A man working on the crop. Young innovators at the Mafikeng Digital Innovation Hub are offering the agricultural sector some intelligent water management solutions. They’ve developed a smart irrigation system for local small-scale farms. RELATED VIDEO | Mahikeng Digital Innovation Hub hosts a two-day hackathon The innovation guarantees that crops receive the correct amount of…
Rest in peace on tombstone. The African National Congress (ANC) has confirmed the death of its long-serving chaplain and an uMkhonto we Sizwe veteran, Reverend Moruti Maphatsoe, in Johannesburg. The party has described him as a man of deep conviction who guided comrades with humility. National Spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu, says the reverend’s death has left a profound void…
Drug and alcohol abuse eat away at people’s lives, families, resources and their ability to cope. Photo by Reuters. Civic organisation March and March has vowed to intensify its protests against crimes, including dealing in drugs in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. On Friday, the movement took to the streets to demand urgent action against organised crime, corrupt…
Former Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba is inferred with a doctorate from the University of Johannesburg during a graduation ceremony on 22 July 2025. . Civic organisation Accountability Now says the engagement with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) with former Public Enterprises Minister, Malusi Gigaba, before deciding the way forward does not inspire public confidence…
Ekurhuleni Metro Police Acting Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Ekurhuleni says it suspects political interference to be the cause of the delay to release the disciplinary report of Ekurhuleni Metro Police Acting Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. The report was expected to be released last Thursday. However, Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says that more time is needed to…
A signpost indicating arrival in Reiger Park. A heavy police presence is expected in Reiger Park in Ekurhuleni this morning during the funeral services of four of the six victims of last weekend’s drive-by shooting. Six people were killed and three others were wounded in the shooting, which happened last Saturday. Police say suspects travelling…
Dr Malusi Gigaba The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) says former Public Enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba has not been arrested. Earlier reports said Gigaba handed himself to the police in Pretoria on Friday morning and the National Prosecuting Authority charged him with corruption. Gigaba’s lawyers have been meeting with officials from the IDAC in Pretoria….
File Image: Police at a crime scene Four of the six victims of last weekend’s drive-by shooting in Reiger Park, in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng will be laid to rest tomorrow (Saturday, 8th of November). A joint funeral service will be held for cousins Patricia Nieuwenhuys and Ruth Marais, while Royden Joseph and Danyelle Barlow will be…
Raindrops on a car’s windscreen The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services is urging residents to exercise caution following a yellow level two warning issued by the South African Weather Services. The thunderstorms may bring heavy rain and flash floods, especially in low-lying areas and places near rivers and streams. WATCH | Johannesburg Emergency…
The Gauteng Department of Education has expressed concern, after a Deputy Principal at Dinoto Technical Secondary School in Daveyton in Ekurhuleni was shot while entering the school premises this morning. The department has called on law enforcement to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book. The deputy principal is currently recovering from…
