Vendor selling on the street 2 minutes Civil society organisation Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX) has voiced opposition to the government’s decision to halt food sales around school premises. The measure was implemented after numerous foodborne illness cases affected hundreds of students in several provinces. KAAX claims the suspension will worsen unemployment for black women,…
The High Court in Cape Town. 1 minute The trial of alleged underworld gang bosses Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, André Naude and 13 others is expected to resume in the High Court in Cape Town today. The matter was postponed last week after co-accused, Mark Lifman, was murdered in George. Lifman was gunned down in a…
Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli scores their first goal past Chelsea’s Robert Sanchez 2 minutes Chelsea and Arsenal shared the spoils in a tense and at times bruising 1-1 battle at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, keeping the London sides level in the Premier League, but still nine points adrift of leaders Liverpool. Gabriel Martinelli put the visitors…
National Director of Public Prosecutions’ Advocate Shamila Batohi 2 minutes The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Shamila Batohi says the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will not succumb to pressure to prosecute state capture-related cases. Bahoti was speaking at the annual lecture on Strengthening the Rule of Law in Cape Town, organised by Freedom Under Law…
3 minutes The community of Soul City Informal Settlement are seeking answers after a 13-year-old boy was allegedly shot in the leg by police on Saturday afternoon. The community near Kagiso on Gauteng’s West allege police officers often come to take bribes from foreign national spaza shop owners. However, on Saturday, they decided to take…
Person watering their garden 2 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says they want to bring in the law enforcement agencies to assist in reducing water consumption. This comes after Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina announced that Johannesburg Water will be throttling distribution between 9pm and 4am from Thursday until the water system has fully…
Tshwane Mayor, Dr Nasiphi Moya. 2 minutes Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya has poured cold water on concerns raised that she is not in charge of the municipality’s political leadership and is controlled by the African National Congress (ANC) which has a majority in Council. Dr Moya was elected a month ago in the position…
Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and the Joburg Mayor Dada Morero briefing the media on City of Joburg’s electricity debt. 2 minutes Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and Joburg Mayor Dada Morero say they have appointed a mediator to help resolve the City’s electricity debt to Eskom. City Power, Eskom, and the Minister of Electricity held a…
Police tape at the scene of a crime. 1 minute Eastern Cape MEC for Community Safety Xolile Nqatha has praised the police following the fatal shooting of two cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery suspects on the N2 near Tsolo. According to police spokesperson Siphokazi Mawisa, the suspects were allegedly en route to commit CIT robberies in the Eastern Cape,…
SABC TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 2 minutes The Chairperson of Parliament’s Communications and Digital Technology Committee, Khusela Diko, has expressed grave concern following reports that the SABC Bill has been withdrawn by Communication Minister Solly Malatsi. The aim of the Bill is to relook at the financing model of the public broadcaster,…
