National Park electricity box The Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism in Mpumalanga has accused the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency of failing to maintain key tourist attractions. Chamber spokesperson Oupa Pilane says most of the attractions on the ‘panorama route’ do not have proper ablution facilities. Pilane also raised concerns that some of…
Dried cannabis plant. Police have arrested 14 suspects for illegally planting dagga at a five-hectare site at Babanango in northern KwaZulu-Natal. They were arrested during a raid by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Ulundi Crime Prevention Unit and other relevant stakeholders. Provincial police spokesperson, Captain Ntathu Ndlovu say police acted on a tip-off of…
Voters at an IEC voting station Residents of Ward 13 in Seshego in Polokwane are still voting in a by-election to elect a new ward councilor. This is the first by-election in which the South African Communist Party is running independently from the ANC. The position became vacant after an EFF councillor was expelled for…
ANC flag The ANC in Gauteng has distanced itself from allegations that some of its members are engaged in criminal activities. Provincial Task Team Coordinator Hope Papo says the party is aware of claims that there are corrupt councillors in the ANC. Papo was speaking during a media briefing in Johannesburg, where he condemned the…
Drugs seized by police at Garden Route District. Police have seized mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of over R700 000 in Malibu Village near Blue Downs, Cape Town. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says officers followed up on information when they made the bust. “Police members of Operation Restore deployed in the Tygerberg Sub…
FILE | Gas explosion Limpopo’s Department of Transport and Community Safety says that the R71 in Makgoebaskloof has been reopened for traffic. This after a truck carrying gas cylinders crashed and the cylinders exploded on Tuesday night. The vehicle went out of control and veered off the road. The explosion also caused a runaway veld…
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union – Rugby World Cup 2023 – Quarter Final – France v South Africa – Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France – October 15, 2023 South Africa’s Siya Kolisi celebrates after the match Rugby World Cup-winning captain, Siya Kolisi, returns from injury to take over the captaincy for first time this season, for…
Grade 1 children in a class during COVID-19 outbreak Gauteng parents have eight days to get their children’s school documents in order, as the online application process for Grades 1 and 8 opens next week Thursday 24/07 and closes on the 29th of August. The DA in the province says it hopes the department prepared…
The Ditsobotla Local Municipality event The African National Congress (ANC) in North West has expelled the former Mayor of the Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla local municipality Mazwi Moruri, as well as the former Speaker Jarious Modisakeng. The two were among the 10 councilors who were hauled before the party’s provincial disciplinary committee for, among others, bringing the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will table the Presidency Budget Vote of 2025/2026 before the National Assembly in Parliament, Cape Town. The Presidency Budget Vote for 2025/2026 encompasses the 7th administration’s three strategic priorities, including promoting inclusive growth, job creation, poverty reduction, and building a capable, ethical, and developmental state. LIVE |President Cyril Ramaphosa tables the Presidency…
