Tongaat-Hulett's troubles were years in the making. Major accounting irregularities in 2019 triggered a spiral that led to business rescue in 2022. By early 2026, the situation had become dire. The company faced provisional liquidation, a move that would have had catastrophic consequences for the region.

The family of 38-year-old Dineo Evelyn Motapane has positively identified her body after it was discovered on the side of the road in KwaThema, Springs.

The Special Investigating Unit says 208 vacant stands in Villa Liza, Boksburg, were allegedly transferred into private hands between 2018 and 2022 without council approval, with the municipality receiving no proceeds from the transactions.

The Electoral Court has dismissed the ANC’s appeal in its bid to intervene in the dispute over late candidate submissions, while granting the DA leave to intervene in the matter. The DA has welcomed the ruling, saying electoral deadlines must apply equally to all parties.

A R400,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of wanted suspect(s) following the discovery of eight women’s bodies in Gauteng.

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has relocated 274 asylum seekers and refugees from outside its Che Guevara Road offices in Durban to the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, following consultations with affected communities and stakeholders.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has condemned the recent killings of women in and around Kempton Park, calling for intensified efforts by law enforcement and communities to ensure those responsible are brought to justice.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared 4 November 2026, the date of South Africa’s local government elections, a public holiday, urging registered voters to make use of the day to cast their ballots.

National Director of Public Prosecutions Adv Andy Mothibi has instructed that charges against National Commissioner of Police General Fannie Masemola be withdrawn after finding that there are no reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution.

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and five co-accused will remain behind bars after the Brakpan Magistrates’ Court found that none of them had demonstrated exceptional circumstances to justify their release on bail.

Police are investigating after another woman’s body was discovered near a clinic in KwaThema, Springs, bringing the number of women’s bodies found in the Ekurhuleni area to six in just two months.

An intelligence-driven police operation in Northriding has led to the seizure of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of R300 million and the confiscation of a luxury SUV allegedly linked to criminal activity.

Seven people accused of illegally reconnecting electricity and manipulating municipal accounts in a multimillion-rand fraud scheme involving Emfuleni Local Municipality have been granted R20,000 bail each.

The family of 38-year-old Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo has confirmed her identity after her body was found in Gauteng, days after she went missing while out for a run.

Lucas Legabe, who is accused of stealing hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Hawks offices in Port Shepstone, has been granted R50,000 bail.