Friday, 28 August 2026

The Special Tribunal ordered architect Minentle Makanya to repay more than R147 million over unlawful security upgrades at Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home, after costs rose from about R27.8 million to R260 million.

Gift of the Givers has an 11-person search-and-rescue team ready for Nepal, but dangerous flooding, landslides and a threatened dam have delayed clearance; six South Africans remain missing.

Gauteng is shifting agricultural support towards commercialisation, with the upgraded Tarleton Agri-Park receiving R8 million and offering 11 farmers one-hectare plots, market access and three-year leases.

Only 139 of the Eastern Cape’s 350 ambulances are operational, while provincial norms indicate roughly 720 are needed for a population of 7.2 million, according to legislature member Jane Cowley.

Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero apologised after swearing at a resident who called him a criminal; the presenters said the response was inappropriate for a public representative, despite the provocation.