ActionSA has welcomed the City of Tshwane’s formal submission to National Treasury seeking the blacklisting of companies linked to controversial businessman Edwin Sodi, describing the move as a decisive step toward accountability after years of alleged corruption and maladministration. In a statement issued on Thursday, ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont said the submission, if approved by Treasury, would effectively bar Sodi-linked entities from doing business with the state, cutting off what he described as “feeding troughs” that had thrived on…

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal senior departmental officials will no longer be spared when mega projects fail under their watch. The MEC for the Department, Martin Meyer, said a number of projects still fall short of meeting the department requirements as per the issued mandate. He was speaking after visiting the failed R100 million Ngwelezana hospital upgrade project in Empangeni, where the contractor who was appointed by the previous ANC administration dismally failed to get the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has publicly released the names of senior police officers and municipal officials implicated in the Madlanga Commission’s three-month interim report, marking a dramatic escalation in a probe that has laid bare alleged criminal syndicates operating inside South Africa’s criminal justice system. The interim report of the Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, chaired by retired constitutional court justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, identifies prima facie evidence of wrongdoing against a number…

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 has broken new ground with a record 6 billion digital views across social media platforms during the Competition. As per information provided by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the AFCON 2025 is now the most viewed football continental competition, generating an extraordinary 5.2 billion video views. “These numbers underline the tournament’s growing global influence and the unmatched passion of African football fans,” stated CAF. “One of the biggest areas of growth…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has handed out heavy sanctions following the ugly scenes in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final on 18 January. Senegal overcame hosts Morocco 1-0 in Rabat, but the final was marred by controversial moments, including Senegal walking off the field when Morocco was awarded a penalty at the death. The match later resumed and the penalty was saved, forcing the game into extra time and Senegal scored the winner. Senegal…

Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) boss and acting Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO) chief executive Themba Mathibe has been granted R50 000 bail after appearing in the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday on a charge of money laundering. Mathibe was arrested on Monday following an extensive investigation into alleged procurement irregularities linked to the City of Johannesburg’s social housing projects. The arrest was carried out by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) cold case unit, working together with the…

The brutal killing of three female teachers at Ntabankulu Primary School in the Eastern Cape has sparked national outrage, with political parties and Parliament raising serious concerns about school safety, bail decisions and the protection of victims and witnesses in cases involving gender-based violence. The teachers were shot during school hours last Thursday in what authorities believe was a targeted attack. Another educator was seriously injured and remains in hospital. The alleged perpetrator is reported to be a former deputy…

The Mngwevu family is mourning the death of Andile Mngwevu, the Ekurhuleni MMC for Roads and Transport, whose remains were recovered in Mozambique following a weeks-long search and rescue operation after severe flooding swept through the region. Mngwevu died after the vehicle he was travelling in was swept away by floodwaters in the Chokwé region of southern Mozambique last week, during a period of intense rainfall that has caused widespread devastation across parts of southern Africa. He was travelling with…

The on-ice Minister of Police, and ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) member, Senzo Mchunu, has come out to refute allegations that have been made against him by Witness E at the Madlanga Commission on Monday this week. Mchunu said the allegations are not true, and he will seek the right to respond at the commission. Witness E is an intelligence operative who is now under witness protection due to safety fears. Among the allegations was that Mchunu traced him and…

Scientists in Krasnoyarsk have developed a protective coating that significantly slows wood degradation caused by water, air exposure, and ultraviolet radiation, as well as bacteria and fungi. The technology combines traditional linseed oil with aluminium oxide nanofibres and has already been introduced into industrial production, according to the website of the Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences”. Wood naturally deteriorates when exposed to environmental factors such as moisture, oxygen, sunlight…