Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi speaks during SONA debate. 2 minutes Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has emphasised government’s commitment to implement the National Health Insurance (NHI). He has lambasted those who debate the NHI without reading the Act. Motsoaledi says as soon as people hear transformative processes to improve the lives of the poor,…

Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya addressing the council. 3 minutes Some residents of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality say although service delivery has improved in the capital, incorrect billing remains a challenge. On Tuesday, the City’s Executive Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya presented a report on the multi-party coalition government’s first 100 days in office. Residents…

Pollsmoor Prison 1 minute The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says the escaped prisoner at Pollsmoor prison in the Western Cape, has been rearrested. 35-year-old Yanga Wayithi escaped ealier this week while maintaining the facility’s grounds. He’s serving a six-month sentence for theft and trespassing. Correctional Services’ spokesperson Singabakho Mxumalo says Wayithi will be facing…

SA police ‘arrest’ banner 1 minute A School Governing Body (SGB) member has been arrested for contravening a protection order that the school obtained. Parents of learners at Tsebe Ntlha Primary School in Hammanskraal north of Pretoria are at loggerheads with the school principal over fee payments. Despite it being a no-fee paying public school,…

Constitutional Court 1 minute The Constitutional Court has refused to grant former Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s leave to appeal the October SCA judgment which dismissed her bid to review her impeachment. The decisions of the Section 194 inquiry led to her removal from office. The apex court found that the application for leave to…

Dry taps in a washroom 1 minute Residents of Ward 54 in Inanda, north of Durban are calling for schools in the area to be shut down due to hygiene concerns. This is due to ongoing water supply challenges. The residents claim they have been experiencing water shortages for the past four years. Resident Sibusiso…

FILE IMAGE | A confiscated gun that was used at a shooting. 1 minute The bail application of one of the two men accused of the murder of nine people at a tavern in Pienaar, last month, has been adjourned by the Kabokweni Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga. Bongani Nkosi is facing nine counts of murder,…

(File Image) Members of the South African Police Service salute while on parade. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says government remains committed to prioritising the well-being of police officers. Mchunu was speaking at a three-day Employee Health and Wellness workshop in Boksburg, Benoni. The workshop aims to tackle mental health challenges faced by police…