Impendle Local Municipality offices Impendle Local Municipality councillors have admitted there are serious failures in the running of the council and are calling for the provincial government to intervene. The municipality is facing a financial crisis, with workers and councillors not being paid salaries for December and January. CoGTA MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi held a…
Fire damage at Paarl Hospital Police have arrested a suspect, who is allegedly responsible for the fire at the Paarl Provincial Hospital on Tuesday. Health authorities say the Outpatient Department sustained extensive damage. Maternity patients had to be evacuated to nearby facilities. A small section of the hospital was affected. Police spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala says…
Scene of the accident An elderly couple is in a critical condition following a single light motor vehicle crash on the N3 near the Lynnfield off-ramp west of Durban. It is alleged their vehicle veered off the road and overturned multiple times before coming to a rest in the adjacent field. KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service…
Early morning sun Construction and EPWP workers in Kimberley in the Northern Cape say they are trying to cope with the current heatwave. Many say they are trying to stay in the shade and hydrate by constantly drinking water. Some workers, including a skin cancer survivor, expressed deep concern over prolonged sun exposure. This comes…
FILE | Impounded buses Gauteng Traffic Police has confirmed that 22 buses and four minibuses were impounded on Wednesday morning in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, after failing to produce valid operating licences. A total of 58 drivers were fined for various offences, including worn-out tyres, cracked windscreens and operating vehicles without fire extinguishers. Gauteng Traffic…
Graphic depicting a bail application. The Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO) CEO Themba Mathibe has been released on R50000 bail in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court, following his arrest on money laundering charges. Mathibe, who is also the CEO of the Johannesburg Development Agency, was arrested on Monday by SAPS following a raid at the JOSHCO…
MMC of Roads & Transport Andile Mngwevu The remains of Ekurhuleni MMC of Roads & Transport Andile Mngwevu have been found in Mozambique. Mngwevu and three others remains were found in the vehicle they were travelling in. Mngwevu and the three others have been missing since parts of Mozambique experienced severe floods in mid-January. The…
Crime scene of the Lusikisiki massacre The families of the 18 people killed in Ngobozana Village in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, in 2024 believe that justice will eventually be served, despite the slow pace in the matter. The trial against the six men accused of this mass murder resumed last week after a recess in…
File | Contralesa President Kgoshi Mokoena addressing a CoGTA event in Mpumalanga. The President of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) Kgoshi Mathupa Mokoena has warned politicians against interfering in traditional leadership succession. Mokoena was among dignitaries, who attended the ceremony to hand over certificate of recognition to Chief Nyalala Pilane of…
NSFAS Career Portal. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has returned R1.7 billion to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The SIU says more than R120 million was recovered from parents of unqualified beneficiaries. NSFAS has urged parents whose children have received funding but do not qualify, to contact the SIU to make arrangements as…
