KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport Siboniso Duma. KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC, Siboniso Duma, says a special ‘Invoice-Checking War Room’ will be introduced to tackle payment backlogs affecting contractors and service providers. The department says it has paid R700-million to contractors as pressure mounted over delayed invoices. On Monday, more than 200 contractors had an urgent meeting with…
FILE | A vehicle drives on the N3 between KZN and Gauteng The N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) is urging motorists to drive with caution as strong winds are causing dangerous driving conditions along the N3 toll route between KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and the Free State. Winds with speeds exceeding 70 kilometers per hour are being experienced…
Illegal mining operation in Ekurhuleni Sixty-two undocumented illegal miners have been arrested in the Putfontein area on the East Rand and are currently being detained at the Benoni Police Station. The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) says the suspects are aged between 18 and 39. EMPD spokesperson Lerato Monyane says during the arrests, 46 illegally erected…
Bullets from a gun. The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape has expressed shock and sadness at the death of the member of the Mayoral Committee for Corporate Services in the Chris Hani District, Thumeka Bikwana. Bikwana’s body was found with a bullet wound at her home at Tshatshu Village in Cacadu on…
FILE | Flooded area in Eastern Cape Authorities in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in the Eastern Cape say the municipality is prepared to accommodate more people who may be displaced due to ongoing torrential rains and floods in area. More than 2 500 people have been rescued and accommodated at community halls since the…
File image | Ditsobotla Municipality head office building. Residents in the Lichtenburg based Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West say the national government intervention at the municipality is not yielding any positive results. They say the delivery of services has worsened since the intervention eight months ago. Residents are now demanding the immediate removal…
National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and MP Fadiel Adams at the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court west of Durban, 7 May 2026. Leader of the National Coloured Congress (NCC) and MP Fadiel Adams has been remanded in custody until 13 May. Adams made his first appearance in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. He faces five charges…
Alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala seen in the dock at the High Court in Johannesburg. The state in the attempted murder case of alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, together with his four co-accused, has made a commitment at the High Court in Johannesburg to furnish the defence teams with all outstanding documents by…
The 40km razor wire Beitbridge fence. The Constitutional Court has dismissed with costs an application to overturn the findings against two companies over the unlawful awarding of contracts worth more than R40 million. The companies involved are Profteam CC and Caledon River Properties trading as Magwa Construction. The SIU’s investigations revealed that the companies were…
NSFAS branding seen at an Application Outreach Drive The decision to place the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) under administration by Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has been welcomed by Universities South Africa (USAF), an umbrella body which represents all 26 public universities in the country. Manamela made the announcement on Monday, citing ongoing…
