Lifeguards gear up for the festive season. 1 minute Lifeguards have urged the public to ensure that children are not left unsupervised near bodies of water. Visitors are expected to flock to Cape Town’s beaches over the summer season, and authorities are deploying over 600 lifeguards to beaches and municipal swimming pools. This forms part…
Fatal stabbing. 2 minutes A suspect, who allegedly stabbed a patient multiple times, while he was receiving treatment at the Galeshewe Day Hospital in the Northern Cape, is expected to appear in court this week. In an incident that shocked the Kimberley community, a patient was stabbed multiple times in full view of hospital staff….
Workers are seen building housing units at a construction site. 2 minutes Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says her ministry is working around the clock to protect construction companies from violent construction mafias. Kubayi was speaking at the 17th South African Construction Awards ceremony held at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. According to Kubayi,…
March against GBVF 2 minutes A Palm Ridge mother’s bid to appeal her murder conviction and sentence has been postponed to February next year. The woman dubbed as the “Palm Ridge Mother” murdered her partner during a domestic violence incident in 2018. She was sentenced to ten-years in the lower court in November 2022. The…
[File Image]: SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter 1 minute SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has called on global customs officials to work together to develop customs policies that will help make the world more inclusive and equal. He was speaking at the 91st Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization (WCO) in Cape Town. The WCO, originally…
N3 long distance taxi strike brought to a halt 3 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma, says that a multi-disciplinary team which includes officials from the SAPS and Metro Police has managed to restore order on the N3. This after striking members of the Durban Long Distance Association blockaded the route. The strike which started…
A picture of Amantle Samane during her funeral service on 31 October 2024. 1 minute The case of a man accused of raping and murdering a six-year-old girl, in Soweto, Gauteng, has been postponed to the 27th of January 2025 in the Protea Magistrate’s Court. Mozambican national Pethe Simiao was arrested last month after a warrant of…
[FILE] A petrol attendant pouring fuel into a car tank 1 minute Motorists will face increased fuel costs from Wednesday, as announced by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. Both grades of petrol will rise by 17 cents per litre, diesel will increase by between 54 and 55 cents per litre, and wholesale paraffin…
Spaza shop 1 minute Parliament’s Trade, Industry and Competition Portfolio Committee says it would like representatives of the main commercial banks to appear before its next year. It says it would like them to explain whether or not they have put in place measures to facilitate transformation and small business development. The committee’s chairperson Mzwandile…
A non-complaint spaza shop in Kempton Park 2 minutes Foreign spaza shop owners in Soweto have claimed that recent food-related child deaths are politically motivated. This comes as they queue at the Jabulani Civic Centre to register their businesses, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive to register within 21 days or face closure. Many shop owners…
