The people in the mine – believed to have been illegal miners or zama zamas – were trapped for hours. 1 minute The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy says some of the abandoned mines are old mines whose owners cannot be traced. This, as calls intensify for the government to hold the owners of…
Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Sihle Zikalala. 2 minutes Government says additional capital investment for infrastructure projects will increase to more than R500 billion. This follows the allocation of an additional financial injection in the R300 billion infrastructure development plan that was announced in 2020. This announcement was made by the Deputy Minister…
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality deputy mayor Gary Van Niekerk. 1 minute The fate of Nelson Mandela Municipality Deputy Mayor Gary Van Niekerk now lies in the hands of the Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Zolile Williams. This comes after an ad hoc committee report, which investigated allegations against Van Niekerk, stating that he…
Embattled South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan speaks during a media briefing. 4 minutes South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan’s legal team’s attempt to declare his arrest, and that of his two accused, unlawful has failed. This was the second time Jordaan launched a legal bid against his arrest. Late on…
Jabu Mbalula during his swearing in ceremony as the Free State’s acting Premier. 2 minutes Free State MEC for Community Safety, Roads and Transport Jabu Mbalula has been sworn in as the province’s acting premier. This comes amid corruption allegations against incumbent Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae. Letsoha-Mathae and her husband Lawrence Mathae, who is the Mangaung…
Jabu Mbalula during his swearing in ceremony as the Free State’s acting Premier. 2 minutes Free State MEC for Community Safety, Roads and Transport Jabu Mbalula has been sworn in as the province’s acting premier. This comes amid corruption allegations against incumbent Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae. Letsoha-Mathae and her husband Lawrence Mathae, who is the Mangaung…
The Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town says one in four children in South Africa are stunted. 2 minutes The Health department has raised concerns about the increased levels of child stunting in the country, as more children suffer from malnutrition that ultimately affect their development and school performance. Child stunting happens during…
The miner’s body was retrieved amid some miner’s refusing to resurface. 2 minutes Community leader Thembile Botman says illegal miners, who are still stuck in a mine shaft in Stilfontein in the North West, cannot resurface on their own as there are no operators on top. This as he says officials are not allowing any…
[FILE IMAGE: A bandaged hand with a medical drip. 2 minutes More than 50 pupils of Lundanda Primary School in Mahushu near Hazyview in Mpumalanga were rushed to a local clinic after complaining of itchy bodies. It is alleged that this happened after they consumed chocolates they bought from a local tuck-shop. Mpumalanga Department of…
[File Image] A worker nets meat at Cranswick Convenience Foods in Milton Keynes, Britain November 20, 2017. 2 minutes City of Cape Town Mayco Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, has called on members of the public to report any cases of food being prepared under unhygienic conditions to the City of Cape Town…
