, convening a highly sensitive Durban meeting with rescue and royal stakeholders. Read on: tinyurl.com/mw23jvhc #TongaatHulett #NhlanhlaMkhwanazi #OrganisedCrime #KZNPolice #SAPS #Durban

Former President Thabo Mbeki challenged lawyer Paul Hoffman’s prejudice at the Khampepe Commission. However, critics argue he squandered a crucial opportunity to confront South Africa's 30-year racial divide head-on. Read on: tinyurl.com/32vkvtsn #ThaboMbeki #PaulHoffman #KhampepeCommission #SouthAfrica #RaceRelations

Pulled from the roadside and stabbed! Violent anti-immigration protests in Durban have turned deadly after a Ugandan national's murder. Police have taken five men, aged 19-46, into custody. Read on: tinyurl.com/2ekph8u3 #Durban #AntiImmigration #KZNPolice #Xenophobia #CrimeNews

From 2024 candidate to party founder! Activist Yumna Alexander’s Hopeful Leaders Democrats takes on the DA in Manenberg this November 4, battling for votes amidst deep youth apathy over housing. Read on: tinyurl.com/mtxww9fu #YumnaAlexander #Manenberg #LGE2026 #HopefulLeadersDemocrats

Suspended sergeant Fannie Nkosi quits SAPS ahead of internal disciplinary hearing Facing prosecution after a Pretoria North raid yielded stolen police dockets, live ammunition, and R52,700 in cash, disgraced sergeant Fannie Nkosi abruptly resigned from the police service. Read on: tinyurl.com/4ajkddur #FannieNkosi #SAPS #PoliceCorruption #PretoriaNorth #CrimeWatch

Mimicking the darkling beetle’s fog-catching wings, designer Shaakira Jassat created Aquatecture facade panels, transforming high-rise building walls into rainwater collectors to feed non-potable household systems. Read more: tinyurl.com/2u28z2rf #ShaakiraJassat #Aquatecture #StudioSway #WaterHarvesting #Biomimicry

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and EFF leader Julius Malema have been served with summonses to appear in court on crimen injuria charges, but the proceedings have been put on hold pending a review by National Director of Public Prosecutions Andy Mothibi. Read on: tinyurl.com/4n8nyf76 #FikileMbalula #JuliusMalema #AfriForum #NPA #AndyMothibi #JacoPieterse #CrimenInjuria

Tests confirmed zero E. coli or coliform bacteria in Findlay Reservoir after chlorine shock treatments, prompting Mayor Nasiphi Moya to lift the advisory while apologising for delayed public warnings. Read on: tinyurl.com/52tu38kv #TshwaneWater #NasiphiMoya #PretoriaCBD #FindlayReservoir #WaterSafety

With 85% of its student body funded by NSFAS, the University of Mpumalanga has abolished application fees starting in 2027, ensuring vulnerable matriculants can apply without financial strain. Read on: tinyurl.com/587czznm #UniversityOfMpumalanga #UMP #HigherEducation #FeesMustFall

Buffalo City officials shut down Nahoon Beach on Saturday as a precaution after spotting a shark, urging strict adherence to safety warnings just days after a fatal attack claimed swimmer Janine Lochrenberg. Read on: tinyurl.com/3vx59nv8 #NahoonBeach #BuffaloCity #SharkAttack #EastLondon #OrientBeach #JanineLochrenberg