File image | Taxis seen parked at a taxi rank. The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) has welcomed the immediate suspension of three members of the Civic Centre Taxi Association who were caught on cellphone assaulting a motorist in Vanderbijlpark. The motorist was accused of transporting people with his private vehicle. Following the incident,…
Portal for online applications The Department of Education in Gauteng says its online application system is effective amid claims by some parents that the system is not working and should be discontinued. Some frustrated parents continued to queue outside the Gauteng Department of Education’s offices in Ekurhuleni North, seeking school placements for their children. Approximately…
People crossing a river in heavy rain Heavy rains continue batter parts of Limpopo with President Cyril Ramaphosa arriving in the province to assess damages and visit victims of the floods. Mozambique is also experiencing floods, which is not uncommon for the country during this rainy period. GALLERY : Credit : Tumelo Machoga, Avhapfani Munyai…
Firefighters. The Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Services on Gauteng’s East Rand says a fire at a Germiston rubber recycling company has been contained. It was discovered that about 15 000 litres of diesel had been stored in plastic tanks that had caught fire during delivery. Due to runoff of diesel, the fire spread via storm…
Inside of a home destroyed by flooding in Limpopo Limpopo’s Human Settlements MEC Basikopo Makamu says seven people have lost their lives in weather and flood-related incidents since November last year. Five were killed in the Waterberg District. A boy was swept away in the Mutale River outside Musina earlier this week and a four-year-old at Mbaula village outside Giyani last night. Makamu visited the flood-stricken…
Murder accused Victor Majola The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has dismissed the application to use video footage in the bail matter that shows the murder of Warrick Stock, also known as DJ Warras. The defence argued that the video would clarify if the accused, Victor Majola, was at the crime scene. Majola is facing charges of…
Nine room house in Mbaula Village totally destroyed by flooding in Limpopo President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday afternoon visit flood-stricken parts of Limpopo, to assess the extent of the damage and the response of government. The Presidency says via a statement that Ramaphosa’s thoughts are with families who have lost loved ones, people…
Traffic light not working The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane says it is escalating the City of Tshwane’s electricity crisis to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), as large parts of the city remain without stable power. DA Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says weeks-long outages, especially in the east of Pretoria, show…
[FILE] North West youth at the Fresh Produce Market The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the North West has dismissed reports that it has recruited young people from other provinces into a learnership programme to be held at Kgora Farmers Training Centre in Ramatlabama outside Mahikeng this year. The department says there is a recording of this effect on social media. MEC…
Prof. Musa Xulu South African Church Defenders (SACD) has welcomed the decision by Professor Musa Xulu to step down as the chairperson of the CRL Rights Commission. Xulu made the announcement at a media conference in Boksburg east of Johannesburg, accusing the Commission of intimidation, procedural irregularities and a hidden agenda to control religion. He…
