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Emfuleni mayor Mako wants second term to fix roads, jobs and corruption

Emfuleni Executive Mayor Asan Mako says he wants a second stint to finish turning around one of the country’s worst-performing municipalities, with a plan anchored on fixing aging infrastructure, stimulating jobs and

October 13, 2026

2026 Mayoral chain showdown·Politics·South Africa

Broke workshop owners march to Treasury as 100,000 state vehicles sit idle

Scores of black-owned workshop owners under the R43-billion RT46 transversal contract were forced to march to National Treasury in Pretoria for the second time in a month on Tuesday, demanding payment and

October 13, 2026

Business·News·South Africa

Amakhosi excluded from laws governing 25 million rural people

An MK Party MP, Zwelakhe Elija Mthethwa has accused the Department of Agriculture of leaving traditional leaders out of consultations on two new laws that affect millions of people living on rural

October 13, 2026

Politics·South Africa

Matlala loses bid to reclaim R4.7m Vunani shares

Attorney Winston Marcus Kgaudi Matlala has lost a court battle to reclaim shares in a Vunani group company that were transferred to Vunani Capital after he failed to repay a R1.36 million

October 13, 2026

News

Laundry run was planned hit, judge says in bail ruling

A man accused of helping a gunman carry out a deadly attack in Berea, Johannesburg, will remain behind bars after the High Court rejected his claim that he had merely arranged a

October 13, 2026

Crime·News·South Africa

Home Affairs officials in court over alleged passport syndicate

Two Home Affairs officials accused of helping foreign nationals fraudulently obtain South African passports by using the identity details of citizens have appeared in the Germiston Magistrates’ Court. David Motsamai, 35, and

October 13, 2026

Crime·News·South Africa

NPA explains how slain runner Tsontso’s smartwatch changed hands

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has explained how a smartwatch belonging to Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo changed hands several times after she was last seen alive, eventually being sold for R4,000. NPA spokesperson

October 13, 2026

Crime·News·South Africa

Thami Ndlala granted R10,000 bail in intimidation, extortion case

Businessman Thami Ndlala, the husband of media personality Lerato Kganyago, appeared in the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, facing charges of intimidation and extortion following allegations that he threatened to kill socialite

October 13, 2026

Crime·South Africa

ANC won’t sacrifice stability for ideology in post-election coalition talks – Manganye

Re-elected ANC Johannesburg Regional Secretary Sasabona Manganye says the party holds fundamental ideological differences with the DA, but it will not dismiss it as a potential coalition partner after the November 4

October 13, 2026

Politics·South Africa

Rich are turning farmland into houses, dept admits

The Department of Agriculture has admitted that wealthy landowners are converting South Africa’s farmland into housing developments, eating into the land available to produce food.Deputy director-general Dipepeneneng Serage told Parliament’s Portfolio Committee

October 13, 2026

Politics·South Africa

October 2026 - Page 23

Emfuleni mayor Mako wants second term to fix roads, jobs and corruption

Broke workshop owners march to Treasury as 100,000 state vehicles sit idle

Amakhosi excluded from laws governing 25 million rural people

Laundry run was planned hit, judge says in bail ruling

Home Affairs officials in court over alleged passport syndicate

NPA explains how slain runner Tsontso’s smartwatch changed hands

Thami Ndlala granted R10,000 bail in intimidation, extortion case

ANC won’t sacrifice stability for ideology in post-election coalition talks – Manganye

Rich are turning farmland into houses, dept admits

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