File Image: Matric learners in an exam room. 1 minute The Northern Cape Department of Basic Education has urged law enforcement agencies to deal harshly with matriculants who organise ‘pens down’ parties after finishing their exams. The department says it will work closely with police and parents to discourage learners from participating in any gatherings…
A close up of the shaft 10 exit used by 14 illegal mine workers to emerge from underground. 2 minutes The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed the application launched by the Society for the Protection of Our Constitution in the Stilfontein matter. The parties appeared in court last week Thursday seeking relief for the…
1 minute The pre-trial hearing of three accused in the February 2020 theft at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm is expected to start today in the Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo. Immanuela David, Floriana Joseph and Ndilinasho Joseph allegedly broke into Ramaphosa’s farm and stole over $580 000 stuffed in a sofa. Accused number one,…
EFF delegates during the party’s Gauteng Provincial General Assembly held in Benoni, Gauteng. 2 minutes EFF leader Julius Malema has likened the party’s mass exodus by some of its prominent senior members to an assassination attempt. His comments come as prominent figures like Floyd Shivambu, Dali Mpofu, Mzwanele Manyi and Busisiwe Mkhwebane have deserted the…
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi addresses the Africa Tech Fest on November 12, 2024. 2 minutes Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi says the funding of what he calls “dual illumination” of TV signals poses a serious threat to meeting the deadline for analogue switch-off. Dual illumination is the operation of analogue…
Minister of Police, Mr Senzo Mchunu reflects on some successes of the 7th Administration and also releasing the crime statistics for the 2nd quarter of the current financial year. 1 minute There has been an overall decline in serious crimes by 5.1%. This is according to Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. He was releasing the quarterly…
A person in handcuffs. 2 minutes Police in the Western Cape have arrested two women, aged 59 and 53, in Strand for allegedly defrauding about 80 victims of nearly R2 million through a bogus travel scheme. Police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie says that the victims had responded to a social media advertisement promoting a trip to…
Residents of Diepkloof in Soweto queue in long lines for assistance with recoding of the prepaid electricity meters on 25 November 2024. 2 minutes Johannesburg’s City Power has joined Eskom in extending the deadline for their customers to recode their pre-paid electricity meters. City Power has given its customers up until the 30th of November…
An aerial view of the Stilfontein mine. 2 minutes North West Community Safety and Transport MEC Wessels Morweng says they are yet to receive a report about the assessment that was conducted on Friday at shaft 11 in Stilfontein. Morweng accompanied by the Deputy Provincial Police Commissioner Patrick Asaneng briefed the media about the retrieval…
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane 2 minutes Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, says health and environment authorities have cleared the school nutrition programme regarding the foodborne illnesses at the Thabisile Primary School in Diepkloof in Soweto. Members of the provincial education department visited the school following the death of an eight-year-old Grade 2 pupil in…
