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Johannesburg (Foto: Shutterstock) While Johannesburg’s residents are already suffering from poor service delivery, potholes, broken traffic lights, water and power cuts, from 1 July 2026 they will pay even more for the same poor service. The proposed rate increases of 12.5% for water, 11% for sanitation and sewerage and 9.01% for electricity are well above the current inflation rate of around 4%. This follows Rand Water’s increase of 11% and Eskom’s increase of 9.01%. During the metro’s department of environment, infrastructure and service delivery’s committee meeting, the FF Plus strongly objected to the proposed 11% increase in the sanitation and…
EVERYTHING is ready with preparations and programs on the fashion side of the annual Metro FM Music Awards 2026, whose theme this year is Music Excellence: Honoring Icons, which will be held at the ICC, Durban on Saturday. In the event’s fashion programs, on the Black Carpet sponsored by African Fashion International, there will be Lamiez Holworthy and Luyanda Zuma of Miss SA fame, who will be talking to the guests who will be attending the event.Siyamthanda Ndube, who is in charge of fashion for this event, said that this year’s theme is for people to adorn themselves with beautiful…
20 April 2026 Maroela editorial How would you like to share the article? Lt. Gen. Daphney Manamela, the suspended Police Commissioner of Mpumalanga (Photo: SA Police Service / X) ActionSA has lodged a complaint with the Public Protector calling for an independent investigation into serious allegations by suspended Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Daphney Semakaleng Manamela. The party says the allegations, which include corruption, political interference and the protection of criminal elements within the South African Police Service (SAPS), raise serious concerns about the integrity…
KING Mabhudu Israel Tembe wants the Mthayi Festival to grow to the level of major respected events such as the Vodacom Durban July and the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.The king said that although the festival is different from the Durban July and the jazz event, he wishes that the festival is also counted with these events when it comes to events that improve the economy.He said this while talking toOf this country.Mkhosi wo Mthayi is celebrated every year where women bring products made from mangu including alcohol fermented from mangu.The king said he wants the festival to improve the…
Sridhar Vembu To Software Engineers: Sridhar Vembu tells his software engineers that they should become experts in their field. However, Vembu also said that customers pay for convenience which also includes trust, security and support.Sridhar Vembu said that he advises his technical teams that the ‘productivity’ of the programmer should not be considered the only parameter.Every sector is being affected due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). The work of software engineers has also been affected by this. In such a situation, Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has given important advice to software engineers to be successful in the era of AI. He…
President Cyril Ramaphosa during the international summit on the protection of democracy in Barcelona, Spain (Photo: Presidency / X) President Cyril Ramaphosa has sharply criticized the United Nations (UN) and warned that the organisation’s Security Council is failing to prevent conflict or stop genocide. “It has become clear that bodies such as the UN Security Council are powerless to intervene in conflicts and prevent genocide,” says Ramaphosa in his latest weekly newsletter. He says international institutions no longer function efficiently and must be urgently reformed. Ramaphosa made these comments after attending an international summit on the protection of democracy in…
WOMEN who already have children but who love and are interested in thriving in the modeling field have been given the opportunity to enter Miss KZN Queen 2026/27, a modeling competition that has opened up many modeling opportunities for young women.This news was disclosed by the founder of the competition, Miss Zime Msweli who said that for a long time people have been asking her to loosen the rules for entering the competition, so that the beauty queens who have appeared are not locked out.”I was also pushed that most of what we do is following the rules and the…
NewsFeedPlumes of black smoke were seen after Ukrainian drones targeted Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse. At least one person was killed. The strike was the second attack on the port in three days.Published On 20 Apr 202620 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
(Photo provided) AfriForum Youth’s PUK branch on Potchefstroom officially kicked off its Gatvol campaign today in protest against the deteriorating condition of roads around the North-West University’s (NWU) Potchefstroom campus. As part of the campaign, the branch today sent a letter to Kgomotso Kumbe, municipal manager of the JB Marks local municipality, demanding the urgent repair of ten high-risk potholes in the town. In the run-up to the official start of the Gatvol campaign, a number of AfriForum Youth members gathered on 16 April to visibly express their frustration with the poor condition of roads. During this gathering, students -…
Jenet Mbhele, who won the women’s championship in this 56km distance race, will use the Zululand District Ultra Marathon prize to buy a car for herself, walking away with R100 000.Mbhele who runs for Mzimkhulu Striders won the Zululand Marathon with a time of 4:9:51, second was Gladys Jephirchir from Kenya from Nedbank Running Club with 4:34:07, he received a cash prize of R50 000, third was Fikile Mbuthuma also from Nedbank Club with 4:35:40, he received a cash prize of R25 000.For men, Siyamthanda Bazane of Nedbank took the bronze in 3:24:37, second was Mholi Jali also of Nedbank…