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The Mercury, 23 Sep 2026

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ArticleScopa flags crum­bling ser­vices in Pietermar­itzburg

PARLIAMENT’s stand­ing com­mit­tee on pub­lic accounts (Scopa) said its recent over­sight meet­ing with the Msun­duzi muni­cip­al­ity (Pietermar­itzburg) had revealed that it was heav­ily crippled by crum­bling, poorly main­tained infra­struc­ture,...

Scopa flags crum­bling ser­vices in Pietermar­itzburg

ArticleCon­demning threats against women at Sandton res­taur­ant

SONKE Gender Justice strongly con­demns the incid­ent at VLAMO Res­taur­ant at Sandton Gate on Thursday even­ing, 18 Septem­ber 2026, in which a group of women were threatened with death after reject­ing a man's advances. The incid­ent, cap­tured on...

Con­demning threats against women at Sandton res­taur­ant

ArticleGov­ern­ment urged to reas­sure mil­it­ary retir­ees over med­ical fund cover safety

COSATU expects gov­ern­ment to assure retired mil­it­ary per­son­nel that their med­ical fund cover remains safe. Reports indic­at­ing that the Reg­u­lar Force Med­ical Con­tinu­ation Fund is facing severe fin­an­cial crises and may be unable to...

Gov­ern­ment urged to reas­sure mil­it­ary retir­ees over med­ical fund cover safety

ArticleDrone own­ers rush to off­load devices ahead of Beijing ban

DRONE own­ers in Beijing are flock­ing to des­ig­nated buy-back sites, look­ing to sell their devices for as much as pos­sible ahead of an impend­ing city­wide ban. New rules in the Chinese cap­ital ban not just the fly­ing of unmanned aer­ial...

Drone own­ers rush to off­load devices ahead of Beijing ban

ArticleFour months in, Min­is­ter McK­en­zie still has no World Cup close-out report

NEARLY four months after Min­is­ter Gayton McK­en­zie's World Cup-related trip began, the min­is­ter and the Depart­ment of Sport, Arts and Cul­ture still can­not pro­duce a final close-out report account­ing for the nearly R31 mil­lion spent on its...

Four months in, Min­is­ter McK­en­zie still has no World Cup close-out report