Traffic officials caught taking bribes during Easter face dismissal
RTMC officials on duty. The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has warned that it will…
Bafana Bafana lose to Panama in second international friendly
Soccer ball in the net. South Africa’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have hit a bump in the road. Panama who are also World Cup bound, beat Bafana Bafana 2-1 in the second of their two international friendlies played at the Cape Town Stadium. After a fairly uneventful first half, the match came…
Godongwana to revisit budget amid fuel levy relief measures
Fuel pump. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says he will re-examine the 2026/27 budget tabled earlier this year due to the temporary reduction in the general fuel levy. A joint statement by Godongwana and the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Gwede Mantashe, stated that the levy would be reduced from R4,10 cents to R1,10-cents in…
Traffic officials caught taking bribes during Easter face dismissal
RTMC officials on duty. The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has warned that it will dismiss traffic officials found to be taking bribes over this coming Easter travel period. High traffic volumes are expected on all major roads across the country from Thursday. RTMC Spokesperson Simon Zwane says CEO Makhosini Msibi has also called on…
eThekwini Metro proposes hefty tariff hikes for basic services
A water tap. eThekwini Metro in KwaZulu-Natal has proposed hefty tariff hikes for basic services, sparking outrage from residents. Mayor Cyril Xaba tabled the city’s R7.7 billion draft budget for the new financial year. In the draft budget, the city proposes a 10.5% increase for electricity. Households can expect a 15% increase for water and…
Drug trafficking suspects back in court on 13 April
Four suspects arrested for drug trafficking appear before the Benoni Magistrate’s Court. Four suspects have appeared in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng’s East Rand on multiple drug trafficking and money laundering charges. This follows a multi-provincial takedown operation by the Hawks over the weekend. The arrests, carried out across Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal, stem…
Measures in place to curb Easter road fatalities: Hlengwa
Minister Deputy Minister of Transport, Mkhuleko Hlengwa interviewed by SABC reporter Katlego Nyoni outside Moria in Limpopo. Deputy Minister of Transport, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, says measures have been put in place to curb road fatalities on the roads during the Easter holidays. Hlengwa was speaking after meeting the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) leadership in Moria outside…
Tshwane warns of disruptions to bus services amid fuel shortages
A Tshwane Bus Services bus. The City of Tshwane has warned commuters of disruptions to bus services due to ongoing fuel supply challenges. The metro says all Tshwane Bus Service depots have run out of fuel, resulting in a reduced number of buses on the road and disruptions to scheduled trips. Sixty-five out of 155 planned shifts…
Police hunt perpetrators behind violent KuGompo protests
Vehicles being torched in KuGompo, during a protest over the alleged coronation of an “Igbo king” National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says police are following leads to bring to book those behind the violent activities that took place at KuGompo City in the Eastern Cape on Monday. Ten vehicles owned by Ethiopian and Somalian nationals who run spaza shops were torched. The…
Cabinet team to report back on economic relief interventions
A woman uses a trolley as she shops at a grocery store in East London, in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, July 7, 2022. A team of Cabinet Ministers is expected to report back to President Cyril Ramaphosa in the coming days on possible measures to cushion both the economy and consumers from sharply…
Vaal scholar driver Ayanda Dludla’s case postponed to 22 April
Scholar transport driver Ayanda Dludla appears at the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court on 05 March 2026. The bail application of scholar transport driver, Ayanda Dludla, has been postponed to the 22nd of April at the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court in the Vaal. This will allow for the prosecution team to finalise charges. Dludla has been behind bars in connection with the death…
