[File Image] School children having lunch. The Eastern Cape’s District Environmental Health Unit has been roped in to investigate an incident where two children have died in a suspected food poisoning incident in the province. It happened at Msintsi Location outside KuGompo, formerly East London, on Friday. The children were declared deceased on arrival at…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering SONA. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has urged the government to do more to combat violent crime in the country. The labour federation’s comments come as the country gears up for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) set to be delivered next week by President Cyril Ramaphosa….
Alcohol bottles in display. Liquor traders across the country have raised concerns over the impact an increase in alcohol tax could have on businesses. This follows the National Treasury’s plans to increase excise duties to curb alcohol abuse within the country. President of the Concerned Tshwane Liquor Traders Association, Oupa Mthombeni, says increasing prices will…
Premier Zamani Saul cuts the cake at ANC 114th celebrations in the Northern Cape. Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul has called on African National Congress (ANC) supporters and members to unite to ensure the party emerges victorious in the upcoming local government elections. He was the keynote speaker at the 114th ANC celebrations in Colesberg….
A drum being filled with water. The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) says it has done all it can to assist students seeking residence before the start of the academic year. This comes ahead of the commencement of first year classes next week. CPUT says it has reached its capacity at its owned and…
South African Post Office (SAPO). Parliament’s Communications and Digital Technologies Portfolio Committee wants an urgent meeting with Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. This has emerged at the committee’s meeting. It says it wants to get clarity on an outstanding R3.8b funding commitment to the South African Post Office (SAPO). The funding commitment was meant to fund…
FILE| ANC supporters holding flags. The African National Congress (ANC) in the North West province has sent a stern warning to its deployees, saying resolutions taken at its extended Provincial Executive Committee Lekgotla will not be a box-ticking exercise. Speaking on the second day of the Lekgotla, the party’s provincial chairperson, Nono Maloyi, said time…
A banner at the funeral service of David Sejobe place in Limpopo. The late cyclist and security officer, David Sejobe, has been laid to rest at his home village at Ha-Mashamba, Mukondeni village, outside Elim in Limpopo. The 49-year-old husband and father of three died in a hit-and-run accident whilst cycling last week. Scores of…
Wildfire at Du Toitskloof Pass in the Cape Winelands. Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire at Du Toitskloof Pass in the Cape Winelands. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM) fire services spokesperson, Anesca Roodt, says the blaze started on the Worcester side of the pass on Friday afternoon and has spread across difficult terrain. She…
Dark clouds during a stormy day. KwaZulu-Natal Disaster Management teams have been put on high alert following a weather warning for severe thunderstorms in the western and southern parts of the province on Sunday. The provincial Cogta department says a Level 5 warning has been issued for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours of more than…
