Ismail Sha studies with a rechargeable lantern for his final examination during one of the frequent power outages, called load-shedding, from South Africa’s struggling power utility Eskom, because of ageing coal-fired power stations, in Cape Town, South Africa, October 25, 2022. 1 minute Residents of Rabie Ridge in northern Johannesburg have barricaded roads with rocks…
A worker shows the mouth of a cow 3 minutes Small-scale farmers from the Nkombose area in Mtubatuba on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast are appealing to the government to dispatch extension officers to areas impacted by foot and mouth disease. This week, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen announced the extension of the boundaries of the…
Handcuffs and fingerprints. 1 minute Former Municipal Manager of the Doctor JS Moroka Municipality in Mpumalanga, Thami Khubeka, will either serve two years in jail or pay a R50 000 fine. The Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Mbombela handed down his sentence yesterday. It had found Khubeka guilty of contravening the Finance Management Act. …
1 minute Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina hosts a group of high-level delegates at the Preparatory Meeting for the African Union-Africa Water Investment Programme (AU-AIP) Water Investment Summit 2025. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the International Water Association (IWA) Congress in Cape Town. LIVE STREAM:
Lebogang Maile on the podium. 2 minutes More than R36 billion has been allocated for infrastructure development in Gauteng over the next three years. This was heard during the 2025 provincial Budget Speech, delivered by Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile, earlier today. Gauteng has experienced serious infrastructure problems which saw President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Handcuffs used to effect an arrest. 1 minute Gauteng police have arrested more than 1 000 suspects in Eldorado Park south of Johannesburg overnight in a police operation dubbed Shanela. Amongst those arrested are suspects wanted for gender-based violence, drug dealing and possession of unlicensed firearms. Twelve illegal immigrants were also arrested during a roadblock on…
Test tubes labelled “Mpox virus positive” are seen in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. 1 minute Three more cases of Mpox have been confirmed in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. This brings the number of cases to 31 since the outbreak started in May last year. Mpox symptoms include a rash that may last between two and…
1 minute The Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial continues today in the High Court in Saldanha on the Cape West Coast. The child’s mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn face charges of kidnapping and human trafficking, following the disappearance of Joshlin (7), a year ago. LIVE STREAM:
The by-elections would have been the last ahead of the scheduled 27 October local government elections. 1 minute The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has won ward one in the Saldanha Bay municipal by-election in the Western Cape, according to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Provincial Electoral Officer Michael Hendrickse confirmed that eight parties…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy conducts a special visit to assess progress on the R573 Moloto Corridor Road Project from Limpopo to Gauteng. 1 minute Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is expected to launch the 2025 Easter Road Safety campaign in Pretoria later this morning. The campaign aims to manage high traffic volumes and reduce fatal crashes,…
