Fury over R700 for cooking oil and R3,700 for gravy powder in South Africa
A political storm is brewing over allegations that the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) paid massively inflated prices for basic food items.
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South African province puts up 960 CCTV cameras to keep an eye on its residents
South Africa’s most populated province has spent more than R124 million on 960 CCTV surveillance cameras across its cities.
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Major South African city scrambles for urgent fuel supply after running dry
Nelson Mandela Bay says it has replenished its fuel stocks after they were depleted earlier in the week, with the city now on high alert amid severe weather warnings.
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City of Tshwane | Democratic Alliance (DA) | electricity cutoffs | electricity meters | electricity theft | Energy
Electricity users cut off and hit with R73,000 scam fines in South Africa’s capital
Several Tshwane residents recently reported that their electricity was unlawfully cut off, based on false allegations of meter tampering.
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ANC | Cabinet Report Cards | Democratic Alliance (DA) | Fw De Klerk Foundation | Opinion | Thought Leader
The cabinet score cards show persistent underperformance
The FW de Klerk Foundation, News24 and the Mail & Guardian undertake cabinet performance assessments. All three systems correlate well statistically and have shown an improvement in cabinet performance since 2020, from a mean cabinet performance score of 5.21 to 5.5–5.8 in 2025. However, these encouraging improvements coincided with the formation of the Government of…
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B-BBEE | Broadband | Democratic Alliance (DA) | elon musk | equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) | Government
Increased pressure for South Africa to fast-track rules that will allow Starlink launch
The DA has renewed calls for South Africa to allow equity equivalent investment programmes for telecommunications network licences in South Africa.
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The one province in South Africa where most municipalities are bankrupt
The Auditor-General, Human Rights Commission, and political parties have warned about this province’s evident collapse in South Africa.
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‘You don’t speak for black people’: Helen Zille snaps at Anele
Democratic Alliance (DA) Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille’s appearance on Anele and the Club has sparked strong reactions. Zille, often referred to as the “Iron Lady”, was invited to discuss her political future but the interview quickly grew tense. The Monday-morning exchange, now viral on social media, has drawn widespread criticism of both the DA’s…