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[Sihle Mavuso @ZANewsFlash]

NEWS: Two suspects who were planning to kill an employee of the Department of Human Settlements in Gauteng have been arrested.

One of the suspects is an Admin Clerk in the Department.

The senior official was targetted after she reportedly blocked corrupt activities in the Department - KZN Tonight Podcast

[Sihle Mavuso @ZANewsFlash]

Only two of Gauteng’s 11 municipalities — Midvaal Local Municipality and West Rand District Municipality — achieved clean audits for the 2024/25 financial year, while the City of Johannesburg and the City of Ekurhuleni regressed to qualified audit opinions, signalling a decline in municipal financial governance.
https://t.co/o4aJQmEoF9

[Thuli Madonsela Foundation @ThumaFoundation]

In the 2024–25 financial year, South Africa's metros recorded R9.89 billion in water losses and R17.28 billion in electricity losses, resources produced or purchased, but never billed or recovered.

To place this in perspective, R9.89 billion is roughly equivalent to the annual salary bill for 100,000 nurses. These figures are not accounting technicalities; they represent a measurable transfer of public resources away from service delivery, occurring specifically within the municipalities best positioned, financially, to prevent it.

#KnowYourMunicipality #ThePeoplesPower

[Business Explainer @businessXplain]

FNB & UJ TACKLE UNEMPLOYMENT

FNB and the University of Johannesburg’s Business School have partnered to expand the 2026 FNB App Academy, a free digital education programme aimed at tackling youth unemployment and improving digital skills.

After training more than 35,000 young people in 2025, the programme now aims to graduate over 50,000 participants nationwide.

Learners will receive university-endorsed training in app development, entrepreneurship, innovation and emerging technologies, supported by mentorship and practical industry experience.

Full details - https://t.co/BDekgKUkXD

[Gen Jean-Jacques Dessalines @MxolisiBob]

There is no "xenophobia" or "Afrophobia" or any other nonsense these people are propagating.

What is happening in South Africa is a battle for the continuation of CHEAP MIGRANT LABOUR, the entire economy is designed on this simple input.

The mining compounds , the townships , Native Labour Reserves later called "homelands" are all ONE system of pooling cheap migrant labour.

The Natives from South Africa gained labour protections in 1995 so the alternative source is through mass trafficking of migrants from as far as Bangladesh not just Africa

[Times LIVE @TimesLIVE]

One of the findings is that some training companies were paid up to R25,200 a learner. For the same training other providers were paid R800 a learner.
https://t.co/a5oqPi5vJc

[@SAgovnews @SAgovnews]

The eThekwini Municipality has urged members of the public, employers and transport operators to stop dropping off undocumented foreign nationals at the former Durban Drive-In site, saying the facility is no longer operational.

https://t.co/jmLuij0oVg

#GovZAUpdates

[Buddy Wells @BuddyWells1]

It was Mbeki’s administration that changed the law to give thousands of municipal, SOE and govt officials the ability to outsource and procure.
Before that, govt employees did things in house, and any outsourcing that was unavoidable, was done through 1 easily overseen central office in Pretoria.

[Newzroom Afrika @Newzroom405]

[WATCH] No new law came into effect on 30 June 2026 introducing fines of R100,000, or imprisonment for anyone employing an undocumented foreign national. However, employing a person not legally authorised to work in South Africa is illegal and can expose both employers and employees to legal consequences under existing legislation.

Managing director of Molatudi Attorneys, Osborne Molatudi, explains the current legal position, employers' obligations and the misinformation circulating around recent immigration enforcement. #Newzroom405

[EWN Reporter @ewnreporter]

BREAKING: Mpumalanga police have arrested 412 undocumented foreign nationals between Friday and Sunday.
The immigration arrests form part of 1,443 arrests made across the province for various offences. All suspects are expected to appear in court on Monday. @MongeziKoko

[eNCA @eNCA]

Home Affairs' Albert Matsaung says no child can be a citizen of a country if neither of its parents are citizens of that country. He was speaking in Musina where thousands of migrants are awaiting repatriation. Tune in to #eNCA, channel #DStv403.

[Times LIVE @TimesLIVE]

R116m school project in Soshanguve allegedly looted: R15m paid for work that was never done. For more, click on the link: https://t.co/mzEDeqQ0m7

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

NINE ARRESTED AFTER TWO MURDERS LINKED TO ILLEGAL MINING NEAR SUN CITY:

Nine suspected illegal miners, believed to be Lesotho nationals, have been arrested following two murders linked to an illegal mining operation at Witrantjie, near Sun City, in the North West.

The suspects were arrested during an intelligence-driven operation by SAPS Rustenburg Crime Intelligence, assisted by Sun City and Phokeng Visible Policing, after a white Toyota Quantum was intercepted on the R565 between Boshoek and Phokeng on Saturday morning.

Police say three of the suspects have been linked to the fatal stabbing of a Lesotho national on Friday.

In what investigators believe was a retaliatory attack, another Lesotho national was later found shot dead in a mining pit with multiple gunshot wounds.

The remaining six suspects will be processed by the Department of Home Affairs to determine their immigration status.

Police have praised the swift operation, saying it underscores their commitment to tackling illegal mining and the violent crime associated with it. Investigations are continuing, and further arrests have not been ruled out.

[SABC News @SABCNews]

VISUALS | Buses carrying undocumented Zimbabwean and Malawian migrants continue to arrive at the Beitbridge Port of Entry in Musina after being processed at the Musina Repatriation center. More than 30 buses have crossed the border today, transporting hundreds of people back to their countries. The Department of home affairs says about 1,000 undocumented migrants, majority Malawian nationals were processed and repatriated.
Credit: Rendani Raliphaswa

[Business Explainer @businessXplain]

AMAZON TO CREATE 11,000 JOBS IN SA

Amazon has chosen South Africa for one of the world’s largest nature-based carbon removal projects, investing in the restoration of more than 50,000 hectares of degraded land in the Eastern Cape.

The initiative will see 180 million spekboom cuttings planted by 2028, helping to capture carbon, restore biodiversity and revive damaged ecosystems.

The project is expected to create around 11,000 jobs by 2030 while injecting more than R9bn into local communities through wages, procurement and investment.

Full story - https://t.co/5TUEeHuCCY

[Business Explainer @businessXplain]

OROS GOES 100% SOUTH AFRICAN

Tiger Brands has sourced 100% of the oranges needed for Oros from South African growers for the second consecutive citrus season, ending its reliance on imports.

The company buys around 45,000 metric tonnes of oranges each year, equal to about 275 million oranges, to produce concentrate for the popular beverage.

The decision supports local farmers with stable demand while strengthening South Africa’s agricultural value chain.

Full story - https://t.co/ktd0saoKjH

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

A routine patrol by Vision Tactical members quickly turned into a pursuit after a suspicious vehicle was identified in Houghton JHB by partners.

The vehicle was tracked onto the freeway, where the suspect was successfully apprehended.

A search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery of multiple licence plates and a suspected military-grade signal jammer.

The suspect has been handed over to SAPS for further investigation.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Egypt leader says no ties with Israel until Palestine occupation ends

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/Lbem68RQyp

[Lindie Langa @AwaitedOne1]

Something is wrong with our current judiciary, the quality of jurisprudence is worrisome.

Illegal immigration is a problem in South Africa because SA women are being exploited by marriages of convenience. And the judiciary enables such.

PTA HC ke matata

https://t.co/NLvRuLkIPs

[Thuli Madonsela Foundation @ThumaFoundation]

98 municipalities spent more than they generated in revenue in 2024–25, running a combined deficit of R17.41 billion. Rehabilitating South Africa's municipal water and sanitation infrastructure alone is estimated to require more than R400 billion nationally, with many projects delayed years by planning and capacity constraints. This is the fiscal reality underneath thousands of dry taps.

#ThePeoplesPower #DemocracyStartsLocal