Flood damage in Umlazi 1 minute Victims of the recent heavy rains in the eThekwini municipality have been afforded decent accommodation. Five women and a child were left destitute following floods that caused mudslides in Ward 85 in Umlazi township, in eThekwini, this week. KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements MEC Sboniso Duma says these victims will be…
Koeberg Power Station 1 minute Eskom says despite setbacks, it is determined to prevent load shedding as winter sets in. The power utility briefed Parliament’s Electricity and Energy Committee on its strategic plan for the period between 2025 and 2030. This after Eskom abruptly implemented stage two load shedding on Thursday afternoon and suspended it…
South African flags 2 minutes Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe will deliver President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech at the Freedom Day national celebrations at the AJ Swanepoel Stadium in Ermelo, Mpumalanga today. The day will be celebrated under the theme – United in Resilience for The Defence of Our Freedom and Democracy. Freedom Day is a day South Africa celebrates its first…
Sewage spill 2 minutes Critical issues related to the delivery of basic services such as water and sanitation are under the spotlight as the country observes Freedom Day today. The national celebration is being held at the AJ Swanepoel stadium in Ermelo, Mpumalanga. Some residents of Ermelo have accused government of failing to deliver basic…
1 minute Mamelodi Sundowns have booked a place in the CAF Champions League final following a 1-1 draw against Al Ahly in Cairo on Friday. Al Ahly grabbed the lead in the 23rd minutes through Taher Mohamed. The Egyptians almost doubled the lead on the half-hour mark through a powerful shot at the near post…
Three missing constables, , 24-year-old Constable Cebekhulu Linda (male), 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys (female) and 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge (female) 1 minute The National Commissioner of Police, General Fannie Masemola, is appealing to members of the public for assistance in finding three missing constables. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says the trio – two females and…
uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma. 1 minute The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) leader Jacob Zuma is scheduled to deliver the Solomon Mahlangu lecture today as the country observes Freedom Day. Zuma is expected to begin the commemoration of the young anti-apartheid activist at the Khosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria where Mahlangu was held. Zuma will also visit the cemetery in Mamelodi where Mahlangu was buried…
Taxis at a rank in Gauteng 2 minutes The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) defends government’s decision to allocate R408 million from the COVID-19 Relief Fund to the taxi industry. This comes after Build One South Africa (BOSA) questioned the once-off gratuity, which was allocated in the 2025-26 budget. Responding to a Parliamentary question…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tables the 2025 budget in the National Assembly in Cape Town on 12 March 2025. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema says Finance Minister Enoch Godogwana does not have the powers to reverse the Value-Added Tax (VAT) increase because it was passed in Parliament. Malema says the…
Crime Scene. 1 minute A Limpopo male nurse wanted in connection with the killing of his girlfriend has been found hanging from a tree at the Nkowankowa industrial area outside Tzaneen. The deceased, identified as Victor Shivambu, was wanted for stabbing Faith Shikhibana to death. They were both nurses at Mavambe Youth Care Centre near…
