NEFSA says crime against e-hailing drivers on going for over 10 years
Bolt e-hailing vehicle The National E-hailing Federation of South Africa (NEFSA) has called on the…
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Neymar says he may retire by end of 2026
Brazil striker Neymar Brazil striker Neymar, who extended his contract with his childhood club Santos last month, said that he may retire by the end of the year. The 34-year-old forward returned to his boyhood club Santos in January 2025 and played a key role in their survival in the Brazilian top flight, scoring five…
NEFSA says crime against e-hailing drivers on going for over 10 years
Bolt e-hailing vehicle The National E-hailing Federation of South Africa (NEFSA) has called on the government to constitute a task team that will look into attacks on e-hailing drivers. This follows the killing of a 22-year-old driver in Pretoria West last week. Four suspects are currently in police custody and have appeared in court. The…
Bus tyres catch fire on the N1 near Aldam Pass
Bus fire between Ventersburg & Winburg. Free State Emergency Medical Services say the rear tyres of a bus caught fire on the N1 near Aldam Pass between Ventersburg and Winburg. Passengers were evacuated out of the bus and were seen walking on the highway. EMS spokesperson Sipho Towa warned motorists to be extremely cautious when…
EC residents hope for job creation funds ahead of budget speech
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana Eastern Cape residents hope Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, will allocate funds to projects that will fight unemployment when he delivers his Budget Speech on Wednesday. The province lost over 30 000 jobs in the fourth quarter. #PODCAST Economist André Roux previews Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Speech, set for next week…
Minister Mantashe fears five trapped miners may be dead
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says there is a possibility that the five mineworkers trapped at Ekapa Minerals mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape, since Tuesday – following a mudslide incident are deceased. Mantashe made these remarks following an inspection visit to the mine on Friday morning. Minister Mantashe says the situation at Ekapa…
Calls for urgent govt action on menstrual health
Founder of Team Free Sanitary Pads, Nokuzola Ndwandwe, is calling on government to take the lead and move beyond politics in addressing menstrual health in the country. She says the issue must be treated as a matter of urgency as it impacts on women’s rights and public health. Her remarks follow a study by the…
Gen Shadrack Sibiya faces more questions at Madlanga Commission
Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya testifying at the Madlanga Commission. Cross-examination of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya will continue at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on Friday. General Sibiya has been grilled on his role and conduct in the disbandment of the political killings task team (PKTT). The PKTT…
Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II hailed for driving community development
Hosi N’wamitwa accorded a category two special provincial funeral. The Tzaneen municipality in Limpopo has hailed the late Valoyi traditional leader, Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II, as being instrumental in bringing development to her community. The funeral service of N’wamitwa II is underway at the Valoyi Vatsonga cultural village outside Tzaneen. She died in a hospital…
Police officials accused of rape, committee expresses shock
FILE | The Portfolio Committee on Community Safety in the Gauteng Legislature found that 100 SAPS officials have been accused of rape The Portfolio Committee on Community Safety in the Gauteng Legislature has expressed shock and outrage following the disclosure that almost 100 police officials have been accused of sexual violence or rape, nationally. The…
GALLERY | Funeral service of the late Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II
Hosi N’wamitwa accorded a category two special provincial funeral. The funeral service of Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II is taking place on Sunday morning at Valoyi Vatsonga Cultural village at N’wamitwa village outside Tzaneen, in Limpopo. Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa died, on Monday last week in a hospital, in Johannesburg. She has been accorded a category two…
