A taxi rank in Springs. The Department of Transport in Gauteng says it will not be bullied as it continues to work on restoring law and order on the province’s public roads by maintaining that citizens have the right to choose whichever mode of public transport that they want to use. The department has impounded…
NSFAS Logo. Aggrieved student accommodation service providers have demanded NSFAS roadshow officials should address their payment issues collectively after they refused to be assisted individually. The service providers were holding a meeting with NSFAS today in Bloemfontein in the Free State today. They claim that they are owed money for housing students dating back to…
SAPS AntiGangUnit confiscates an AK 47 assault rifle with ammo in Delft. A 24-year-old man has been arrested in N2 Gateway near Delft in Cape Town, for the illegal possession of an AK-47 assault rifle and ammunition. Police Spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says members of the Anti-Gang Unit followed up on information about a firearm being…
Migrants wait for a bus. Rwanda received seven migrants deported from the United States earlier this month, the government spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday, weeks after the two countries reached an agreement for the transfer of up to 250 people. “The first group of seven vetted migrants arrived in Rwanda in mid-August,” Rwandan…
Part of the Tsitsikamma reserve in the Garden Route. SANPARKS says it’s shifting from a fortress-style conservation effort to inclusivity for a renewed sense of hope for communities surrounding the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park in the Western Cape. For years the park and locals have been in conflict over restrictions to…
Fifteen taxi drivers and owners have been taken in for questioning following a police operation after one e-hailing service driver was assaulted and another was shot at in KwaDabeka near Pinetown in Kwazulu Natal. A taxi-owner who allegedly fired the shot presented himself at the police station, accompanied by his attorney. E-hailing Council says the…
Taxis at a rank in Gauteng Taxi commuters in different parts of Ekurhuleni such as Germiston and Katlehong are without transport until further notice following taxi association Santaco’s halting of their operations in the area. The taxi association is not happy with the impounding of vehicles by officials. The minibus taxi body has urged government…
Stock image of a learner in class. The Western Cape education department estimates they will be able to provide over 35,000 teaching posts for 2026, with schools expected to receive their staff establishments tomorrow. It says the Basket of Posts allocation for 2025 will remain unchanged next year after consultations with unions and school governing…
Members of SAPS, Traffic Police. Johannesburg’s Public Safety Department is currently conducting a sting operation on the M1 road near Killarney Mall. The aim is to enforce traffic regulations. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Public Safety Mgcini Tshwaku, says their focus is on taxis, buses, and scholar transport. Tshwaku has encouraged motorists to work…
Taxi warfare in Western Cape, sees taxi riddled with bullets. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says they’re re-looking at strategies to deal with the ongoing taxi-violence and gang-related shooting incidents in the Western Cape. Masemola was speaking on the second day of the 27th Interpol conference currently underway in Cape Town. He says over 200…
