The City of Tshwane says they will investigate money expenditure in an abandoned housing project The City of Tshwane has explained why nearly 1 000 people are still living in temporary asbestos housing units in Mamelodi, Pretoria. The city says that a contractor it had appointed to build permanent structures abandoned the project. The affected…
Signage welcoming the passers by to North West Province. A local government expert says the ANC’s recent expulsion of councillors in the trouble-torn Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality may have serious consequences for the party if the councillors decide to join other parties. The ANC councillors were taken to task over five charges, including sowing divisions…
Jayden-Lee Meek who was murdered in Fleurhof. The bail hearing of the mother of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek is expected to continue in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in western Johannesburg on Monday. Tiffany Meek is charged with the murder of her son, and defeating the ends of justice. On Friday, she told the court through her…
Two Springboks players are seen celebrating after beating Georgia in Mpumalanga. South Africa have completed the Incoming Series and their preparations for the defence of their Rugby Championship title with a third successive victory. The Springboks beat a spirited Georgia 55-10 at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday evening. The visitors stunned the near-capacity crowd into…
[FILE IMAGE]: SAPS officers making an arrest. Over 200 suspects have been arrested in the Northern Cape for murder, rape, assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm, illegal possession of firearms and for dealing in drugs. The suspects were apprehended during week-long Operation Shanela across all five districts in the province. Provincial Police…
[FILE IMAGE]: Doctors during a pediatric donor surgery. The Department of Health is embarking on a massive campaign to encourage members of the public to donate body organs and tissues in a bid to save lives. Department’s spokesperson, Forster Mohale, says there are more than 2,000 patients awaiting organ and tissue donors across the country….
Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nobuhle Nkabane. South African National Editors’ Forum’s Amina Frense says there is lack of government accountability to curb corruption on tender irregularities in the country as a whole. Frense has pointed to the appointments of ANC Youth League members who are unqualified, to public hospital boards in Gauteng…
[FILE IMAGE]: Hand tools for illicit mining found by members of the SA Police Service. Police in Mpumalanga have arrested more than 20 suspected illegal miners in different areas this weekend. Fifteen of the zama-zamas were allegedly found in possession of explosives in Barberton. Eight of the suspects were arrested in the Pilgrim’s Rest area….
A new credit utilisation survey has shown a growing dependency as consumers buckle under the pressure of the higher cost of living. This is contained in payday lender Wonga’s survey, where 85% of the 12 000 respondents actively use credit. The drivers behind this borrowing paint a complex picture of vulnerability, resilience and untapped economic potential….
[FILE IMAGE]: A soccer ball on the field in a stadium. A squad of more than 20 of Cape Town youth taking part in a football tournament in Spain has been left stranded overseas. This after the BT Football Academy allegedly failed to pay for return flights and accommodation for the squad. The group left…
