[File Image] President Ramaphosa addressing the nation EFF MP Eugene Mthethwa says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to institute a judicial commission of inquiry is just a delaying tactic. Mthethwa says inquiries constantly fail to meet their deadlines and this is a burden for taxpayers. He was speaking at the joint meeting of the Portfolio Committees…
Residents of Rustenburg and surrounding villages in the North West have been left stranded as employees of Bojanala Bus Services went on strike. Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers Unions of South Africa (Demawusa) members embarked on a protected strike last month, demanding that the employer implement fair labour practices. However, the employer decided to dismiss…
[FILE IMAGE: Reverend Kenneth Meshoe in Parliament. African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) MP Kenneth Meshoe says it’s very sad that South Africans no longer trust the police, but trust KwaZulu- Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. He says the claims made by Mkhwanazi are a ticking time bomb. Meshoe was speaking during the joint meeting of…
National Park electricity box The Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism in Mpumalanga has accused the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency of failing to maintain key tourist attractions. Chamber spokesperson Oupa Pilane says most of the attractions on the ‘panorama route’ do not have proper ablution facilities. Pilane also raised concerns that some of…
Dried cannabis plant. Police have arrested 14 suspects for illegally planting dagga at a five-hectare site at Babanango in northern KwaZulu-Natal. They were arrested during a raid by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Ulundi Crime Prevention Unit and other relevant stakeholders. Provincial police spokesperson, Captain Ntathu Ndlovu say police acted on a tip-off of…
Voters at an IEC voting station Residents of Ward 13 in Seshego in Polokwane are still voting in a by-election to elect a new ward councilor. This is the first by-election in which the South African Communist Party is running independently from the ANC. The position became vacant after an EFF councillor was expelled for…
ANC flag The ANC in Gauteng has distanced itself from allegations that some of its members are engaged in criminal activities. Provincial Task Team Coordinator Hope Papo says the party is aware of claims that there are corrupt councillors in the ANC. Papo was speaking during a media briefing in Johannesburg, where he condemned the…
Drugs seized by police at Garden Route District. Police have seized mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of over R700 000 in Malibu Village near Blue Downs, Cape Town. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says officers followed up on information when they made the bust. “Police members of Operation Restore deployed in the Tygerberg Sub…
FILE | Gas explosion Limpopo’s Department of Transport and Community Safety says that the R71 in Makgoebaskloof has been reopened for traffic. This after a truck carrying gas cylinders crashed and the cylinders exploded on Tuesday night. The vehicle went out of control and veered off the road. The explosion also caused a runaway veld…
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union – Rugby World Cup 2023 – Quarter Final – France v South Africa – Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France – October 15, 2023 South Africa’s Siya Kolisi celebrates after the match Rugby World Cup-winning captain, Siya Kolisi, returns from injury to take over the captaincy for first time this season, for…
