Today’s World News

4 June 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana striker Thembi Kgatlana is excited that South Africa will be taking on a highly-ranked opposition like Japan in two international friendly matches scheduled for Saturday (6 June) and Tuesday (9 June) in Osaka. The two games against Nadeshiko Japan, ranked fifth in the world, are part of preparations

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Tswaing Local Municipality says it will make payment by 15 July

Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes that there will be a Special Investigating Unit investigation into the failed R130 million PSiRA training project. The DA’s pressure on this has been consistent. This is a long-overdue step, and we are glad that the Presidency has finally… Read more: SIU Probe Into PSiRA’s R130 Million Training Scandal

Statement by Khathutshelo Rasilingwane MPL – DA Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate: The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the City of Ekurhuleni has voted against the budget presented by the ANC-led coalition which would have pushed cash-strapped residents further into financial despair through increased rates and taxes while failing to address the systemic collapse of the City. The… Read more: Ekurhuleni Budget Fails to Pass, Again

Statement by Ian Cameron MP – DA Deputy Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance will request urgent answers from SAPS management following the latest DNA Board presentation, which revealed continued and serious underperformance in the processing of forensic DNA evidence. This is not a technical problem hidden inside a laboratory. It is a justice-chain failure… Read more: DNA Delays Deny Survivors Justice

Statement by Desiree van der Walt MP – DA Spokesperson on Basic Education: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is outraged by new Statistics South Africa data showing that more than 1.1 million learners experienced violence at school in 2024, with teachers identified more often than fellow learners as perpetrators of physical violence. Teachers are now responsible… Read more: Over 1.1 Million Learners Experienced Physical Violence at School in 2024

Statement by Chris Hattingh MP and Nicholas Gotsell MP: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply concerned that Defence leadership deployed Operation Prosper soldiers to Fort iKapa despite knowing beforehand that accommodation and ablution facilities were inadequate. During a parliamentary oversight visit on 3 June 2026, Members of Parliament were briefed that these shortcomings had already… Read more: Fort iKapa: Defence Leadership Knowingly Failed Soldiers

Statement by Ryan Smith MP – DA Spokesperson on International Relations and Cooperation: The Democratic Alliance (DA) today wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Sy Mamabolo, to request a formal investigation into Secretary General of the African National Congress (ANC), MrFikile Mbalula, and his advisor, Bongani Mbindwane, following reports… Read more: ANC’s Relationship With Russia Requires Scrutiny

A new peace initiative has put the future of Sudan’s Islamist movement at the centre of post-war politics.

ActionSA Mayoral Candidate, Herman Mashaba, is proud of the successful launch of #AReSebetseng2.0 Campaign with his Tshwane and Ekurhuleni counterparts, Dr Nasiphi Moya and Cllr Xolani Khumalo.

The post Alexandra Residents Join Mayoral Candidates Herman Mashaba, Dr Nasiphi Moya & Xolani Khumalo through A Re Sebetseng Campaign appeared first on ActionSA.

New research says delays, withdrawals and poor case management are to blame for the poor performance by specialised commercial crime courts

Within weeks of missing a parliamnetary briefing, the Hawks submitted 13 lottery fraud dockets to prosecutors

Statement by Nazley Sharif MP – DA Spokesperson on Social Development: Today’s tabling of the final forensic report into former Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s role in appointing her Director General, has exposed her, and it negates her version of events. After Cabinet did not permit Tolashe to appoint her DG for 5 years, Tolashe told Parliament… Read more: Forensic Report Confirms Tolashe Signature

ActionSA strongly condemns the brutal murder of ActionSA member and Umjindini Trust Community Policing Forum (CPF) Chairperson, Mr Shumbuzo Khumalo, who was gunned down on Monday while responding to a criminal incident in his community.

The post ActionSA Condemns the Murder of CPF Chairperson and Calls for Urgent Intervention in Umjindini Trust appeared first on ActionSA.

From the highlands of Lesotho, quality wool is sold in Gqeberha to the world

South Africa’s private sector slipped back into contraction in May, ending four consecutive months of growth as rising fuel costs, […]

A receptionist from the Pimville housing office faces fraud and corruption charges after a Hawks probe found officials forged title deeds

ActionSA welcomes the resolution adopted today by Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) to lay criminal charges against former Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO, Collins Letsoalo, for defying Parliament’s lawful instruction to appear before the committee as part of its inquiry into the financial mismanagement and governance failures at the Fund.

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Violence is not activism, says Deputy National Police Commissioner

SITA’s internet services have more than 5,000 security flaws

Data labs in Zambia, South Africa and Uganda are deepening how governments understand the economies they are responsible for, and the people within them.

Statement by Khathutshelo Rasilingwane MPL – DA Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate: An oversight visit to the Edenvale Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD), I led yesterday, was welcomed by – nothing. The DA-led oversight visit, and inspection found that the station was close to empty, with officers allegedly having been seconded to the Kempton Park station. Leaving… Read more: Ekurhuleni Metro Police Oversight Greeted by Empty Offices

Statement by Geordin Hill-Lewis – Leader of the Democratic Alliance: Following my visit to Mabopane and Winterveld in Pretoria today with DA Tshwane Mayoral Candidate Cilliers Brink, I have asked that DA MPs and public representatives across South Africa conduct oversight visits at SAPS facilities in their communities, to determine whether police stations and FCS… Read more: National SAPS Oversight Drive Launched

Statement by Haseena Ismail MP – DA Spokesperson on Tourism: The Democratic Alliance (DA) can reveal that Minister Patricia de Lille cannot produce any written legal advice for dissolving the Board of SA Tourism in 2025. De Lille told Parliament her decision was based on legal advice, and she committed to the DA in April… Read more: Minister de Lille Can’t Produce Any Written Legal Advice for Dissolving Tourism Board

Statement by Nicholas Gotsell MP – DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice: The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the direct imprisonment sentence handed down to the 17-year-old convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a tourist in Ladismith. The Child Justice Act rightly places rehabilitation, diversion and reintegration at the centre of how children… Read more: Age Cannot Shield Violent Offenders

Millions of South Africans are justifiably angry about the poor quality of their lives, the slow progress of post-apartheid redress, and the injustice of deepening inequality.

The post BLAME, BORDERS AND BREAKING POINTS: XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE TURNS DEADLY IN THE WESTERN CAPE appeared first on For Good.

Amazon has launched its Prime subscription service in South Africa, expanding its push into the country’s growing e-commerce market less […]

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has noted with concern the latest findings by the African Development Bank indicating that Morocco overtook South Africa in 2025 as Africa’s most industrialised economy. While South Africa remains a significant industrial powerhouse on the continent, this development confirms the country’s continuing decline in industrial competitiveness. Years of unreliable […]

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The findings of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) regarding irregularities in the Free State government’s bursary scheme demonstrate just how deeply entrenched corruption and fraud are in the province. This is just another instalment in a series of scandals that played out under ANC rule in the Free State. Truth be told, the ANC is […]

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is seriously questioning the priorities of the Mbombela Local Municipality after approval was sought for the Executive Mayor, Mr Wiseman Khumalo, the Municipal Manager and senior officials to attend the World Water Week conference in Singapore from 15 to 19 June 2026. All while Mbombela’s own taps are running […]

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Communities urged to adopt sustainable, humane food choices as environmental pressures mount Cape Town, 03 June 2026 — As South Africa marks World Environment Day on 05 June and the start of National Environment Month, global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS is calling on communities, consumers and policymakers to confront the growing crisis of factory… Read more: Factory Farming Fuels Climate Crisis and Animal Suffering, Warns FOUR PAWS

Police in Limpopo have made a major breakthrough into the brutal murder of Mr and Mrs Marais aged 71 and 73, whose bodies were discovered at Crooks Corner in the Kruger National Park on 22 May 2026. Through coordinated cross-border investigations conducted by the South African Police Service, Mozambican law enforcement authorities, SANParks and other… Read more: Kruger National Park Murder Suspects Arrested in Mozambique

The striking-off of the fraud case involving Johannesburg Development Agency CEO Themba Mathibe from the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court is not merely a legal development.

The post The Decision to Strike Off JDA CEO Themba Mathibe’s Fraud Case Points to a Culture of Political Deployment without Accountability appeared first on ActionSA.

R25-million in lottery funds looted through a fake Rio Olympics roadshow