The City of Cape Town says the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Level One warning for disruptive rainfall, expected to continue across the Western Cape throughout Friday evening. This may lead to localised flooding and worsen already challenging conditions, particularly in low-lying areas and locations where the ground is saturated. NGO partners…
69-year-old retired SABC News Manager and former political,Phaki Manas Tshungureporter Gauteng police are appealing to the public for assistance in locating Phaki Manas Tshungu, who has been reported missing in Atteridgeville. Tshungu, a 69-year-old retired SABC News Manager and former political reporter, was last seen on Monday after leaving his home and failing to return….
Junior mayor of the City Of Johannesburg, Kamogelo Malikane City of Johannesburg Junior Mayor, Kamogelo Malikane, has urged the Minister of Basic Education to urgently invest in quality early childhood learning. Malikane was speaking at the three-day Learner Leadership Summit at the Johannesburg City Council. Malikane says education should be the main item on the…
[FILE IMAGE]: Potholes seen on the road. A group of residents from the Umngeni local municipality at Howick, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, have marched to the local provincial Transport Department office, protesting against the neglect of roads in the area. Democratic Alliance (DA) Deputy Mayor, Sandile Mnikathi, has handed over a petition signed by 700 residents, farmers…
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube has called on young people to take their rightful place in their communities and lead the transformation of the country. This emerged at a three-day Learner Leadership Summit at the Johannesburg City Council Chambers, where Gwarube was delivering the keynote address. Gwarube says young people are the backbone of…
Mpumalanga Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Speedy Mashilo says police have launched an investigation into the initiate’s death in eMalahleni. It is alleged that the boy was lured to an initiation school in Verena. Last month, his family requested that he be transferred to another initiation school, which was closer to home in Klarinet….
Head of Crime Intelligence Dumisani Khumalo and five other suspects have been granted R10 000 bail each at the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court. Khumalo and several other suspects were arrested at the O.R. Tambo International Airport on Thursday. They are facing fraud and corruption charges. Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo has been arrested Some of the…
New Zealand’s Wallace Sititi in action with England’s Ollie Lawrence in the Autumn International match at Allianz Stadium Twickenham in London, Britain on November 2, 2024. The All Blacks says loose forward Wallace Sititi is to undergo surgery on an ankle injury and will miss the three-test series against France in July. Twenty-two-year-old Sititi, who…
[File photo] A prison guard stands behind bars in a file photo. The Madadeni Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal sentenced a 57-year-old drug dealer to 15 years in prison. Jerome Kunene was arrested in 2023 for being in possession of drugs valued at R112 000. The NPA has welcomed the sentence, stating that drug abuse and…
Business mogul Bridgette Motsepe and the government of Botswana reach a court settlement The government of Botswana and business mogul Bridgette Motsepe have reached a court settlement, concluding a protracted litigation over allegations made against her in what is now known as the “Butterfly case”. This case affected Bridgette Motsepe’s business activities. The settlement agreement…
