Former rugby fullback, Bevin Fortuin. The funeral service of the late Cheetahs and Boks fullback, Bevin Fortuin, will take place in Blanco, George, in the Western Cape on Saturday He died last week at the age of 46 following a heart attack. Fortuin was instrumental in the Cheetahs’ success in the Currie Cup. At the…
A drop of water coming out of a tap. Amathole District Municipality Spokesperson, Sisa Msiwa, says while a long-term solution is in the pipeline, the provision of water is temporarily hampered by the huge demand in the local municipality. [IN THE NEWS] Dr. BJ Mthembu, the Municipal Manager of the Amathole District Municipality, had an…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson speaking in Parliament. Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has welcomed the blacklisting of 40 contractors by the department’s entity, the Construction Industry Development Board. The minister says the move by the CID delivers on his promise to act against non-performance and corruption. McPherson says…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has praised Johannesburg councillors for what he calls their “thankless job” of delivering services on the ground. Speaking at the party’s regional councillor report-back meeting in the south of Johannesburg, Mbalula said councillors remain the first point of call for communities and must remain visible in addressing…
A SAPS ‘murder investigation’ graphic. NB: This story may offend sensitive listeners including children. The mutilated corpse of a woman has been found floating in Muledane River near Thohoyandou in Limpopo. Police say the body was found in an advanced stage of decomposition and was not identifiable. Police Spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says a post-mortem examination…
A wastewater treatment plant in North West. Residents of Sannieshof in the North West have called on authorities to fix the wastewater treatment plant in their area. They say the plant has been dysfunctional since 2005. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Tswaing Local Municipality has opened a criminal case against the Ngaka Modiri Molema…
Faucet. Johannesburg Water says it will be closing the Sandton meters at 18:00 tonight until 5:00 tomorrow morning to manage demand and ensure equitable distribution of water to all systems and customers. The water utility in a statement says that Linbro and Marlboro will be affected immediately, while other reservoirs and towers will decline based…
Botswana winning the men’s 4X400m relay at the World Championships. South Africa’s men’s 4 by 400 relay team ended the country’s 8-year medal drought at the Athletics World Championships after claiming bronze in the final in Tokyo Japan. The team of Lythe Pillay, Udeme Okon, Wayde van Niekerk and Zakhiti Nene was in a fierce…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola at the Passing Out Parade of Trainee Constables in Bhisho, 15 August 2025. The Madlanga Commission that’s sitting in Pretoria says National Commissioner Fannie Masemola will be the next witness to take the stand on Monday morning. Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi completed his testimony on Friday,…
Phakama Eastern Cape is a new civic organisation that aims to make local government in the province accountable. Newly established civic movement, Phakama Eastern Cape, says its core mandate is to inspire people of the province to challenge and hold government accountable for its inefficiencies and wasting taxpayers’ money. The movement held its launch in…
