Fire burning. Many workers at the Zoo Lake Clubhouse in Johannesburg could face a bleak future after a fire engulfed the bowling facility Wednesday morning. The facility’s manager Davian Cooper says the damage is massive and could run into millions of rands. Emergency services and firefighters have managed to bring the blaze under control. He…
The Teemaneng Running Club, Eastern Cape Provincial Government launches the inaugural Diamonds and Dorings Kimberley Big Hole Marathon. The Northern Cape government, together with different stakeholders, has invested millions into the inaugural Diamond and Dorings Kimberley Marathon. It is the first of its kind in the province and will be held in November, where about…
Immanuela David, Floriana Joseph and Ndilinasho Joseph accused of breaking into the Phala Phala farm and stealing foreign currency The third state witness in the Phala Phala farm case told the Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo that he made the first statement to the police under duress. The witness has disregarded his initial oral statement taken…
Eskom head office in Sunninghill in Johannesburg. Eskom has recorded a R16 billion profit after taxes. This is for the first time in eight years the power utility has shown a profit This was revealed by CEO Dan Marokane at a media briefing in Johannesburg on Tuesday afternoon. The power utility says this profit will…
SASSA offices in Athlone Cape Town. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed that it has extended the notice period for the termination of the Master Services Agreement with Postbank for an additional three months. The confirmation comes after Postbank announced that the agreement between the two entities remains firmly in place. The termination of the agreement, where Postbank managed…
Boats, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, sail off Koufonisi islet, Greece, September 26, 2025. The South African government has called on Israel not to hurt the activists in the Global Sumud Flotilla as they navigate the high-risk area in the Mediterranean Sea. This comes following…
Confiscated unlicensed firearms Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they’ve made more than 5 000 arrests in September, many of which were in connection with unlicensed firearms. The arrests were made under Operation Shanela, a nationwide operation targeting serious and violent crimes in crime hotspots. The police’s Paul Magwaza says 105 unlicensed firearms were recovered. “These arrests…
Parliament’s Health Portfolio Committee Chairperson Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo says tender fraud syndicates implicated in the R 2 billion Tembisa Hospital theft have committed treasonous acts and therefore deserve the harshest punishment possible. He was responding to the Special Investigating Unit report released on Monday outlining tender fraud at the hospital. The report also implicated Gauteng…
FILE | Burning tyres during a protest. Motorists are urged to avoid the N1 near Winburg in the Free State due to ongoing community protests. Free State police spokesperson Lorraine Earle says public order police have been deployed to maintain law and order after protesters closed off the road with stones and burning tyres. Earle…
Slight petrol price increase from midnight Tuesday
