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South Africa will hold its next municipal elections on 4 November, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a post on X. The country holds municipal elections every five years, and South Africans had been waiting to know the date of the next local government vote. The biggest political party, Ramaphosa’s ANC, has tended to do worse …

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is ready for the march to Election Day, for the upcoming Local Government Election, which will be on 04 November 2026. On this day, South Africans will have the power to vote for a local government that will get their municipality working. This local government election is make-or-break for many small …

Staff Writer  ·30 Apr 2026 Deputy Chairperson of the South African Geographical Names Council, Johnny Mohlala, says the renaming of cities and towns is too slow, and new laws should accelerate the process. Speaking to SA News, Mohlala described the current management of South Africa’s geographical names, more than three decades into democracy, as rather …

Solar panels are replacing diesel generators on some major film sets in South Africa, as streaming giants come under growing pressure to clean up one of the film industry’s dirtiest habits – its addiction to diesel generators. Netflix shot the second season of its hit show “One Piece” in Cape Town, its biggest production in …

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has concluded a high-level working visit to Argentina, securing key agreements aimed at strengthening South Africa’s response to Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and safeguarding the future of the livestock sector. At the centre of the visit was a Ministerial engagement with Argentina’s Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Sergio Iraeta. …

City by city, South Africa’s two leading anti-foreigner figures – media-facing activists Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and Zandile Ndlovu – organise and lead marches against foreigners, encountering no obstacles. This week, March and March, a shadowy anti-foreigner movement led by Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, which emerged in 2025, marched in Tshwane and Johannesburg using the rhetoric of anti-migrant hate. …

Over the New Year holiday at the start of 2023, the Secretary-General of the ANC, Fikile Mbalula, was snapped wearing a white suit criss-crossed with images of rail-tracks and sleepers. With corruption investigations into the Republic’s Public Rail Agency, Prasa, ongoing, it was no surprise that the picture of the politician was soon dubbed ‘The …

Firm borders, fair laws: government delivers on SoNA commitments to restore order at ports of entry and workplaces Government notes ongoing public discourse on immigration, particularly on issues related to illegal immigration, and wishes to reaffirm its commitment to safeguarding South Africa’s sovereignty, security, and the rule of law, while upholding the country’s constitutional values …

Lesotho nationals who overstayed their time in South Africa have been invited to register with the Ministry of Home Affairs in Maseru with a view to getting amnesty. Archive photo: Sechaba Mokhethi Lesotho has started the process of amnesty for Basotho who overstayed in South Africa. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a public notice …

JOHANNESBURG – Bellarmine Mugabe has paid his R600,000 fine and has been deported from South Africa. The former Zimbabwean president’s son and his cousin were sentenced by the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning. Mugabe had been in custody since mid-February alongside his cousin and co-accused, Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, on attempted murder charges stemming from an incident at the …

New EV likely to undercut BYD Dolphin Surf and Geely E2 in Chinese manufacturer price war. Soon to become its first dedicated all-electric vehicle (EV) in South Africa, Chery provided the local media with a first official taste of the incoming Q. The flagship of the so-called Q family of small EVs in China, the …

South Africa’s automotive sector has faced several disruptions since the start of the year, despite the strong momentum carried over from 2025, which has helped some automakers and hindered others. The year started on a high note, with the Automotive Business Council (Naamsa) reporting that aggregate domestic passenger vehicle sales in January reached 37,190 units, …

MTN South Africa CEO Ferdi Moolman Online gambling has emerged as a surprising drag on MTN South Africa’s prepaid business, with the parent group citing the surge in betting activity as a key reason its local mobile arm is struggling to grow. In its 2025 integrated report, published on Wednesday, MTN said muted prepaid growth …

The number of foreign travellers who entered South Africa increased 8.4% to just over 1.2-million in March compared with the same period a year ago, data from Stats SA showed on Wednesday. Industry officials have warned that tourism numbers could drop this year as a result of travel disruptions, especially from the Middle East, where …

Staff Writer  ·29 Apr 2026 The Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA) and the Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority (PA) have given notice that Moody’s Investor Services South Africa is being deregistered in the country. Moody’s Investor Service South Africa (MIS SA) officially renounced its registration as an eligible External Credit Assessment Institution (ECAI), leading to a …

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency has outlined its goals for the year, which include the national rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act. This rollout will begin in two months, with the goal of completing the system’s introduction at a national level by the end of the third quarter of the …

Land Rover has pulled the covers off its newest, ultra-luxury SUV, the Range Rover SV Ultra, which will launch in South Africa soon. The Ultra will arrive with a R5,729,100 price tag, positioning it near the top of the SV line-up, between the two SV Black Edition models. Martin Limpert, Global Managing Director, Range Rover, called …

Staff Writer  ·29 Apr 2026 The City of Johannesburg and Joburg Water have officially opened the delayed Brixton Tower and Reservoir as part of a R300 million infrastructure upgrade project in the city. The Brixton project includes a 26 megalitre reservoir, a 2 megalitre elevated water tower, and a high-capacity pump station. The city said …

Johannesburg, South Africa – The Miss South Africa Organisation confirms that entries for Miss South Africa 2026 have officially opened today, 28 April 2026, and will close on 17 May 2026. As Miss South Africa enters a new chapter, the 2026 season strengthens the platform’s national role as a movement for leadership, empowerment, and social …

Last week we were pleased to host Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Velenkosini Hlabisa to address our council on progress with local government reform. The minister was refreshingly direct – local government reform is economic reform. Dysfunctional municipalities are a binding constraint on investment and job creation, while functional ones are engines …

Used car buyers in South Africa tend to prioritise budget options and value-for-money offerings over most other metrics, factors that can lead them towards considering well-priced Chinese models. This is one of the fastest expanding, and also rapidly shifting segments in the country, where brands compete with one another for market share through highly-equipped models …

Embattled KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development Mbali Shinga has been thrown a lifeline after the National Freedom Party (NFP) made a dramatic U-turn on her expulsion from the party. The NFP’s national executive committee resolved last week to expel Shinga after she refused to support a motion of no confidence against KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli …

The South African government has extended and expanded its temporary fuel levy relief measures in an effort to shield households and businesses from continued fuel price pressures driven by the ongoing Middle East conflict. In a joint announcement, the National Treasury and the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources confirmed that the temporary reduction in …

South Africa’s motorists can breathe a sigh of relief as the temporary reduction in the general fuel levy (GFL) has been extended for the coming months. The relief has been in place since 31 March, when the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources jointly announced a temporary R3 reduction in …