Impendle Municipality admits to serious management failures
Impendle Local Municipality offices Impendle Local Municipality councillors have admitted there are serious failures in…
Impendle Municipality admits to serious management failures
Impendle Local Municipality offices Impendle Local Municipality councillors have admitted there are serious failures in the running of the council and are calling for the provincial government to intervene. The municipality is facing a financial crisis, with workers and councillors not being paid salaries for December and January. CoGTA MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi held a…
Suspect arrested for fire at Paarl Provincial Hospital
Fire damage at Paarl Hospital Police have arrested a suspect, who is allegedly responsible for the fire at the Paarl Provincial Hospital on Tuesday. Health authorities say the Outpatient Department sustained extensive damage. Maternity patients had to be evacuated to nearby facilities. A small section of the hospital was affected. Police spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala says…
Elderly couple in critical condition after Durban crash
Scene of the accident An elderly couple is in a critical condition following a single light motor vehicle crash on the N3 near the Lynnfield off-ramp west of Durban. It is alleged their vehicle veered off the road and overturned multiple times before coming to a rest in the adjacent field. KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service…
Construction, EPWP workers feeling the heat in Kimberley
Early morning sun Construction and EPWP workers in Kimberley in the Northern Cape say they are trying to cope with the current heatwave. Many say they are trying to stay in the shade and hydrate by constantly drinking water. Some workers, including a skin cancer survivor, expressed deep concern over prolonged sun exposure. This comes…
22 buses and four minibuses impounded in Atteridgeville
FILE | Impounded buses Gauteng Traffic Police has confirmed that 22 buses and four minibuses were impounded on Wednesday morning in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, after failing to produce valid operating licences. A total of 58 drivers were fined for various offences, including worn-out tyres, cracked windscreens and operating vehicles without fire extinguishers. Gauteng Traffic…
Senona admits he encouraged ‘Cat’ Matlala to seek legal advice over SAPS contract
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head General Lesetja Senona KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head General Lesetja Senona has admitted to the Madlanga Commision that he encouraged Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala to seek legal advice, after the cancellation of his SAPS contract. Matlala’s R360 million SAPS contract was cancelled last year after it was flagged for irregularities. Senona, who’s being cross-examined by Advocate Adila Hassim, is being probed about his close…
Brown Mokgotsi to be subpoenaed to appear before Ad Hoc Committee
North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi North West businessman Brown Mogotsi will be subpoenaed to appear before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations raised by KZN Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. This comes after Mogotsi refused to appear before the committee unless his personal security detail is paid for by Parliament for seven days. Mogotsi has been scheduled to appear…
IFP supports AmaZulu King Misuzulu’s call to rename KwaZulu-Natal
[FILE IMAGE]: AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini at his coronation ceremony in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature says it fully supports and applauds the call by AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini to rename the KwaZulu-Natal Province to KwaZulu. According to the IFP, this call is both timely and historically justified. King…
Joshco CEO Themba Mathibe granted R50 000 bail
Graphic depicting a bail application. The Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO) CEO Themba Mathibe has been released on R50000 bail in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court, following his arrest on money laundering charges. Mathibe, who is also the CEO of the Johannesburg Development Agency, was arrested on Monday by SAPS following a raid at the JOSHCO…
Family of late Ekurhuleni MMC Mngwevu requests privacy in grief
MMC of Roads & Transport Andile Mngwevu The family of Ekurhuleni MMC for Roads and Transport Andile Mngwevu has asked for privacy as they process their grief. The MMC’s family confirmed his passing after his mortal remains were found in Mozambique on Tuesday. Mngwevu’s body was found with that of three other who were with…
