Newborn babies in hospital cribs. The number of teenage mothers increased slightly from 90 in 2024 to 130 this year. This is based on the final number of babies delivered on Christmas day in public health facilites. The National Health Department says a total of 1668 babies were safely delivered on Christmas day compared to…
Protecting existing jobs in the auto manufacturing industry is critical in light of looming US tariffs and the introduction of stricter vehicle emissions regulations in leading export destinations such as the European Union. In his letter to the nation on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasises the need for South Africa to diversify its export base,…
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Destruction at the Aquila Substation KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has condemned the destruction of electricity infrastructure, which has left areas in Richards Bay and Empangeni without power. The Aquila and Grantham substations were damaged by suspected criminals on Wednesday. The department’s spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says the deliberate destruction of the control…
CONTRALESA President, Chief Lameck Mokoena says initiation schools will have to follow strict COVID-19 regulations. The family of a 19-year-old Onalenna Booi, who died at an initiation school at Dithakong outside Mahikeng, North West, has called on the government to enforce more strict regulations for initiation schools. Booi, a Matric learner at Tiego Tawana Secondary…
A picture showing a court gavel and handcuffs. The trial of eight gang members accused of robbing the Malamulele police station of firearms is expected to resume in the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, on Thursday morning. The accused allegedly stole several firearms from the police station and targeted other businesses in November four years…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson . The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure says Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the State Security Agency’s (SSA) involvement in investigating allegations of the unlawful interception of sensitive information within the department. 🚓 The State Security Agency will investigate how Ministers are being spied on, allegedly by their…
chief executive officer Blessed Kapesa DIASPORA-BASED Zimbabwean businesspeople will next month converge in Harare for a business summit aimed at exploring business opportunities that are found back home. The event, dubbed the Zimbabwe Diaspora Homecoming and Celebration Business Summit, is being organised by the Zimbabweans in Diaspora Organisation (ZIDO) and will be held on December…
Police at the scene of Saturday morning’s mass shooting in Saulsville, Pretoria, December 6, 2025 Police say the number of people killed in a shooting incident in Saulsville, west of Pretoria, has risen to eleven. This after one person succumbed to wounds in hospital. The deceased includes children aged three and twelve. Fourteen others were…
The 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek was found undressed on the staircase of his complex where he lived. 2 minutes 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek, whose bruised body was found near his home in Fleurhof, west of Johannesburg, has been laid to rest. The boy was found dead on the staircase of the complex where he lived in Fleurhof,…
