Monday, 24 August 2026

Westbury residents said 11- and 13-year-olds are being pulled into gang warfare, armed with military-grade weapons, with 22 young people killed there in just two months.

Eugene Dooms said Operation Prosper has not curbed the violence, despite an estimated R825 million deployment; he argued gangs are fed by unemployment, child-headed homes, drugs and weak coordination.

ANC NEC member Dr Dixon Masemola said the party will only name mayoral candidates in September, after vetting, ethics and integrity checks, and said each municipality will get a localised manifesto and delivery schedule.

Pay the Grants campaign spokesperson General Moyo said the state is appealing a judgment that could make the SRD grant permanent, and rejected claims that the grant discourages job-seeking.

Debt Busters said South Africans earning above R50,000 a month are using 103% of take-home pay on debt repayments, with bigger secured loans and rising reliance on payday loans among lower earners.