3 minutes Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says the country’s rail and port infrastructure faces substantial challenges such as theft and vandalism and operational inefficiencies. She says these are exacerbated by the limited state resources to fund infrastructure development and address backlogs. Creecy says after the department and Transnet received unsolicited proposals from the private sector…
[File Image] A City Power employee seen on site working to restore electricity. 1 minute City Power says it is expanding its electricity network in Johannesburg’s Informal Settlements to safeguard human rights. According to the power utility, despite limited resources, it has exceeded its target, electrifying over 2,000 households in informal settlements across Johannesburg. City…
Students attending school. 1 minute Teacher union, Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysers Unie (SAOU) in the Northern Cape, says it’s not optimistic about the budget speech that will be tabled. MEC for Finance, Economic Development, and Tourism, Venus Blennies-Magage will table the provincial on Tuesday. In 2024, education received R25 billion. The union’s Chairperson Brand Henk believes the…
Bafana Bafana as they arrived in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. 3 minutes News emanating from the Bafana Bafana camp ahead of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Benin in the Ivory Coast is that the national team has been prevented from training at the matchday venue on the eve of the crucial fixture. Bafana coach…
South African bank notes are displayed at an office in Johannesburg. 1 minute Finance Deputy Minister David Masondo says there is a serious need for the country to attract foreign direct investment in order to address economic growth. Masondo was one of the panelists at the Africa Markets Conference in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape….
Officials at the launch of the drone technology. 1 minute New drone technology, which is the first of its kind in Africa, has been launched in Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape. The initiative in the Kouga Municipality aims to combat high crime levels in the area. The new technology will assist in ensuring a fast-tracked…
Anti-child pornography awareness. 1 minute Hard drives seized from Darren Wilken, an accused in the child pornography case, has 39 tera-bytes of data that still needs to be analyzed. This came out in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg, earlier today. The court also heard that the accused allegedly transacted with crypto currency, which the…
A man in handcuffs. 1 minute Gauteng police have arrested six suspects from an alleged gang that has been targeting places of worship across the province. The suspects were arrested during the early hours of Monday morning in Sophiatown following a robbery in Florida, west of Johannesburg. A large quantity of high-value sound systems was…
Taxis seen at a rank in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) in Durban has expressed frustration with the eThekwini Municipality’s handling of the multi-billion-rand GO! Durban transport project. The aim of the initiative is to use modes of transport including buses, rail and taxis to link nine corridors. The project…
