Wits applicants can track their 2027 entries via the university’s Self Service Portal. The process has closed for most undergraduate programmes. Checking Your Wits Application Status Applicants should log in to the official Self Service portal to review status documents and correspondence. The system displays the status for each qualification...
An armed voter was removed from a Mitchells Plain polling station during the 4 November 2026 Western Cape elections, police confirmed.
Conflict in Sudan has displaced many elderly, leaving them without food, medicine or family care amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions.
By 12:30 on 4 November, over 824,000 voters had cast ballots across the Western Cape, including 524,000 in Cape Town metro, IEC reports.
ActionSA mayoral hopeful Dereleen James calls for youth development and improved services to tackle Cape Town’s gang violence beyond policing.
NCC deputy president Larry Varrie predicts DA will fall well below 50% in Western Cape’s 2026 local elections, contrasting with uncertain pre-election polls.
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis defends Cape Town’s affordable housing record as critics highlight slow delivery in key inner-city areas and funding challenges.
Gauteng mayoral candidates stress political tolerance after voting, highlighting turnout concerns and alleged ballot irregularities in the 2026 local elections.
By 5pm, 12 million South Africans had voted in local government elections, with Gauteng posting the highest turnout at about 3 million ballots.
US voters express strong anger and dissatisfaction with the economy, democracy, and Trump’s influence ahead of the 2026 midterms, polls show.
Residents in Tshwane’s Maheights face prolonged water shortages and failing electricity and roads ahead of the 2026 local elections.
Oscar-winning Forest Whitaker visited WPDI’s Athlone centre on 2 November 2026, meeting local entrepreneurs and celebrating Cape Flats business successes.
Johannesburg, eThekwini and Buffalo City are forecast as key battleground metros in the 2026 local government elections amid voter frustration and coalition instability.
Severe heat in the west and thunderstorms in the east pose risks to voter turnout across South Africa's 2026 local elections on 4 November, SAWS and IEC warn.
Special voting for the 2026 local government elections opened access for over 2.6 million South Africans, with voters urging residents to use ballots for community change.
Northern Cape police confirm extensive security plans for the 4 November 2026 Local Government Elections, with no high-risk voting stations.
Police recorded 21 election-related cases since Monday with six arrests across several provinces ahead of the 2026 local government elections.
Americans are heading to the polls in midterm elections that could dramatically reshape the final two years of Donald Trump’s second presidency and handcuff his entire legislative agenda in Washington. Republicans are defending narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress against a backdrop of war, soaring fuel costs and voter...
Two South African nationals face U.S. charges for illegal voting in the November 2024 election amid a broader Justice Department crackdown.
The North Gauteng High Court has ruled the awarding of the National Lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings invalid and ordered the minister to reconsider the decision.
Two men found guilty of stealing US$580 000 from President Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in a 2020 theft, sentencing set for 13 November 2026.
A Yakima County resident died from severe illness after contracting bird flu linked to infected dairy cattle, officials confirmed on November 1, 2026.
Ruth Nankabirwa cautions Ugandan health workers against social media medical misinformation, highlighting risks of self-medication during Kawempe graduation.
The SAHRC finds Gauteng's water crisis is caused by failing infrastructure and poor maintenance, not lack of water, urging urgent reforms.
In October 2026, Cape Town residents hiked daily to King’s Blockhouse raising funds for the Saartjie Baartman Centre supporting survivors of gender-based violence.
The Western Cape High Court barred the City of Cape Town from evicting Gate 7 Maitland residents without a court order and ordered restoration of their settlement.
Rand Water and Govan Mbeki Local Municipality invite unemployed graduates to apply. The three year programme offers hands on experience across infrastructure disciplines. Applications close on 11 November 2026 and are submitted online. Construction Project Management Internships Three graduates will be selected for roles that monitor construction projects and coordinate...
People with learning disabilities faced 3.7 to 6.3 times higher COVID-19 death rates amid a nearly 50% decline in NHS learning disability nurses since 2009.
Three young swimmers aged 15 to 20 were rescued from rip currents at eNyokeni beach in KwaZulu-Natal on 31 October 2026 by lifeguard Sphesihle Mngadi.
Heritage assessment cuts the height of Cape Town’s Tafelberg development, reducing social housing units by up to 52 amid heritage preservation concerns.
