The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) says it has begun a nationwide Fishing Vessel Safety Audit campaign to improve safety standards, promote regulatory compliance, and reduce the number of maritime incidents. It says 10% of the vessels have been audited thus far. Most of the fleet is aging and not ideal for saving lives….
Steve Biko Academic Hospital Building. President Cyril Ramaphosa will conduct an oversight visit to the Nuclear Medicine Research Infrastructure Facility at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria on Tuesday. The facility is a one-stop medical imaging facility dedicated to cancer and tuberculosis (TB) drug development and clinical research. The President will be joined by…
Workers walk past a retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, May 9, 2024. Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, Samantha Graham-Maré, says energy generation to deal with load shedding is the government’s priority. Graham-Maré was speaking to SABC News on the sidelines of…
City Power, Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, and the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Dada Morero are currently hosting a media briefing at the Johannesburg Theatre. The aim is to provide an update on the finalisation of the SANEDI report regarding the payment dispute between Eskom and City Power. The matter has been…
COGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa leads the review of the White Paper on local government in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Monday. Live proceedings below:
[File image] Eastern Cape police say six armed suspects have been killed in a shootout with officers on the R61 between Mthatha and Ngcobo. Police spokesperson Nobuntu Gantana says an intelligence-driven operation was conducted to follow extortion suspects. When the police stopped the suspects’ vehicle, they allegedly opened fire. Officers returned fire, killing all six…
[File photo] Bullets seen at a crime scene. The R 61 road in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape has been closed to traffic as it is an active crime scene following an alleged police shootout, which is believed to have led to the death of several people. The incident happened at Rose and police are…
G20 banner The current conflict in the Middle East between Iran and Israel is set to dominate the talks at the G20 Sherpas meeting in the North West. South Africa will host the three-day G20 Sherpas meeting in Sun City, from Wednesday until Friday. The country’s sherpa and director general, Zane Dangor is set to…
Rabid dog showing aggression A man from eZimbokodweni, south of Durban, has died after being bitten by an unvaccinated dog, that later showed signs of rabies. The eThekwini Municipality has in a statement said that the victim was bitten in March but only sought medical attention a couple months later. By that time, the virus…
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa speaks during the White Paper on Local Government Review Launch at Kempton Park in Johannesburg on 19 May 2025. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, will today lead a high-level dialogue with political parties as part of the ongoing review of the 1998 White Paper…
