Phakamile Hlubi Majola, the long-serving and outspoken spokesperson for the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA), has resigned from the union, citing death threats. In her resignation letter, Majola says this is the third time a death threat has been made to her life. She says she received a call, on Saturday while…
Scholar transport vehicle. The Free State Education Department, together with the Department of Community Safety and Transport, has developed an app to monitor school transport. This as a measure to regulate and boost scholar transport safety in the province. Scholar transport safety recently came under scrutiny after 14 learners died in a collision in the…
murder investigation Three children were hacked to death in the Lulwane area of eManguzi in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Police say the children, aged between seven, nine and 15-years-old were attacked with a bush knife while they were apparently alone in their home on Saturday night. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the mother had gone out and…
Robert Sobukwe The changing of geographical names of places and towns continues to evoke strong emotions around South Africa. Just this week, 21 name changes and name registrations from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal were approved, following recommendations from the South African Geographical Names Council. The changes are still to be gazetted and the new…
FILE | A view of an Israeli flag outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. Africa4Palestine has welcomed the decision to declare Israel’s deputy ambassador, Ariel Seidman, persona non grata, saying it was overdue, as they have been calling for the total shutdown of the Israeli embassy in South Africa. On Friday the Department of…
Flooded road The South African Medical Research Council has raised concerns over the serious health risks linked to recent flooding in parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, with vulnerable communities facing both immediate and long term public health threats. Experts say standing water and damaged sanitation systems could lead to waterborne diseases, while access to healthcare…
Journalists warn that online content reuse without credit is hurting credible newsrooms. New media technology has revolutionised journalism by expanding news platforms and audience reach. However, the lack of clear and stable regulation around content ownership has created serious challenges. This has resulted in social media accounts presenting themselves as news sites, despite not producing…
Media personality and businessman Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock. Gauteng Serious and Violent Crimes Investigation’s Provincial Investigation Unit has, during a Crime Intelligence led take down operation, arrested a second suspect in connection with the murder of DJ Warras. The 25-year-old suspect, a Mozambican national, was arrested in Marathon informal settlement in Primrose, on Saturday night….
An accident scene Gauteng police are investigating the death of two cyclists on the R82 in De Deur, south of Johannesburg. They died after a car crashed into them while cycling this morning. Gauteng provincial police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says it is reported that a white VW Polo vehicle with five occupants hit two cyclists…
Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile has urged communities, businesses, and government departments to pay for municipal services. He says non-payment is crippling municipalities’ finances and affecting their ability to deliver basic services such as water and sanitation across the province. WATCH | Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, says…
