Raindrops 1 minute Disaster management teams in KwaZulu-Natal are on high alert following a level two weather warning issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS). The warning forecasts severe thunderstorms over the southern parts of the province for this weekend. The storms may bring large amounts of small hail, damaging winds, excessive lightning, and…
SAPS rape graphic. 2 minutes Police in Limpopo have vowed to investigate every case of teenage pregnancy in the province. This follows the arrest of a 28-year-old man after a 13-year-old girl gave birth on Christmas Day at the Seshego Hospital. The man is alleged to have impregnated the teenager. 31 teenagers gave birth in Limpopo…
The Public Servants Association (PSA) has received a large number of calls from union members in response to the 13.4% increase in membership subscriptions for the Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems) for the upcoming year. 1 minute The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) has clarified its decision to implement a 13.4% subscription increase for next…
SAPS members at Stilfontein illegal mining operation site. 2 minutes A community representative in Stilfontein in the North West has confirmed the authenticity of a recent letter making rounds on social media platforms indicating that there is cannibalism taking place underground at shaft 11 due to starvation. Hundreds of illegal miners are suspected to still…
[File Image] Newspaper with the matric results. 1 minute The Department of Basic Education (DBE) says its current method of announcing matric results is not in violation of the learners’s privacy. The Information Regulator (IR) earlier issued an enforcement notice on the department claiming the publishing of the results was in violation of the Protection…
Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba speaking at a government event. 2 minutes Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramatuba has accused healthcare workers of indirectly protecting men who make teenage girls pregnant which in many cases is also statutory rape. This comes amid news that of the mothers who gave birth in the province on Christmas Day, 31 were…
Amabutho during a Zulu traditional ceremony. 1 minute News just in is that AmaZulu Traditional Prime Minister the Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has been removed from his position with immediate effect. Buthelezi assumed the role at the beginning of this year. A statement signed by King MisuZulu ka Zwelithini has called on the AmaZulu to unite…
2 minutes The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West has spent hundreds of millions of rands on projects, including water infrastructure like boreholes, but they remain incomplete. A leaked municipal internal document has revealed that more than R200 million of the funds was used on irregular procurements. It also shows that R1.1…
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane. 1 minute Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane and Deputy Minister Tandi Mahambehlala and briefing the media on their engagement with informal settlements dwellers affected by the recent fire disaster in the City of Cape Town and the progress regarding the provisions of the emergency housing guidelines i.e. rebuild, relocation, restoration…
NSFAS administrators registering students. 1 minute The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has urged landlords of private student accommodation to verify whether a student is registered with the scheme before providing them with accommodation. The financial aid scheme faced a myriad of challenges this year, which include the non-payment of private student accommodation, resulting…
