The Rooiwal Water Treatment Plant in Pretoria. 1 minute Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says government will not allow Blackhead Consulting, the company previously contracted to upgrade the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works, to get away scot-free. The company linked to businessman and corruption accused, Edwin Sodi, failed to complete the refurbishment project. The City…
JMPD officer checking a motorist driving license. 1 minute Johannesburg municipal council Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu says more needs to be done to protect the lives of law enforcement officers. This follows the murder of a Joburg Metro Police (JMPD) Officer Matome Mokoena, who was shot and killed on Wednesday, whilst responding to a robbery in…
National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza making opening remarks during the an Orientation and Induction Programme for MPs held at Century City, Cape Town on July 2, 2024 2 minutes National Assembly (NA) Speaker Thoko Didiza says Parliament will comply with the request and share the full cost of tabling two budget speeches by Finance Minister…
5 minutes Chinese worker Liu Shengzun lost two jobs in just one month as US import tariffs shot up to triple digits in April, forcing a Guangdong lighting products factory, and then a footwear maker, to reduce output. Tariffs came down dramatically this week, but Liu has given up on factory jobs and is now back farming in his…
A suspect is arrested and handcuffed. 1 minute Two suspects, including a 49-year-old woman, have been arrested in Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats on charges of the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says members attached to the Anti-Gang Unit followed up on information about the location of a…
[File photo] Coffin during a burial. 1 minute Two- year-old girl Kamogelo Nthakong who died in a shack fire last year in Nellmapius East in Pretoria, has been laid to rest. According to reports, her mother had returned from fetching water to find their home engulfed in flames. However, the family underwent DNA testing in…
A view from inside a court of law. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed papers in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, seeking leave to appeal the full court judgment of the said court, which found that his decision to sign the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act is reviewable and subsequently gave him 10…
Logo of the Betway Premiership 2 minutes The curtain is about to come down on the 2024-2025 Betway Premiership campaign as the final six matches will be played this weekend. The champions were confirmed on Wednesday evening as Mamelodi Sundowns accumulated an undefeated 3-0 win away to Chippa United. Six matches will be played on…
Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) wave party flags at an event. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) says the by-election victory yesterday in the Mpofana Municipality in the Midlands, is testament to their intensified renewal drive. This as the ANC in the province is being steered by a task…
Minister Dr Pieter Groenewald 1 minute Correctional Services Minister Dr. Pieter Groenewald says the decision to grant Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus parole was out of his hands. He was responding to MPs on the Correctional Services Portfolio Committee, who referred to Walus’ release, as a miscarriage of justice. Groenewald appeared before the committee this…
