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Fiscal Discipline in Focus: Gauteng COGTA Slashes Event Spending by 59% Amid Municipal Reforms

JOHANNESBURG — In a notable shift toward fiscal restraint within South Africa’s public sector, the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance…

Soweto’s Jabulani Parcel K Breakthrough: 196 Homes Handed Over After Four-Year Electrification Gridlock

SOWETO — In a long-awaited breakthrough for local housing development, government leadership gathered in Soweto to hand over 196 housing…

Regional Shift: South Africa Takes the Helm of SADC as Southern Africa Charts a Bold Path to Self-Reliance

DURBAN, South Africa — The Republic of South Africa officially assumed the Chairship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)…

Ramaphosa Extends Condolences to Zimbabwe Following Fatal Lake Kariba Ferry Disaster

PRETORIA — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has formally extended his deep condolences to the government and citizens of Zimbabwe…

Ramaphosa Meets Family of Slain South African-Born Captain Daniel Perez Following Diplomatic Intervention

President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with the family of the late Captain Daniel Perez following a South African government intervention…

Echoes of 1956: Ramaphosa Uses Women’s Day Address to Challenge Modern South Africa on Femicide and Economic Parity

TSHWANE — Standing on the historic lawns of the Union Buildings where 20,000 women gathered seven decades ago to defy…

“An Ordinary Life Should Not Be a Privilege”: DA’s Geordin Hill-Lewis Launches Local Election Manifesto at Mary Fitzgerald Square

JOHANNESBURG — Standing before a crowd of supporters at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg on Saturday, August 8, 2026, Democratic…

ANC Defections to ActionSA Signal Deepening Crises in Johannesburg’s Forgotten Townships

JOHANNESBURG — In what marks a psychological and symbolic blow to South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) ahead of…

Mbalula Denies Vote-Buying Allegations, Threatens Legal Action Following Dlamini-Zuma’s Podcast Claims

African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has fiercely rejected explosive vote-buying allegations leveled against him by party veteran Dr.…

Ramaphosa Notes Recommendations as Madlanga Commission Urges Criminal Probes Into Senior Officials

President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially noted the recommendations and referrals detailed in the Second Interim Report of the Judicial Commission…