Sunday, 1 November 2026

Julius Malema told an EFF rally at Orlando Stadium in Soweto that social grant beneficiaries would be exempted from paying for water and electricity under an EFF government.

NSFAS has recorded over one million applications for the 2027 academic year, and the funding scheme says there will be no extensions after the midnight deadline.

Malema said the EFF has accepted that coalition governments are here to stay, arguing the future of municipal government in South Africa is coalition government.

Olivia Dean's South African tour dates in Cape Town and Johannesburg drew fan anger after general tickets were priced from R3,000 for venue access with no perks.

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi was due to outline the province's response to gender-based violence and femicide, including a 60-day audit of unresolved cases involving women and children.