Suspects arrested for tampering with essential infrastructure in Bramley. Three suspects are facing charges of tampering with essential infrastructure after they were arrested in Bramley in connection with the theft of cables on Sunday. The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department says the arrest was as a result of a tip-off from residents. JMPD Spokesperson Xolani Fihla…
The committee has since expanded to include all affected stakeholders. The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT), in partnership with public transport operators has established a Public Transport Crisis Committee to address the long-standing operating license backlog. Chaired by MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, the committee was initially formed to facilitate collaboration with the…
Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela says there is a need to stabilise the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and set in motion a sustainable student funding model. Manamela has been speaking at a media briefing in Pretoria on the long-term and short-term vision…
Crime scene in Eldorado Park where a father allegedly assaulted and raped his 4-year-old daughter who later died. WARNING: THE FOLLOWING REPORT CONTAINS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION AND MAY UPSET SOME READERS INCLUDING CHILDREN Three more charges have been added against an Eldorado Park father accused of allegedly physically and sexually assaulting his four-year-old daughter. The father…
Advocate Eben Van Tonder, representing Lourentia Lombaard, has pleaded with the High Court in Cape Town to grant her indemnity. Advocate Eben Van Tonder, representing Lourentia Lombaard, a Section 204 witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and trafficking case, has pleaded with the High Court in Cape Town to grant her indemnity. Van Tonder has…
Home Affairs building in Germiston engulfed in flames. ActionSA has condemned the arson attack on the Germiston Home Affairs building calling it an unacceptable and an unlawful act that targets public infrastructure. The party say they acknowledge the desperation and distress of those facing eviction from Pharoe Park, however, the illegal hijacking of buildings…
Grade 11 learners Elihle Msomi and Sinazo Nzama. Two learners from Adams College south of Durban will be representing South Africa in Sweden in a global science competition. Grade 11 learners Elihle Msomi and Sinazo Nzama started a project called Aqua Crusader. It’s a robot that extracts pollutants like microplastics from rivers and the sea….
Grade 11 learners Elihle Msomi and Sinazo Nzama. Two learners from Adams College south of Durban will be representing South Africa in Sweden in a global science competition. Grade 11 learners Elihle Msomi and Sinazo Nzama started a project called Aqua Crusader. It’s a robot that extracts pollutants like microplastics from rivers and the sea….
The High Court in Cape Town. The cross-examination of the state expert in the trial of alleged underworld boss, Jerome Booysen and eleven others, is expected to continue in the High Court in Cape Town on Tuesday. The state had earlier led evidence on the intercepted cellphone records of murder accused Booysen from 2016. At…
[File image] South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased to 33.2% in the 2nd quarter of 2025 from 32.9 recorded during the first quarter. The country created 19 thousand jobs in the first quarter. More than 140 000 jobs were lost. Unemployment has ticked up in the South African economy. Releasing the Quarterly Labour Force Survey,…
