1 minute The ANC says it will hold its much anticipated bilateral meeting with the SACP at Luthuli House in Johannesburg later this morning. The two alliance partners are seeking to find each other, following the SACP’s conference resolution to go it alone in future elections. The communist party said its decision was necessitated by…
The invasive alien plant, believed to be from South America, was first recorded at Hartbeespoort Dam in 2011. 2 minutes The Water and Sanitation Department has released Weevil insects to help eradicate the invasive alien water plant in the Hartebeespoort dam water system. The insects were brought in from America as part of a collaboration…
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. 2 minutes The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has confirmed its investigation into allegations surrounding KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Ipid says the probe is in connection with Mkhwanazi’s alleged interference with the arrest of a senior Correctional Services official in Richards Bay in 2023. The Independent Police…
Joshlin Smith’s mother Kelly appearing in court last year. 1 minute The Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial is expected to resume in the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha on the Cape West Coast today. Shocking testimony emerged last week, including that the child’s mother allegedly sold her for R20 000. Kelly…
Chickens are seen at a poultry farm. 2 minutes Residents of Ga-Mashashane, outside Polokwane in Limpopo, have welcomed the provincial government’s efforts to revive their local community chicken hatchery project. The Mashashane Hatchery, which was once the largest producer of fresh eggs in the region, is now dormant, with part of its infrastructure vandalised. During…
Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S. 1 minute COSATU in the Western Cape says one of the resolutions taken at its 6-th congress held at the weekend is to welcome Ebrahim Rasool back into the province. This follows the expulsion of Rasool as South Africa’s ambassador to the US. Provincial Secretary Malvern De…
VBS Mutual Bank. 2 minutes Some minority shareholders of the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank have expressed disappointment over the criteria used by the liquidator to pay back the money to verified creditors and retail depositors. The liquidator has recouped more than R600 million so far, with some of the funds being paid back to…
Arsenal’s Jurrien Timber in action with Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella 2 minutes Arsenal defeated London rivals Chelsea 1-0 for their first win in four Premier League games on Sunday as a headed goal by stand-in striker Mikel Merino boosted their faint hopes of catching up with runaway leaders Liverpool. Merino scored in the 20th minute when…
North West Province road sign. 1 minute The North West Housing Corporation (NWHC) says it will continue with the province’s mega and smart city projects, despite the North West Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements’ instruction to halt the projects. North West Housing Corporation CEO Sello Mogodiri says as an entity of the provincial government,…
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane delivering his first State of the province address for the seventh administration at the Eastern Cape provincial legislature in Bhisho. 2 minutes Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has sent his condolences to the family of former MEC in the Department of Community Safety and Liaison, Dennis Neer, following his passing….
