Former Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Andrew Whitfield attends the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) in Century City, Cape Town on May 28, 2025. Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Andrew Whitfield says President Cyril Ramaphosa has not given him a reason for his dismissal. Yesterday, the Presidency announced Whitfield’s removal, who…
National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Samuel Thobakgale Correctional Services authorities have conducted a prison raid at the Matatshe Correctional Centre in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. Officials confiscated drugs, more than 20 cellphones and various electronics during the operation held last night. National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale led the correctional services guards and police in the search and…
The City of Tshwane has welcomed a High Court judgment setting aside the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Plant tender to corruption-accused Edwin Sodi’s company, Blackhead Consulting. The High Court in Pretoria found that the awarding of the 2019 multimillion-rand tender did not comply with legal and procedural requirements. It ordered that Sodi’s companies and their joint…
The community of Middlepos, Saldanha, affected by flooding, June 26, 2025. Humanitarian aid organisation Gift of the Givers says hundreds of residents across the Western Cape are still affected by the cold and stormy weather. In Lotus Park Informal Settlement in Gugulethu, the Gift of the Givers dispensed help to hundreds of affected residents. Community…
farmers especially in KZN are being crippled by the foot-and-mouth outbreak Meat production organisation, Meat Naturally Africa, is calling for a fresh approach in tackling the foot-and-mouth outbreak. Many farmers especially in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are being crippled by the outbreak. The organisation, in partnership with the KZN Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, launched a…
Cars driving on a rainy day. Road management company, the N3 Toll Concession, has advised winter holidaymakers to exercise caution on the road during the cold weather. The company says a review of crash data from the 2024 winter season shows that a number of crashes occur at night. Chief operating officer of N3 Toll…
Nkomazi Municipality in Mpumalanga informed workers that they will not receive full salaries. Employees of the Nkomazi Municipality in Mpumalanga have downed tools over salaries. They allege that management informed them that they will not receive their full salaries this month-end due to severe financial constraints. The workers are demanding their full salaries, including overtime…
Three heavily armed suspects have been fatally shot in a shootout with members of the Tactical Response Team (TRT) at Nkawukazi village in Ngqeleni, Eastern Cape. Police say their members were assisting a security company that was following up on a lead regarding a vehicle hijacked in Gauteng. On approaching the house, the police were…
A 49-year-old man from Hluhluwe in KwaZulu-Natal has been sentenced to four life terms for raping his four biological children. The man was found guilty and sentenced by the Eshowe Regional Court. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the abuse occurred while the children and their mother lived with the man. The mother reported the case…
A stand of the Road Accident Fund is seen at the Green Youth Indaba 2025 in Durban on 19 June 2025. Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts has agreed to launch an inquiry into a range of allegations against the Road Accident Fund (RAF). It’s the first committee inquiry of the 7th Parliament. SCOPA says after…
