Tuesday, 6 October 2026

The ANC’s 2026 local-election manifesto promises reliable municipal services, accurate billing, professional appointments, monthly councillor reporting and zero tolerance for corruption, with local branches expected to tailor priorities.

South Africa recorded 49 mining fatalities by 14 September 2026, compared with 33 during the same period last year; the expert called for accountability across mining houses, managers and regulators.

The South African Students’ Federation plans to approach police over alleged NSFAS maladministration, citing defunding, unresolved appeals, accommodation problems, delayed allowances and outstanding university payments.

The mining expert recommended moving from reactive to predictive safety through real-time critical-risk monitoring, with warning data shared among mines, regulators and worker representatives before fatalities occur.

NSFAS should not simply be scrapped, the student federation argued; instead, it should potentially move under National Treasury oversight because operating the scheme independently is costly and vulnerable to governance failures.