FILE | SAS King Sekhukhune under way off Simon’s Town The Chief of the South African Navy Vice Admiral Monde Lobese says National Treasury is compromising maritime security with underfunding the entity. He was addressing the Joint Standing Committee of Defence on the state of the Navy as well as delays in procuring spare parts…
Tiffany Meek, the mother of the late Jayden-Lee appears in court Tiffany Meek, the mother of the late Jayden-Lee (11), says she intends to plead not guilty to all charges brought against her. She appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court west of Johannesburg on Friday for her bail hearing and the matter has been postponed…
Electricity substation in Lotus Park, Isipingo. The eThekwini Municipality’s Department of Electricity says it is concerned with the high level of electricity theft and vandalism. This comes after three people died in two separate incidents in the metro and two other people died when an electrical substation blew up in Isipingo. In Clairwood, one person…
Gautrain at a station Trade union NUMSA has confirmed that it has signed a wage deal with the Bombela Operating Company, which runs the Gautrain. The union had threatened the possibility of workers striking at the Gautrain commuter rail service earlier this month, after being issued with a certificate to strike by the CCMA. The…
House built for Rankandi Family Mankwe GameTrackers in Rustenburg in the North West province, in partnership with Sun City, has in the spirit of International Mandela Day, handed a house to the Rankgadi family. Three houses for three separate families were built. Two more houses are expected to be handed over later. One of the…
Minister handing over the classrooms Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has handed over three recently built classrooms to the Boschrand Primary School in Msholozi, near White River in Mpumalanga. Gwarube visited the area as part of celebrating International Mandela Day. During her back-to-school campaign in January this year, a group of residents gathered outside the…
State of the Art library in Wepener opened by Minister McKenzie today Some school learners in Wepener in the Free State say the opening of the new Qibing public library will help them perform better academically. They say the library is accessible as it is close to their homes. This as the Minister of Sports,…
Police officers during a protest. The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) has warned motorists of potential traffic delays in Pretoria this morning because of two marches. One march is organised by Defend South Africa and other civic movements and the other by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party. The two groups will march from Marabastad and Church…
VBS branch. The corruption case of one of the three people implicated in the Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality’s illegal investment of R150 million in VBS Bank has been postponed to the 7th of August in the Polokwane Special Commercial Crimes Court. The case of the municipality’s former Chief Financial Officer Rosina Ngoveni has been postponed for…
FATF flag The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) President Eliza De Anda Madrazo says they have recognized South Africa’s efforts in addressing deficiencies in anti-money laundering and counter terrorism regulations. De Anda Madrazo says the task force will have its annual plenary visits to South Africa in August to assess the country’s progress with its…
