Stakeholders in the sector, including the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), have begun preparing for the elections following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that the municipal elections will be held on 4 November 2026. The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) said it has convened the National Municipal Managers Forum (NMMF) in Johannesburg from Wednesday to Thursday, bringing together municipal and city managers from across the country’s 257 municipalities at a pivotal moment in the local government calendar. Speaking on YOU FM…

Police have arrested eleven suspects linked to a drug operation uncovered at a manufacturing laboratory on a farm in Brakspruit near Swartruggens in the North West. The arrests stem from a joint operation involving the SAPS National Head Office Crime Intelligence, National Head Office Organised Crime Investigations, and a national team from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI). According to SAPS findings, the suspects include four Mexican nationals, among them one woman. Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng…

Suspended police commissioner Fannie Masemola appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday alongside businessman Vusumuzi Matlala and several senior police officers in connection with the controversial Medicare tender scandal. Masemola faces charges relating to alleged breaches of the Public Finance Management Act, while Matlala and 12 other accused are facing charges of fraud and corruption linked to the awarding of a Medicare tender now valued at R228 million. Although the tender had previously been reported as worth R360 million,…