Tafelkop residents in Limpopo demand jobs at closed Blue Ridge mine
Tafelkop residents demanding employment at Blue Ridge platinum mine Community members in and around Tafelkop…
Tafelkop residents in Limpopo demand jobs at closed Blue Ridge mine
Tafelkop residents demanding employment at Blue Ridge platinum mine Community members in and around Tafelkop area outside Groblersdal, in Limpopo, marched to and submitted a memorandum at a local mine. Residents are demanding employment at Blue Ridge Platinum Mine. Since 2011, the mine has been under care and maintenance but is now being run by…
Four drown in Limpopo after vehicle swept away by overflowing stream
A damaged vehicle is seen after it was swept away by an overflowing stream at Mokotopong outside Polokwane in Limpopo. Four people have drowned when their vehicle was swept away by an overflowing stream at Mokotopong outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The bodies of two men and two women were retrieved by police divers and Polokwane Municipality’s fire and rescue…
More than 16 000 suspects arrested during SAPS week-long operations
A person in handcuffs following an arrest. Police have arrested more than 16 000 suspects for various crimes during a week-long nationwide crime combating operations which ended on Sunday. During the operations, police seized over 160 illegal firearms, more than 50 stolen vehicles and drugs worth over R2 million. Most of the arrests were made…
First trapped Ekapa miner’s body retrieved in Kimberley
Inside a mine shaft The first of the five trapped Ekapa Minerals miners in Kimberley, Northern Cape, has been retrieved. The men have been trapped 890m underground since a mud rush, in mid-February. WATCH | Northern Cape Premier Dr Zamani Saul has described the provisional liquidation of Ekapa Minerals as a double catastrophe. He made…
India eye T20 history, New Zealand hunt maiden World Cup
New Zealand’s Finn Allen and Rachin Ravindra celebrate after the match India’s bid to become the first team to retain the Twenty20 World Cup will collide with New Zealand’s quest for a maiden global white-ball crown when the finalists step on to the field at the world’s largest cricket stadium on Sunday. The 20-team tournament…
Plettenberg Bay increases water restrictions to level 4
Water leaking from a tap. The water stressed town of Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape has moved to level 4 water restrictions due to drought conditions. This comes as the Bitou Municipal Council also declared the area a local state of disaster. The request will now go to provincial and national channels for intervention….
Madlanga Commission postpones Mkhwanazi’s testimony
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi testifying at the Madlanga Commission. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has postponed the testimony of suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi to 23 March. The commission has heard that Mkhwanazi’s legal representative had only recently been appointed and requires more time to prepare for the proceedings. His…
Two suspects killed in shootout with police in Inanda
A firearm found at the crime scene in Inanda. Two suspects have been killed in a shootout with police in Inanda, north of Durban. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the suspects were wanted for several cases of murder and attempted murder. “Two suspects who were wanted in connection with several cases of murder and…
uThukela Municipality debt crisis due to poor governance: Hlabisa
Minister Hlabisa and other stakeholders at uThukela District Municipality Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says the financial crisis facing the uThukela District Municipality, in KwaZulu-Natal poses a serious risk to staff salaries being paid, and services being delivered to residents. The uThukela District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has cited budget constraints as the reason for its…
Ramaphosa to undertake state visit to Brazil
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa shake hands during a handover ceremony of SA’s G20 Presidency at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on 19 November 2024. President Cyril Ramaphosa will undertake a state visit to Brazil this Monday and Tuesday on the invitation of…
