[FILE IMAGE]: SA currency notes and coins. 1 minute A self-taught Limpopo technician says he wants to impart his skills to the youth. 55-year-old Gideon Tshisimba from Matidza Village, near Louis Trichardt, has invented a money counting machine named, Verti Note Counter. The machine has even been endorsed by the Central Bank of China and…
Members of the Voorlopertjies, a troupe leading the parade with glittery outfits of the Tweede Nuwe Jaar minstrel parade in Cape Town. 1 minute The Cape Town Street Parade, also known as Tweede Nuwe Jaar, procession will fill the streets of the CBD today. The City’s Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety and Security,…
Traffic volumes on major roads. 1 minute The authorities in Mpumalanga say traffic volumes have started to increase on most of the major roads including the N4 as many residents return from their holiday. They say law enforcement officers are visible on all the roads to ensure compliance. Over 20 000 motorists have allegedly violated…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube speaking at a media briefing. 1 minute Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the department has recovered an overpayment of more than R21 million for one of its infrastructure projects. This overpayment occurred in the 2022/23 financial year. Gwarube answered a written Parliamentary question – on whether she has discovered…
NSRI members during a rescue 1 minute A family of three from Gauteng has been rescued after being swept out to sea at Sandstrand, Jongensfontein near Stilbaai in the Western Cape. The National Sea Rescue Institute says eyewitness reports indicate that the couple and their teenage daughter were caught in rip currents. The institute’s Stilbaai…
South African bank notes featuring former South African President Nelson Mandela 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has announced that close to R35 million will be made available to Amakhosi in the province to spend on economic development in their traditional areas. This announcement has been made at…
Police blue lights. 1 minute The DA in Johannesburg has welcomed the high court ruling that the City’s VIP protection policy is unconstitutional and invalid. Yesterday, the high court in Johannesburg ruled that the VIP protection policy, which provided excessive security to municipal officials without proper threat assessments, violated the law. The policy allocated 10…
{FILE IMAGE]: A poster is seen at a candlelight vigil against rape. 2 minutes The mother of a five-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and stabbed to death on New Year’s Day says she will remember her daughter as a bubbly and friendly child. The little girl’s lifeless body was found in the bushes in…
A tap that has run dry. 1 minute Johannesburg Water says it will intensify its programme to disconnect those connected to their network illegally. This in an attempt to reduce the high rate of illegal water connections to the City’s water network. The water utility says they will disconnect in informal settlements across the City…
A candle lit at a memorial service. 1 minute Former Umgungundlovu District Mayor, Yusuf Bhamjee has passed away at the age of 74. Bhamjee was redeployed by the ANC from the KwaZulu-Natal legislature to the district in 2008, to turn the local government’s affairs around. He served as mayor until 2016. Expressing their condolences, the…
