HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY

Mon 30 March 2026:

Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼

◼️ Easter panic: The projected fuel prices continue to spike, with the latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) showing that motorists could be paying more than R10 per litre for diesel, marking the first time in the country’s history. The Citizen visited a few service stations where long queues of motorists were waiting to fill up their cars’ tanks. Some fuel stations had run dry, but were expecting delivery on Monday.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/easter-panic-fuel-rationing-spreads-prices-hit-historic-highs/

————-
◼️ Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu ‘resumes his ANC work’: Mkhwanazi further claimed Mchunu had ties to crime syndicates, controversial businessman Vusumusi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Last week, Mchunu wrote to the ANC asking to resume his duties as an NEC member – this was confirmed by his private spokesperson Sithembiso Mshengu on Sunday. In terms of the ANC’s step aside policy, once a member is criminally charged, he or she must stop representing the party both in government and political platforms.
https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-03-30-suspended-police-minister-senzo-mchunu-resumes-his-anc-work/

————-
◼️ Those who say BEE must stop are dreaming: President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and Affirmative Action (AA) are here to stay. He made these statements during his closing address at the ANC Limpopo elective conference on Sunday, 29 March 2026. Ramaphosa said empowering black people through BEE is a direct requirement of the South African Constitution.
https://dailyinvestor.com/business/126737/those-who-say-bee-and-affirmative-action-must-stop-are-dreaming-cyril-ramaphosa/

————-
◼️ Prepaid electricity meter warning: Bypassing or tampering with prepaid electricity meters has become a major problem for municipalities. However, some residents across major metros are reporting that their meters are being wrongly flagged, cut off, and fined, with some having to pay R73,000 to have their meters returned and electricity reconnected.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/636424-important-information-for-people-with-prepaid-electricity-meters-in-south-africa.html
————-

◼️Biggest Pumpkin SA: The fiercely contended Heidelberg Giant Pumpkin Festival took place on Saturday, and South Africa has a new record holder! This year, he held onto the title and made national history with the biggest pumpkin South Africa has ever seen, weighing a whopping 1221 kilograms! At 114 days old, Piet says it took good soil, good seed, and loads of love to grow his monster ‘kin.
https://www.goodthingsguy.com/environment/heidelberg-giant-pumpkin-festival-2026/

__________________________________________________________________________

FOLLOW INDEPENDENT PRESS:

WhatsApp CHANNEL
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22