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With its return, Samsung’s highly anticipated Blue Tag Sale is delivering incredible value on popular mid-level Galaxy smartphones, tablets, and wearables. The campaign, running from 19 January to 8 February 2026, is giving Samsung’s customers the chance to save up to 40% on reliable, feature-rich devices designed to help elevate everyday life. The sale is …
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the 2024/25 report by the Auditor-General (AG), which lays bare the collapse of financial management, service delivery and accountability under the current ANC/ActionSA/EFF coalition in Tshwane. The report highlights:• Incorrect asset valuation leading to inflated financial statements.• Understatement of contingent liabilities by more than R4,3 […]
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Invest Africa (http://www.InvestAfrica.com) and global corporate intelligence and cyber security consultancy S-RM (http://apo-opa.co/4qHDgVH) have renewed their partnership for the third year in 2026. The partnership reinforces a shared commitment to advancing trade and investment across the African continent.
Building on a strong year of collaboration in 2025, the partnership will deliver valuable insights and high-quality engagement across Invest Africa's three flagship events:
Together, these events promote robust cross-sector dialogue and collaboration to advance trade and investment across the continent. Throughout the year, S-RM will also support Invest Africa's members and wider network on a range of integrity and ESG due diligence remits.
Building on this momentum, Invest Africa and S-RM will continue to empower businesses and investors in 2026 by delivering actionable intelligence, tailored to an evolving geopolitical and regulatory landscape. They will also curate strategic events, thought leadership and insights to inform organisations seeking to invest in Africa.
Deepening strategic intelligence and market insight
With two decades of experience in Africa, S-RM helps Invest Africa's network navigate opportunities and risks across the continent with industry-leading intelligence, resilience and response solutions.
Commenting on the renewal, Chantelé Carrington, CEO, Invest Africa, said: “We're delighted to renew this partnership, which has proven to be an asset to our network, providing critical insights and solutions in a rapidly evolving business landscape, supporting informed investment decisions across Africa. In 2025, S-RM helped elevate our flagship events – from the Mining Series to the Africa Debates in London and now the UAE. We look forward to continuing to work together to unlock opportunity and promote sustainable growth across Africa.”
Matt Venturas, Head of sub-Saharan Africa, Corporate Intelligence, S-RM, said: “We are delighted to enter another year as Invest Africa's intelligence partner, having collaborated closely over the past two years. 2025 saw us broadening networks and unlocking opportunities throughout Africa, the UK, and the UAE – and we expect to build on these successes in 2026 through this key partnership. I'm looking forward to connecting with many of the Invest Africa members at the Mining Series in Cape Town next month, and throughout the year.”
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Invest Africa.
For further information, please contact:
George Meadows
Invest Africa
George.meadows@investafrica.com
Adam Kellett
Rostrum
s-rm@rostrum.agency
About Invest Africa:
Invest Africa is a leading business and investment platform, using over seventy years' experience in Africa to provide our network with unique information and exposure to business opportunities.
Our global footprint includes over 400 member companies, encompassing multinationals, private equity firms, institutional investors, development finance institutions, professional service organisations, government bodies, and entrepreneurs.
With presence in the UK, UAE, US, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria, we connect our network through our extensive global reach, market intelligence, and exposure to business opportunities.
As the trusted entry point into Africa, we support and connect businesses and investments through our membership, dynamic events programme, and consultancy services.
Our vision is to play a central and influential role in Africa's socio-economic growth by guiding sustainable capital towards key opportunities on the continent.
Find out more at www.InvestAfrica.com
About S-RM:
S-RM is a corporate intelligence and cyber security consultancy. Founded in 2005, we have 400+ practitioners globally, serving clients across all regions and major sectors. We support our clients by delivering intelligence that informs strategy and decision-making; by supporting them in building resilience to cyber threats; and by providing rapid response to cyber incidents and other organisational crises. We partner with leading organisations, supporting them at all levels, from CEOs and their boards through to front-line teams.
Find out more at www.S-RMinform.com.
Choithram International School has set a new benchmark in the education sector after being officially recognized as the No.1 school in Sierra Leone. This prestigious achievement reflects the school’s unwavering commitment to academic excellence, student well-being, and globally aligned educational practices. Over the years, the institution has earned its reputation as one of the best …
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) views the decision of the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, to approve name changes in the Eastern Cape as proof that limited public funds are wasted on misguided priorities. The very same Department that approved 21 geographical name changes – including several costly ones, such as […]
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Speech by Rosa Louw, GOOD George Municipality Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the George Municipality Council Meeting
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The Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies has expressed serious concern about the prolonged instability in leadership and governance at the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA). The committee believes that this persistent instability continues to undermine institutional performance, accountability and the effective delivery of its mandate to advance universal connectivity.
USAASA's important mandate to drive universal access to information and communication technologies – particularly for poor, rural and marginalised communities – requires clear strategic direction, stable leadership and decisive governance to ensure alignment with national priorities, including universal broadband access and digital inclusion. Without institutional stability and a coherent long-term strategy, the organisation risks failing to fulfill its responsibility to bridge the digital divide and to ensure that public investments translate into tangible socio-economic benefits.
The committee, led by its Chairperson, Ms Khusela Sangoni-Diko, undertook an oversight visit to USAASA to engage on governance and institutional stability, financial management and audit outcomes, Universal Services and Access Fund (USAF) operations and programme delivery, operational realities, as well as ongoing challenges related to poor project planning and implementation. Of particular concern are slippery project timelines, which often result in unspent allocations intended to connect underserved communities.
During the visit, the committee noted with alarm that USAASA has operated with different interim boards since 2018. This prolonged reliance on temporary governance structures, compounded by the excessive use of acting appointments at executive level, including the chief executive officer (CEO), has created uncertainty and weakened strategic direction. While the committee noted that the Board will, at its next meeting, consider a project implementation plan for the appointment of a permanent CEO, it emphasised that decisive action is long overdue. The committee welcomes the Board's undertaking to make the recruitment plan public, as transparency is critical to restoring confidence in the institution.
The committee also engaged with staff and gained insight into the operational challenges they face. Workers raised serious concerns about the lack of basic tools of trade, indicating that items such as laptops and cellphones were last issued approximately 10 years ago. Despite these challenges, the committee commends staff for their dedication and commitment to delivering on the institution's mandate under extremely difficult conditions.
Staff members made a strong appeal for the urgent appointment of a permanent Board to stabilise governance and improve institutional effectiveness. The committee agrees that stable, permanent leadership is essential to addressing the systemic challenges facing USAASA and USAF and to ensuring meaningful progress towards universal access and connectivity.
The committee will continue to exercise rigorous oversight and expects clear, time-bound interventions to address the concerns raised. The committee remains resolute in its commitment to ensuring that public resources are managed responsibly and that institutions under its oversight are stable, capable and fit for purpose.
ISSUED BY PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, MS KHUSELA DIKO
For media enquiries or to request an interview with the Chairperson, please contact Media Officer:
Justice Molafo (Mr)
Cell: 081 424 7481
Email: jmolafo@parliament.gov.za
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Parliament.
Speech by Suzette Little, GOOD Deputy Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the City of Cape Town Municipality Council Meeting.
The post GOVERNANCE BY DEVIATION: GOOD PARTY CHALLENGES THE NORMALISATION OF EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT IN CAPE TOWN appeared first on For Good.
The tragic scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng has once again highlighted the urgent need to strengthen safety measures for learners who depend on daily transport to and from school. Since schools reopened on 14 January 2026, the Western Cape Provincial Traffic Law Enforcement, in close collaboration with Municipal Traffic Services, has intensified its scholar …
As we step into 2026, health and wellness continue to evolve beyond quick fixes and fitness fads. Leading sports nutrition brand Nutritional Performance Labs (NPL) shares nine evidence-based habits that can reshape how you approach your wellbeing this year. 1. Get Your Steps In “Sitting is the new smoking” may sound dramatic, but prolonged sitting …
The country’s top police generals have made extraordinary allegations of impropriety against each other over the past six months since KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi called a press conference where he accused suspended-Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of an inappropriate relationship with a member of a crime cartel.
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Dozens of families in Sinqawunqawu, Cape Town, live under the threat of eviction from land owned by Shoprite
The recent Annual Financial Statements of the Cape Metropolitan Transport Fund reveal a troubling reality: the Fund is operating at a structural deficit, raising serious concerns about sustainability, transparency, and accountability.
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People in many jurisdictions abroad who were looking to invest their retirement savings were fleeced by alleged bogus investment scams operating from Johannesburg and Cape Town. Six suspects were arrested in Johannesburg on Tuesday during a takedown operation by the Hawks working with Interpol and other entities. They were found in an office with 25 …
The joint oversight committees, including the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Standing Committee on Public Accounts, and the Standing Committee on Auditor-General, today raised serious concerns over payroll irregularities at Amajuba District Municipality.
It was revealed that two individuals were being paid for a single councillor position, resulting in wasteful and potentially unlawful expenditure. This irregularity exposes significant weaknesses in financial oversight and administrative accountability at the municipality.
The committees learnt about this irregularity during an engagement with the municipality as part of their four-day joint oversight visit to KwaZulu-Natal aimed at focusing on municipalities identified by the Auditor-General of South Africa as distressed or dysfunctional.
Committees emphasised that the Amajuba District Municipal Manager, as accounting officer, bears full responsibility for ensuring proper payments and adherence to council resolutions. The mayor, speaker and deputy mayor were also criticised for inconsistent and inaccurate information regarding councillor numbers and payroll, further undermining public trust.
The committees made it clear that failure to address such irregularities constitutes serious governance lapses. They further called for the MEC responsible for cooperative governance and cooperative affairs to conduct a thoroughly investigation of this significant concern.
In response, the Municipal Manager committed to recouping the overpayments and enforcing proper payroll processes. The committees stressed that all individuals responsible for authorising or facilitating the improper payments will face strict consequence management. Immediate corrective action is required to protect public funds and restore credibility to the municipality.
Beyond payroll issues, the committees highlighted other critical areas of concern at Amajuba, including absenteeism, poor fleet and diesel management, ineffective use of consultants, water supply and infrastructure challenges, and a mismatch between budget expenditure and service delivery outcomes.
The municipality has been directed to provide comprehensive reports and strategies addressing these issues, including strengthening oversight, improving revenue collection, and ensuring functional disciplinary and accountability structures.
The committees have further mandated that a detailed post-audit action plan be submitted within three months, covering all identified governance, financial and operational irregularities. This plan must include specific corrective measures, timelines and accountability frameworks to restore proper administrative processes, safeguard public funds and ensure efficient service delivery to the communities of Amajuba District.
The committees also engaged with Ugu, Newcastle, Uthukela, Umkhanyakude and Umzinyathi district municipalities, as well as Inkosi Umtubatuba Local Municipality, and raised serious concerns about governance, financial management and service delivery. Across the municipalities, the committees called for the submission of detailed action plans and reports to address audit findings, mismanagement of conditional grants, irregular and wasteful expenditure, infrastructure oversight failures, and persistent water and electricity losses.
These reports, to be submitted within three months via the MEC, will inform follow-up engagements where officials will be held accountable for corrective action ahead of the next audit cycle.
At Ugu District Municipality, the committees focused sharply on the ongoing water crisis, directing the municipality to report comprehensively on water interventions, tanker operations, service coverage and outstanding challenges, while stressing that water tankers are not a permanent solution.
The Ugu District Municipality acknowledged the crisis and committed to completing outstanding water projects by the end of March, while reporting vandalism and suspected sabotage of infrastructure, with arrests already made.
Newcastle and Uthukela municipalities were instructed to address deep-seated governance weaknesses, including audit reliance, acting appointments, infrastructure failures, procurement irregularities, excessive use of consultants and going-concern risks, with the committees emphasising that consequence management, improved controls and sustainable service delivery are non-negotiable.
The committees further expressed grave concern over persistent governance and service delivery failures at the Umzinyathi District Municipality. They stressed that weak internal controls, questionable procurement practices and poor accountability can no longer be tolerated and warned that failure to implement corrective measures and consequence management will trigger further oversight and possible intervention.
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on COGTA, Dr Zweli Mkhize, underscored Parliament's constitutional oversight mandate and directed municipalities to urgently submit credible, time-bound action plans to address the Auditor-General's findings.
He warned that failure to do so would undermine service delivery and attract further oversight and consequence management. Dr Mkhize reaffirmed that the committee will closely track implementation and hold accounting officers accountable, while thanking municipalities for their participation in the engagements.
DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME
Thursday, 29 January 2026
Engagements will be held with:
Friday, 30 January 2026
The committees will conclude the oversight visit with engagements with the Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma District Municipality and traditional leadership.
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS, DR ZWELI MKHIZE.
For media enquiries or interviews with the committee Chairpersons, please contact the committee's Media Officer:
Name: Malentsoe Magwagwa (Ms)
Cell: 081 716 5824
Email: mmagwagwa@parliament.gov.za
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Parliament.
The iconic Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon, the World’s Most Beautiful Marathon, is set to raise the bar even higher in 2026, unveiling an impressive, combined prize purse of R2.6 million and reaffirming its place among the world’s most prestigious road running events. Both the internationally celebrated Ultra Marathon and the ever-popular Half Marathon will enjoy …
Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: The DA welcomes the Acting Minister of Police, Prof. Firoz Cachalia’s acknowledgement that the SAPS Disciplinary Regulations of 2016 contain loopholes that undermine discipline, ethics and public trust in the South African Police Service. This follows the Acting Minister’s public admission last …
Statement by Ald Cilliers Brink – DA Tshwane Mayoral Candidate: The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane can reveal that the state of Tshwane’s finances is far from stable, and further, we can confidently reveal that the necessary steps to turn this situation around, are not being taken. The Auditor-General’s report on the performance of the …
Statement by Solly Msimanga MPL – DA Gauteng Leader: With less than a year to go before the next municipal election, the Democratic Alliance has reliably learnt of a plan by the EFF to try to use the DA as a pawn in its escalating conflict with the ANC and ActionSA in coalitions where they …
Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal – Mitsubishi Motors South Africa in partnership with AmaZulu FC, has rolled out a high impact Back to School initiative anchored in community upliftment and stakeholder value creation. This year’s beneficiary, Lamontville High School, holds deep emotional resonance for the club, it’s the alma mater of AmaZulu goalkeeper Olwethu Mzimela, a proud son …
South Africa’s die-hard rugby fans will be glued to their seats on Saturday as the four domestic franchises go head-to-head in gripping local derbies in round 11 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, which could have a big impact on the teams’ log standings. The Lions will host the Vodacom Bulls in Johannesburg at 14h30 …
To use Leo Cullen’s own words, Leinster Rugby were “getting a bit of flak” in the early weeks of this season. Well, that’s certainly not the case now in the wake of an outstanding run which has seen them win ten matches in a row in all competitions. They are now looking to make it …
Matthew Caldwell and Henré Louw will spearhead South Africa’s challenge at the upcoming aQuellé Midmar Mile as they look to prevent a third consecutive win by a foreign swimmer, with Frenchman Damien Joly among those potentially standing in their way. New Zealander Louis Clark won last year’s race and Australian Nick Sloman took the title …
We are now nearly two decades removed from the introduction of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which ushered in a new era for the game when India emerged victorious from that thrilling 2007 tournament in South Africa. There were 12 teams competing in that inaugural outing, while there will be 20 teams from all …