South African Police Service constable badge. More than one million South African youths have applied to join the Police Service. It is reported that only 5,500 posts are available. Of the more than 1,049,998 applications received by the midnight deadline on Friday night, 595,049 were female applicants and 454,949 were male applicants. Gauteng had the…
[FILE IMAGE]: The aftermath of the George building collapse. Serious safety concerns, poor quality of materials and a lack of oversight are some of the reasons for the George building collapse on May 6 last year. These are some of the outcomes of an investigation by the Council for the Built Environment, which was released…
Springboks team photo Over 35 000 tickets have been sold for the Springboks’ match against Georgia at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga on Saturday. Stadium management is confident all measures are in place for spectators to have an enjoyable experience. The stadium will be painted in green and gold, as supporters cheer on the World…
Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane The Democratic Alliance (DA) has described the Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane‘s failure to appear before Parliament as an act of defiance. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has called Nkabane to appear before it to explain the process of appointing members…
[File image] Crime scene from a fatal shooting Police have confirmed that five people have been killed in a shooting incident at a tavern in the Choba informal settlement in Olievenhoutbosch, Pretoria. The incident happened Friday night. This, after a group of armed men entered the tavern and started shooting at patrons randomly. The motive…
FILE | uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) members march in Gauteng. Members and supporters of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) have started to gather at Church Square in Pretoria ahead of their march to the Union Buildings. Defence for South Africa and other civic movements have also organised a march from Marabastad to the Union Buildings…
ANC members, including 1st Deputy Secretary General, Cde Nomvula Mokonyane visiting the family of Theresa Mary Solomon, January 2025. The funeral of struggle stalwart Theresa Solomon and former Cape Town mayor is underway in Lansdowne on Saturday. President Cyril Ramaphosa has accorded her a Special Provincial Official Funeral Category Two. Solomon, who was born in…
[File image] A Spaza shops in the Johannesburg CBD. The City of Johannesburg has raised concerns over some spaza shop owners’ non-compliance with the City’s by-laws. Out of the nearly 4 000 applications received, many have been found to be either incomplete or invalid. This emerged during a spaza shop training session held in Ennerdale,…
Drone view of cars, ready to be loaded onto a ship The automotive sector in the Eastern Cape (EC) is concerned about the planned 30% on South African exports to America as ordered by US President Donald Trump. The proposed tariff is expected to come into force on the 1st of August, combined with the…
General view of a corner flag inside the stadium before the match. The Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to pay more than 40 million euros ($46.37 million) in a sponsorship deal with Spanish soccer club Barcelona that would see a logo promoting tourism appear on some team apparel, according to a contract seen yesterday…
