Candles lit amid a power outage. Former City of Tshwane Mayor, Cilliers Brink, has raised concerns over the prolonged power outage in various parts of the city. Residents in Soshanguve and East Lynne have expressed frustration over the electricity outage which happened around Christmas Eve. They say they’ve also experienced water disruptions during this period….
St Albans Correctional Facility in Gqeberha A surprise raid at St Albans Correctional Facility in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape on Sunday night has revealed several procedural irregularities within the facility’s management. The raid, led by Correctional Services Commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, uncovered various contrabands in prison cells, including cellphones, cash and inmate medical records. Prison…
SACP flag. The South African Communist Party (SACP) has strongly condemned the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro. The US says its forces captured Maduro and his wife in Venezuela’s capital Caracas on Saturday. Maduro is being detained at a US prison. SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila says the Trump administration is in fact after…
The Lions have secured a dramatic 23-22 win over the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship in Durban. The visitors scored in the dying seconds of the match to record their fourth win of the URC season. The Sharks, though, ran in four tries to three. The URC will now take a three-week break, with…
Picture shows pit toilets Police in Limpopo are investigating the death of a six-year-old girl in Nkuzani village in the Collins Chabane Local Municipality in Limpopo. The girl’s body was found floating in a pit toilet on Friday. According to reports, a group of children was playing when the girl went missing. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says…
Empty benches in court. A childminder is expected to appear in the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape on Monday. This after a two-year-old toddler was found wounded in Jeffreys Bay on New Year’s Day. Police spokesperson Nobuntu Gantana says officers responded to a complaint of an incident in the Tokyo Sexwale township, where…
Police at a roadblocks The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department says a policeman, healthcare workers and teachers are among the 34 people arrested in eMnambithi, for drinking and driving on Saturday night. The department held road safety operations in several parts of the province. This as many holidaymakers are making their way back home early from the…
Graphic representing an arrest and court appearance Two suspects from Pfananani Village in Limpopo have been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl. It is alleged that on December 29, the girl went to a neighbour’s house to charge cellphones. The suspects, aged 17 and 21, who were reportedly under the influence of alcohol, allegedly…
New born babies The National Department of Health has raised serious concern over a sharp increase in teenagers giving birth recorded on New Year’s Day. Over 160 teenagers gave birth this year, compared to just over 80 last year. More than 1 600 babies were delivered across South Africa’s public health facilities. The department says…
Members Workers’ Party of Turkey (TIP) hold a protest, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife South Africa has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC), the body mandated to maintain international peace and security, to urgently convene and address the current…
