Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has urged all eligible South Africans to register and verify their voter registration details before the proclamation of the 2026 Local Government Elections date on Friday, 7 August 2026.
Police Deputy Minister Dr Polly Boshielo and Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, will today lead a gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) Crime Prevention Ministerial Imbizo in Ivory Park, Tembisa.
South Africans who missed the final voter registration weekend still have until midnight on Friday, 7 August, to register or update their details ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections.
For generations, spaza shops have been an integral part of South Africa’s township and rural communities, reflecting the resilience, entrepreneurial spirit and determination of ordinary people to create economic opportunities despite challenging circumstances.
The Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Babalwa Lobishe has reaffirmed the metro's unwavering commitment to secure a proposed R2 billion investment by Sailun Group to establish a tyre manufacturing and recycling facility at the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
South Africans who have not yet registered to vote are being urged to do so before voter registration closes at midnight on Friday.
Motorists will breathe a sigh of relief at the pumps this August as both grades of petrol will decrease by 52 cents a litre with effect from Wednesday.
The final voter registration weekend on 1 and 2 August saw 1.7 million citizens interacting with the Electoral Commission by either visiting one of the 23 699 registration stations or using the online voter registration portal.
North West Finance MEC Kenetswe Mosenogi has welcomed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's decision to release the remaining withheld Local Government Equitable Share allocations to affected municipalities from 31 July 2026.
Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina will on Tuesday visit the University of Limpopo Centre for Global Change (UL-CGC), a leading research centre advancing sustainability, climate resilience and global change research in South Africa.
