Two of the accused in the Meyiwa murder trial. Accused number 2 in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi, says investigators were not specific on the date the soccer captain was killed when they asked for his alibi. Ntanzi, who is on trial with four others for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana captain,…
File Image of a school. Parents of learners enrolled at Tsandzanani Primary School in Matsulu, in Mpumalanga, are appealing to the provincial Education Department, to finish the school project. They say the school was left incomplete in 2014, with a shortage of six classrooms, toilets, a library and an administrative block. The school is struggling…
City Power offices in Johannesburg. Johannesburg’s City Power is calling on all customers who are running full-time businesses from properties registered as residential to change to a business classification. This has a significate impact on the tariffs they are charged. Residential tariffs are designed and priced based on normal household consumption patterns, while business tariffs have higher consistent electricity usage…
The administration building of the University of the Western Cape. Students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) have shut down the campus, blocking vehicles coming in and out demanding accommodation. Student Representative Council (SRC) President, Mcntosh Khasembe, says there are about 4 000 students that still need to be placed in residences. They are…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Head of Legal and Risk Services Advocate Kemi Behari says he has never interacted with witness D also known as Marius van der Merwe and the allegations against him are unfounded. Van der Merwe was killed in an apparent hit in Boksburg last year. Behari has on Monday morning taken to the stand at…
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero. Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Dada Morero, says powerful syndicates are behind the City’s hijacked buildings. He says the municipality is working with police and stakeholders to dismantle them. Johannesburg currently has approximately 200 hijacked buildings in its inner city. These structures, are often illegally occupied by criminal syndicates, represent a severe humanitarian and safety…
Armindo Joaquim Pacula‘, the second man accused of pulling the trigger in the assassination of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock has abandoned his bail application. The second man accused of pulling the trigger in the assassination of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock has abandoned his bail application at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. Twenty-five-year-old Mozambican national Armindo Joaquim…
Bishop Dr John Bolana The Eastern Cape Office of the Premier has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa has granted the request for Bishop John Bolana of the Bantu Church of Christ in the Eastern Cape to be given a Special Provincial Category 2 funeral. Bishop Bolana, the fifth bishop of the church, is being recognised…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. The rebuilding of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) illustrates the value of commissions of inquiry. This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s weekly letter to the nation. Last week, the President visited the SARS Head Office to commend its staff and leadership for achieving the highest revenue collection in the tax…
Heavy rainfall in the Overstrand region in the Western Cape has led to localised flooding, particularly in the Hawston and Fisherhaven areas. In a statement, the Overstrand Municipality says Disaster Management and operational teams worked into the early hours of this morning, providing temporary relief where possible. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued…
