Monday, 31 August 2026

The ANC removed more than 350 councillor and mayoral candidates after vetting reportedly found criminal records and missing Grade 12 qualifications, hours before the IEC deadline.

MK’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate Bongani Beloy said fixing the city’s finances is paramount, described the turnaround as a 10-year project, and ruled out coalition cooperation with the DA.

Nearly 70,000 SASA beneficiaries still need Postbank’s black card; the gold card is no longer operational, but cards remain available at designated retailers after the deadline.

Airlink said its twin-jet Cape Town Stadium flyover had Civil Aviation Authority and air-traffic approval, followed rehearsals and complied with safety altitude and speed limits.

Gift of the Givers said searching for six South Africans missing after Nepal’s floods would be extremely difficult amid high water, continuing rain, landslide risks and restricted access.