A hospital examination room with an x-ray machine. 2 minutes Health unions in KwaZulu-Natal have expressed dissatisfaction with the measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) regarding the delivery of healthcare to all South Africans. In his address, President Ramaphosa highlighted that, once fully implemented, the National Health…
An illegal connection in a building. 2 minutes Energy expert Professor Sampson Mamphweli has warned that if people continue with illegal electricity connections, it poses a threat to the already overstretched power grid. In the State of the Nation Address on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country’s energy supply is on a positive trajectory…
File image: Bullets on the ground at a crime scene. 1 minute Five men have been killed in a hail of bullets and set alight in Philippi East on the Cape Flats in Cape Town. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Novela Potelwa says reports from the scene indicate the victims were sitting in a vehicle in…
Waste management workers maintaining the community sewerage system 2 minutes Tswaing local municipality in North West Province says it is investigating the death of two employees who lost their lives on duty yesterday. The two were reportedly dispatched to unblock a drainage system in Agisanang Township outside Sannieshof. The pair aged 38 and 53 perished…
Police apprehend suspected hijackers 1 minute Police have arrested four suspects in a hijacking in Makhaza, Khayelitsha, on the Cape Flats. Spokesperson FC Van Wyk says they acted on information when the hijacking victim reported the incident at the Makhaza Police Station. He says the four men will appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on…
Beaded jewellery on a stall. 2 minutes Despite today being one of the busiest days of the year, street vendors around Cape Town City Hall report slow business. President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver his first State of the Nation Address under the government of national unity (GNU). Street vendors in and around Cape…
[File photo] 1 minute The South African Students’ Congress (SASCO) has expressed concern over the ongoing student accommodation crisis in Johannesburg. Hundreds of students at the University of Johannesburg have been left stranded without a place to live, despite paying fees for private accommodations. SASCO’s Gauteng Chairperson Yandisa Mhlelembana says they question the accommodation administration…
What is left of the vehicle that collided head on with a truck near Mandeni in KwaZulu-Natal. 1 minute Three people have been injured in a crash between a light motor vehicle and a truck on the N2 near Mandeni on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. According to IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson, Samantha Meyrick, the light…
VBS branch. 1 minute The corruption trial over the VBS looting and unlawful investment of municipal funds against three accused, including two senior officials at the Giyani municipality, Limpopo has been postponed. Two of the three accused in the case related to the VBS collapse appeared at the Polokwane Special Commercial Crimes Court. The case…
2 minutes The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the serving of indictment to the five men charged with the murder of rapper Keenan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello Motsoane, shows that the matter is progressing. The accused made a brief appearance at the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Friday, where the matter was transferred to the High…
