The National Prosecuting Authority has charged a woman for fraud The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has urged the public to report people impersonating government representatives or private company agents to solicit money in exchange for jobs. This comes after the Ubombo Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal fined a 33-year-old woman R4000 for three months in jail….
City Power employees A person has been arrested during a City Power-led electricity disconnection operation in Lenasia south of Johannesburg. The arrest was made after the person threatened City officials and encouraged residents to obstruct law enforcement. The operation focused on 10 business customers with municipal debt running into hundreds of millions of rands. Spokesperson…
Flood waters The Mpumalanga government says the province needs about R2.1 billion to repair damaged infrastructure, especially bridges. This follows heavy rains that have caused floods in the province in which the death toll stands at 20. Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa will on Saturday visit areas that heavy rains have…
A raging veld fire. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services are battling a fire that has broken out at La Motte in Franschhoek. Municipal Spokesperson, Anesca Roodt, says firefighting resources from the Cape Winelands District Municipality and the Stellenbosch Municipality are currently on scene. She says the teams are being supported by aerial resources,…
FILE| Bullets shown on the above image. The community of Phillipi East (on the Cape Flats) have been left distraught following the killing of eight people at Marikana Informal Settlement in the early hours of Saturday morning. Six people were shot and killed in the area, another died while on the way to a medical…
[File Image]: Students at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) outside the campus. Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube, says with more matriculants passing, admissions to institutions of higher learning remain a problem. Speaking at a three-day Post School Education and Training Strategic Planning session in Cape Town, she outlined what the department…
Persistent rainfall impacts the Kruger National Park. Kruger National Park has launched a relief fund to rebuild the damaged infrastructure in the park. Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Willie Aucamp made the announcement after flying over the park to assess the extent of the damage caused by the heavy rainfall. He says the fund will…
FILE| Rain falling on an umbrella. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says residents in the extreme northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) should brace themselves for more disruptive rainfall, which can exacerbate the flooding currently being experienced in some of the areas. The weather service has issued a warning for disruptive rainfall which will continue…
Students listening to a lecture. The Higher Education Department has again warned the matric Class of 2025 to beware of bogus colleges. It says some are using fake promises and unaccredited courses to exploit desperate students during results season. The department earlier issued a nationwide warning against proceeding to register without verifying institutions. The department’s…
File | Flooded area in Limpopo. More drowning incidents related to floods are being reported in the Giyani and Phalaborwa areas in Limpopo. A two-year old child has drowned in a pit at Nkomo village outside Giyani. Another child, one-year-old, has also drowned in a pit at Humulani village outside Phalaborwa. The body of man,…
