Waste management workers maintaining the community sewerage system 2 minutes Tswaing local municipality in North West Province says it is investigating the death of two employees who lost their lives on duty yesterday. The two were reportedly dispatched to unblock a drainage system in Agisanang Township outside Sannieshof. The pair aged 38 and 53 perished…
Police apprehend suspected hijackers 1 minute Police have arrested four suspects in a hijacking in Makhaza, Khayelitsha, on the Cape Flats. Spokesperson FC Van Wyk says they acted on information when the hijacking victim reported the incident at the Makhaza Police Station. He says the four men will appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on…
Beaded jewellery on a stall. 2 minutes Despite today being one of the busiest days of the year, street vendors around Cape Town City Hall report slow business. President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver his first State of the Nation Address under the government of national unity (GNU). Street vendors in and around Cape…
[File photo] 1 minute The South African Students’ Congress (SASCO) has expressed concern over the ongoing student accommodation crisis in Johannesburg. Hundreds of students at the University of Johannesburg have been left stranded without a place to live, despite paying fees for private accommodations. SASCO’s Gauteng Chairperson Yandisa Mhlelembana says they question the accommodation administration…
What is left of the vehicle that collided head on with a truck near Mandeni in KwaZulu-Natal. 1 minute Three people have been injured in a crash between a light motor vehicle and a truck on the N2 near Mandeni on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. According to IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson, Samantha Meyrick, the light…
VBS branch. 1 minute The corruption trial over the VBS looting and unlawful investment of municipal funds against three accused, including two senior officials at the Giyani municipality, Limpopo has been postponed. Two of the three accused in the case related to the VBS collapse appeared at the Polokwane Special Commercial Crimes Court. The case…
2 minutes The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the serving of indictment to the five men charged with the murder of rapper Keenan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello Motsoane, shows that the matter is progressing. The accused made a brief appearance at the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Friday, where the matter was transferred to the High…
1 minute The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to outline decisive plans on combating crime when he delivers the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this evening. Senior Research Manager at OUTA, Dr Rachel Fischer says crime has been increasing for years in the country. “Outa is calling on…
1 minute Five families have come forward to identify illegal miners who died in Stilfontein’s abandoned mine shafts in North West Province. A total of 87 bodies have been recovered from the disused mines since last August. Government says the others will receive pauper’s burials if they remain unclaimed. The bodies are being kept at…
Mining for minerals 1 minute Some young professionals working in the mining industry say careers in the sector should be promoted more at schools. Founding Secretary of the South African Mining Youth Association, Vumile Mbonani says industry role players should work together to make mining more attractive to the youth. He was speaking during the…
