Traffic official flags down a vehicle 2 minutes Traffic authorities in the Western Cape have issued a stern warning to drunk drivers and speedsters, ahead of the festive season. Intensified traffic operations will form part of the Provincial Mobility Department’s Festive Season Road Safety Campaign. The campaign was launched at Moorreesburg on the West Coast,…
A technician with test tubes in a lab 2 minutes Police in KwaZulu-Natal have been accused of not collecting rape kits from the provincial health department. These are among the concerns that have been raised by the Commission for Gender Equality in Durban. The Commission has this week heard from different stakeholders on their responses…
FILE | Flowers at the door of the tavern 1 minute The Enyobeni inquest has been postponed to the 31st of March next year. Eastern Cape Liquor Board inspector Zuko Lizani was the last witness to take the stand. He told the court sitting in Mdantsane that the board does not have enough inspectors on…
A man with a mask holding a whistleblower board. 2 minutes Serious legislative reform is needed to improve the protection of whistleblowers in South Africa. That’s according to experts during a discussion at the anti-fraud and corruption dialogue in Pretoria. Whistleblowers remain vulnerable after exposing corruption despite existing legislation aimed at protecting them. The murder…
Eskom power lines. 2 minutes Political parties in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in Parliament have expressed mixed reactions to the proposed Eskom tariff hikes. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) gave a go ahead for the power utility to hike the electricity by 36.1% retrospectively. The NCOP held a debate on…
Africa remains high on the global agenda in 2024, with the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held in Beijing in September this year demonstrating the new aspirations of the leading geopolitical players. The Forum addressed a host of issues including governance, industrialization, agricultural modernization, global security and the development of cooperation. Thirty new infrastructure development projects…
2 minutes The Swartland Municipality in the Western Cape has urged the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to reject Eskom’s application to increase electricity tariffs in 2025. It says ordinary South Africans should not shoulder the power utility’s financial crisis. The municipality’s Electrical Engineering Services Director Thys Möller says allowing a hike of up to 43% would put further…
Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis 1 minute Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis has named her squad for two international friendly matches against Jamaica. The matches against the Reggae Queens will be played on November 29 and December 2 in Montego Bay. This is part of the continuous preparations of the 2025 CAF Women’s Africa…
An MK Party flag. 2 minutes The MK Party has dismissed its Mpumalanga convenor, Marry Phadi. She is accused of misappropriation of party funds. MKP Spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela says Phadi failed to make a representation before her membership was terminated. Ndhlela says she was then requested to resign from the party as well as from being…
Murder accused Zacharia Olivier, Rudolf De Wet and William Musora appear before the Mankweng Magistrates Court in Limpopo on 10 September 2024. 1 minute Murder accused pig farmer, Zacharia Olivier, is expected to apply for bail today in the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court outside Polokwane in Limpopo. Olivier will not appear alongside his two co-accused, Rudolf…
