Thursday, 29 October 2026

Tshwane's chief financial officer Gareth Mnisi left Tshwane House with SARS officials after a raid; the mayor has asked the city manager to establish the circumstances.

At least nine people have been shot, three fatally, in a series of shootings at Cape Town taxi ranks this week, with rival taxi drivers reportedly exchanging gunfire in Delft. Police say intelligence gathering is being strengthened.

Ramaphosa says a facility management entity should be set up to maintain subsidised houses, with opportunities for black-owned businesses, as 140 families displaced by the 2022 floods moved into new homes in north Durban.

Density without infrastructure is not sustainable, the Council for the Built Environment's CEO argued; it is simply overcrowding, and romanticising it is wrong.

China has reserved prime city billboards for scientists, engineers and technology builders instead of celebrities, a policy the host says should inspire South Africa's youth to value substance over fame.