An Eskom power plant. South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila has called for policy reform in the energy sector to ensure that Eskom has capacity to provide electricity for all. Mapaila was speaking outside the regional offices of Eskom in Bellville during a march to call for labour centres in rural areas….
File: Scene of the Marlboro shooting. City of Johannesburg Transport MMC Kenny Kunene has called on the government to deploy a Taxi Killings Task Team following the death of taxi boss Molefe Moekeletsi. He was the chairperson of the Alexandra, Randburg, Midrand and Sandton Association (ARMSTA). Kunene was speaking at Moekeletsi’s funeral in Midrand, north…
File Image: Blue lights of a police vehicle. The Madlanga Commission has heard how Ekurhuleni Deputy Metro Police Chief Julius Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi entered into an endless working relationship with CAT VIP Protection. This is according to a new witness Revo Spies, a retired Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief of Police testifying this…
India’s Abhishek Sharma in action The fifth and final Twenty20 between Australia and India T20 was washed out after a storm swept across Brisbane’s Gabba ground on Saturday, leaving Suryakumar Yadav’s tourists as 2-1 series winners. After being put in to bat, India’s openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill made a bright start to the…
ANC flag The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape is mourning the death of struggle stalwart and former Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, Ntombazana Botha, age 82. Botha passed away at an East London hospital on Saturday after a long illness. The party says it has lost a gender activist and advocate…
Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth and RG Snyman celebrate after the match Siya Kolisi marked his 100th test cap with trademark humility and leadership, putting the team first as World Champions South Africa came from behind to humble France 32-17 in an intense Autumn international on Saturday. Kolisi, who rose from humble beginnings in Zwide township…
A person holds up a sign against shielding of rapists. A Limpopo woman has accused police of not ensuring that justice is served. This after her five-year-old child was repeatedly raped allegedly by a close family member, in January and August this year. The woman says she has been banished from her parents’ homestead in…
AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. Preparations have been finalised for the AmaZulu king Misuzulu KaZwelithini to tie the knot with Queen Nomzamo Myeni at the Royal Palace in Nongoma in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Meanwhile, the Myeni family members are singing at the Royal Palace. Dora Myeni from the Queen’s family says the family is happy to be…
No to bullying signage. The South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) has called on the Gauteng Education Department to investigate allegations of bullying at a boarding school in Vanderbijlpark. The incident allegedly led to the suicide of a 16-year-old Grade 10 learner, Lerato Motjhadibane. SANCO says the boy had informed his parents that three classmates frequently assaulted and sexually harassed him. Motjhadibane died…
A refugee illegally crosses the border. Police say they have beefed up patrols on the N1 towards the Beitbridge Border Post and the border line in Musina in Limpopo ahead of the festive season. The Acting Provincial Police Commissioner, Jan Scheepers, says they are collaborating with the Border Management Agency and the community to curb…
