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            <title>Cachalia says decline in serious contact crimes, but GBV a challenge</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia, on Friday, announced a downward trend in several of the country’s most severe contact crimes during the release of the first-quarter crime statistics for the 2026/27 financial year. The data highlights a consecutive quarterly drop in murders alongside substantial reductions in highly feared, organised crimes.]]></description>
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            <title>Independent investigation finds no diesel missing, but identifies governance lapses – Eskom</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An independent investigation, commissioned by State-owned power utility Eskom, into diesel procurement and storage contracts under Tender MWP2197GX found no evidence that diesel paid for by Eskom is missing. The investigation did, however, confirm instances of non-adherence to Eskom processes concerning payments made to certain suppliers.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>DA leads R116m party donations as non-compliant ANC faces IEC penalties</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The DA has emerged as the largest beneficiary of political party donations this quarter, while the ANC has been flagged for non-compliance. The Independent Electoral Commission has published the political party donation disclosures for the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year. Covering April 1 to June 30, the report revealed that political parties declared a total of R116.78-million in compliant donations. The commission said the surge in financial mobilisation coincides with the formal proclamation of November 4 as the official date for the 2026 Local Government Elections. According to the commission, the formalisation of the election date is expected to trigger a significant increase in political fundraising and campaign expenditure as parties intensify voter outreach. The DA accounted for about 89% of all declared compliant funding, totalling R104 034 185.25.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>Dlamini-Zuma, Mbalula go head to head in court over vote-buying claims</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ANC National Executive Committee member Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced she stands firmly by the substance of her concerns regarding financial corruption within internal party contests, as she confirmed that her legal representatives had on Tuesday filed a formal notice of intention to oppose ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula suit against her. This follows Dlamini-Zuma's remarks made during a recent appearance on an episode of the African Renaissance Podcast, a platform hosted by former EFF MP Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>ANC welcomes failed no confidence motion against Didiza</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Following the failed motion of no confidence against National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza, brought by the EFF, the ANC parliamentary caucus welcomed the vote outcome, characterising the EFF's motion as a “groundless attempt to disrupt parliamentary operations”. The motion was rejected by 282 votes to 101, which the ANC said confirmed the National Assembly's confidence in Didiza. “The motion brought by the EFF was nothing more than a calculated political gimmick designed to undermine democratic processes, generate media headlines and waste the valuable time of Parliament. At no point did the Speaker violate any law, standing rule, or constitutional obligation,” the party said. The EFF’s motion alleged that Didiza acted “unfairly, partially, and in a partisan manner" regarding her procedural handling of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s legal interdict application.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>GOOD Party appeals R90 000 Electoral Court fine over funding violations</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The GOOD Party has announced its intention to appeal an Electoral Court judgment which found the party and its leadership in breach of the Political Party Funding Act. The court ordered the party and its secretary-general Brett Herron to pay a combined fine of R90 000 for failing to comply with national electoral funding regulations. The court judgment found that ahead of the 2021 Municipal Elections the GOOD Party, during August and September of that year, bought T-shirts and other political marketing material from Kairos Communications for R1 972 365. A further R900 000 was paid to Kairos Communications by Electrox Properties, apparently as a donor, on behalf of the GOOD Party.]]></description>
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            <title>Hill-Lewis urges Cachalia to engage on investigative powers for metro police</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has expressed concern over what he says is a lack of engagement by Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia on the potential expansion of Cape Town Metro Police powers. Despite Cachalia’s recent indication that he has an "open mind" on the matter, the City of Cape Town reports a month of silence following the lodging of an intergovernmental dispute. The city is seeking to amend the SAPS Act Amendment Bill currently before Parliament to allow Metro Police to investigate gang, gun, and drug-related crimes. Hill-Lewis initiated an intergovernmental dispute last month. Under Section 42 of the Intergovernmental Framework Relations Act, both parties are required to meet "promptly" to establish a mediation process. "It has been a month of silence despite the constitutional obligations to engage us promptly on our intergovernmental dispute," stated Hill-Lewis.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>ActionSA sues ANC’s Maepa over alleged AI-faked claims</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ActionSA has launched coordinated actions against the ANC’s Kgoši Maepa, lodging a formal complaint with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and preparing criminal charges over an alleged disinformation campaign targeting Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya. The dispute stems from public allegations that Tlopo Construction, a company doing business with the City of Tshwane, performed renovations at Moya's private residence using public funds.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Lamola welcomes Dlamini-Zuma’s retraction of vote-buying claims</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola has welcomed a formal retraction by ANC veteran Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, of allegations linking him to illicit voice notes and vote-buying during internal party elections. The controversy erupted earlier this month following Dlamini-Zuma’s appearance on the African Renaissance Podcast, hosted by former EFF MP Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. During the episode, the former Minister levelled explosive allegations against high-ranking ANC officials, claiming that illicit financial influence heavily dictated internal election outcomes. Specifically, Dlamini-Zuma accused Lamola and ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula of participating in vote-buying during the ANC’s fifty-fourth National Conference in 2017. She alleged that a circulating audio recording directly implicated Lamola in these transactional activities.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Parly flags R300m shortfall at Home Affairs following spike in deportations</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has raised serious concerns over a R341-million financial shortfall facing the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), following intense anti-illegal-immigration protests on June 30 and a subsequent surge in immigration enforcement, deportations and repatriations. With its yearly deportation budget already fully depleted, the department faces severe operational risks if fiscal interventions are not approved, the committee warned.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The DA on Tuesday welcomed to its ranks former Freedom Front Plus Tshwane Caucus Leader Grandi Theunissen, a move that DA Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink said bodes well for the blue party. Theunissen, a former FF+ regional chairperson for Tshwane, said he hopes to make a positive contribution to the DA and to the metro. “As I said, leaving a party of which I have been a member since 1994 is a difficult decision. As chairperson of the FF+’s largest region, I worked hard to grow the party. I also held a highly winnable position on the Tshwane candidate list. However, between 2023 and 2024, the FF+ voted to topple several DA mayors in the Western Cape. Cilliers Brink and I promised each other that we would not allow this kind of politicking to jeopardise our own coalition here in the Tshwane metro,” he said.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>CDE report says Joburg budget is ‘disconnected from reality’, with water failures biggest risk</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With unpaid bills owed to the City of Johannesburg rising from about R15-billion in 2014/15 to nearly R72-billion in 2024/25, the Centre for Development and Enterprise cautions that the City’s budget is “increasingly disconnected from reality”. In the second issue of the independent think tank’s new report series, ‘Johannesburg Matters: Fixing South Africa’s growth engine’, which highlights the multiple crises confronting the City of Johannesburg and presents recommendations, the CDE warns that the City is falling into a dangerous financial spiral. It noted the non-payment of rates and utility bills by residents, amid the City’s lack of service delivery and failing infrastructure, and stressed that the municipality’s financial situation was more serious than just a budget deficit.]]></description>
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