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Ramaphosa to address the nation on Thursday amid Saps crisis
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (413+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation, possibly on South African Police Service (Saps) matters. Ramaphosa will address the nation on Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 4pm. The Presidency stated that Ramaphosa will be accompanied by…...
Indoda Wednesday men turn to agriculture to fight unemployment
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (425+ words) When Indoda Wednesday was first introduced in Alexandra, it immediately resonated with many men who felt they needed a safe space to discuss their challenges. It became a crucial platform where men not only spoke but also confronted some of…...
City of Johannesburg faces pressure as Region F residents raise service delivery concerns
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (410+ words) Residents across Region F have called for urgent action on service delivery issues during an online consultation session hosted by the City of Johannesburg on April 14. The session formed part of the City's Integrated Development Planning (IDP) process and was…...
Collapsing ELM infrastructure under the spotlight
21+ hour, 1+ min ago (275+ words) The collapsing infrastructure in Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM), along with the lack of service delivery, was once again brought into the spotlight during the proposed Vaal Special Economic Zone (SEZ) engagement held at the Vereeniging Town Hall on April 15. Stakeholders…...
SACP says there's no need for its ministers to resign after Mbalula 'intimidation"
22+ hour, 46+ min ago (540+ words) SACP secretary-general, Solly Mapaila (left) and Blade Nzimande before the start of the party's 15th national congress at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg on Wednesday, 13 July 2022. Picture: Brian Sokutu Despite tensions with the ANC, the South African Communist Party (SACP) says…...
Communists have become fat cats
7+ hour, 11+ min ago (229+ words) Supporters of the South African Communist Party march through Braamfontein against gender-based violence, 21 August 2022. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen The conservatives in our country like to complain about the alleged "communists" running our country " but the reality is that true,…...
Cape Town record speaks louder than mere rhetoric
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (450+ words) A letter by Dusani (The Citizen, 20 April) misses a larger truth South Africans increasingly recognise: the DA governs better. Recent Social Research Foundation polling in Johannesburg found 84% of likely voters believe service delivery would improve under DA governance, yet only…...
St Chad's community thanks u Thukela for giving them water
20+ hour, 47+ min ago (132+ words) The Citizen St Chad's community thanks municipality for water delivery "Community members thanked Mayor Inkosi NB Shabalala, noting that access to water has significantly improved their daily lives," stated u Thukela spokesperson Sindi Kubheka. Call for more support Residents requested…...
EFF pickets in solidarity with Houghton Golf Club member and the people of Palestine
22+ hour, 28+ min ago (318+ words) The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters protested at the entrance of the Houghton Golf Club on April 22, while there was a heavy presence of 24/7 security services and Norwood Police Station officers, following the ban of a club member, Louis Seeco,…...
Pope in Equatorial Guinea criticises prison conditions
22+ hour, 5+ min ago (617+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called for "greater room for freedom" in Equatorial Guinea and delivered a rare criticism of living conditions for prisoners before visiting inmates in a jail known for its squalor and ill-treatment of detainees. The leader…...