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North West Premier calls for accountability beyond compliance

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

North West Premier Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi has called on public institutions to move beyond mere compliance and embrace accountability, ethical leadership and good governance to improve audit outcomes and strengthen service delivery.

Love Your Street: Keep your community clean and safe!

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

With brooms in hand and refuse bags at the ready, Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has kicked off the latest event of the Love Your Street service delivery programme in Thembisa, in the Ekurhuleni Municipality.

Swarts calls on SA to recycle unwanted electronic equipment

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, has called on households, businesses and institutions to support responsible e-waste management by ensuring that unwanted electronic equipment is taken to recognised collection and recycling facilities.

Simelane maps ways to close housing funding gap

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Stronger public-private partnerships and blended finance are key to addressing South Africa’s infrastructure financing shortfall, says Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane.

Universities urged to rethink learning in age of AI

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela says South African universities must rethink teaching and assessment to prepare graduates for a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), while strengthening the country’s capacity to develop and govern its own technologies.

SAPS intensifies festive season crime-fighting operations

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

With the festive season approaching, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched its National Safer Festive Season campaign alongside the ongoing Operation Shanela to intensify crime-fighting efforts and strengthen police visibility.

Minister McKenzie rejects false claims on Graaff-Reinet renaming

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has rejected claims that he has withdrawn or rescinded the gazetted renaming of Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe Town, along with other geographical name changes in the Eastern Cape.