RTMC officials on duty. The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has warned that it will dismiss traffic officials found to be taking bribes over this coming Easter travel period. High traffic volumes are expected on all major roads across the country from Thursday. RTMC Spokesperson Simon Zwane says CEO Makhosini Msibi has also called on…
A water tap. eThekwini Metro in KwaZulu-Natal has proposed hefty tariff hikes for basic services, sparking outrage from residents. Mayor Cyril Xaba tabled the city’s R7.7 billion draft budget for the new financial year. In the draft budget, the city proposes a 10.5% increase for electricity. Households can expect a 15% increase for water and…
Four suspects arrested for drug trafficking appear before the Benoni Magistrate’s Court. Four suspects have appeared in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng’s East Rand on multiple drug trafficking and money laundering charges. This follows a multi-provincial takedown operation by the Hawks over the weekend. The arrests, carried out across Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal, stem…
Minister Deputy Minister of Transport, Mkhuleko Hlengwa interviewed by SABC reporter Katlego Nyoni outside Moria in Limpopo. Deputy Minister of Transport, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, says measures have been put in place to curb road fatalities on the roads during the Easter holidays. Hlengwa was speaking after meeting the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) leadership in Moria outside…
Vehicles being torched in KuGompo, during a protest over the alleged coronation of an “Igbo king” National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says police are following leads to bring to book those behind the violent activities that took place at KuGompo City in the Eastern Cape on Monday. Ten vehicles owned by Ethiopian and Somalian nationals who run spaza shops were torched. The…
Scholar transport driver Ayanda Dludla appears at the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court on 05 March 2026. The bail application of scholar transport driver, Ayanda Dludla, has been postponed to the 22nd of April at the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court in the Vaal. This will allow for the prosecution team to finalise charges. Dludla has been behind bars in connection with the death…
Fatal Crash on the M7 Durban Bound before Bellville One person has been killed and another injured in a crash involving two trucks before the Belville off-ramp on the M7 in Durban. It’s believed one of the trucks crashed into the rear of another truck which had broken down on the highway. An occupant in…
Inkosi Xhanti Bambilizwe Sigcawu of AmaXhosa Royal House at march against the unauthorised coronation of the Nigerian Igbo King at KuGompo City on March 30, 2026. The AmaXhosa Royal Family says it will fight to protect the sovereignty of the people of the Eastern Cape and AmaXhosa territory. The community of Buffalo City is marching…
Food basket and coins. A team of Cabinet ministers is expected to report back to President Cyril Ramaphosa in the coming days on measures to mitigate the impact of rising living costs. The Presidency says the group has been tasked with assessing ways to cushion both the economy and consumers from increases in electricity, food…
The outside gates of Elijah Mango College of Education which has been closed for years. Community members in Kabokweni, Mpumalanga, have welcomed plans to reopen the former Elijah Mango College of Education. The facility, previously used as a teachers’ college, has been abandoned for years and shows signs of vandalism and deterioration. Residents say its…
