Greenville Hospital in the Eastern Cape. 1 minute The ailing Greenville Hospital in Mbizana is one of the facilities affected by the heavy rain in the Eastern Cape. Staff members’ offices have been flooded and mopping operations are underway. Two weeks ago, residents protested outside the hospital complaining about the dilapidated infrastructure and a shortage…
Girls walk to school in South Africa’s poor Eastern Cape province. 1 minute Eastern Cape communities are pinning their hopes on Premier Oscar Mabuyane to come up with tangible and practical solutions to socio-economic challenges plaguing the province. Mabuyane will deliver his State Of the Province Address (SOPA) for the seventh administration tomorrow in Bhisho. Poverty,…
Head on collision in Ekurhuleni 1 minute Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) responded to a scholar transport crash carrying 10 school children on Tonk Meter Road in Springs, Ekurhuleni this morning. According to EMPD, an eyewitness claims that the scholar transport was attempting to overtake because of a traffic jam and ended up facing oncoming…
Five accused drug lords appearing in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. 1 minute Five alleged drug lords are set to appear in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on April 14, 2025. Frederick Botha and four others, including three Mexican nationals, were in court on Tuesday when the case was postponed. They were arrested…
1 minute The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) will hold a picket tomorrow at the Industrial Development Corporation’s (IDC) offices in Sandton, Johannesburg, in protest against planned retrenchments at ArcelorMittal South Africa. The company recently announced the closure of its steel-making operations in Newcastle and Vereeniging, a move that will result in…
A police officer was killed during a robbery in Springs. 1 minute Two people arrested for killing a police officer in Springs in Ekurhuleni will be back in a local Magistrate’s Court next Thursday. Nthuthuzelo Mana and Benjamin Ntuli appeared in court yesterday and the matter was postponed. They are accused of gunning down Captain…
Community water containers 1 minute The uThukela District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has cited budget constraints as the reason for its failure to provide water to residents. Thousands of residents in rural areas and townships in Ladysmith say they still lack access to clean water, with some relying on streams and rivers used by livestock. Some…
Cosatu members marching. 2 minutes COSATU says it had warned government that the ANC’s proposed two percentage points increase in Value-Added Tax would negatively affect workers. The government of national unity’s disagreement on the issue led to the postponement of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Policy Statement to the 12th of next month. It is…
Takehiro Tomiyasu in action in a match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium, London, Britain – April 23, 2024. 1 minute Takehiro Tomiyasu has become the latest Arsenal player to go under the knife. The Japanese defender said on Tuesday that he had undergone surgery on his right knee. The 26-year-old did not…
University of the Witwatersrand. 1 minute Wits University students who are on a hunger strike have made an impassioned plea to the institution’s management to allow them to register despite their historic debt. DEMONSTRATION ON CAMPUS TODAY Dear Colleagues Several senior representatives of management, labour, and students, presented before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Higher…
