GCR placed City of Joburg on watch negative
The GCR Ratings (GCR) placed the City of Johannesburg on Rating Watch Negative. The City’s rating is A(ZA) and A1(ZA). The GCR said the watch is due to material uncertainty…
Business and Metro partnership tackles illegal dumping in New Brighton
Business in the Nelson Mandela Metro, is expected to install cameras to monitor a cleared site in New Brighton on Thursday. This is part of a partnership between the Metro…
Two City Power contractors hijacked in Alex
Two of City Power’s contractors were hijacked in Alexandra township, in Johannesburg, on Friday, just after midday. The two were out conducting work to weld and secure mini substations, when…
Arrests for stolen property in Kimberley and stock theft in Mncwasa and Mqanduli
Three foreign nationals were arrested in Kimberley for allegedly transporting stolen property, in the early hours of Friday morning, 10 April 2026. The vehicle was intercepted by the police on…
“The People’s Imbizo” underway in kuGompo in the Eastern Cape
Dubbed “the people’s imbizo” is well underway at the Jan Smuts Stadium in kuGompo City, part of the Buffalo Municipality in the Eastern Cape. Zolile Burns Ncamashe, the Eastern Cape’s…
Flash floods disrupt tourism and water supply in Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality
Authorities of the Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, are counting costs of Wednesday’s flash floods. Tourism establishments in Carolina were affected, including Forever Resort Badplaas. The pools, slides and Hydro…
Department of Water reveals national dams at a combined 94%
As of 9 April 2026, Impofu Dam, located on the Kromme River, in the Eastern Cape, the main supplier of the Nelson Mandela Metro, is at 21.36%. The Metro said…
R63 temporarily closed due to timber truck collision
Motorists are advised to avoid the R63 via Bhisho. This follows an accident where a truck transporting timber collided head-on with a Hyundai i20. The Department of Transport in the…
SA doctor develops new TB treatment
Dr Lindokuhle Ngema, a postdoctoral researcher at the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP), gained global recognition for his work on the new Novel inhalable nanosystem treatment for tuberculosis. This…
Judge Victor orders beneficiaries of “Lotto heist” to cough up
Judge Margaret Victor, ruled that a scheme owned by brothers Tshimangadzo (T Mukutu) and Ndoweni Mukutu (N Mukutu) was “clearly fraudulent.” About R14 million was awarded by the National Lotteries…