[File Image]: Cosatu members during a protest. 2 minutes Public sector workers are demanding a speedy resolution to the current Budget standoff as many government departments are already in crisis. Parliament will kick off public hearings into the Budget on Tuesday with Cosatu hoping to add its voice on behalf of workers. Unions say their…
Deputy Minister Paul Mashatile speaking at a government event. 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile, who chairs the South African National Aids Council, says the government is maximising efforts to defeat Tuberculosis. Mashatile was delivering the keynote address at a World TB Day commemorative event at Gamalakhe in Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal. He said South…
[File Image] A City Power employee seen on site working to restore electricity. 1 minute City Power says it is expanding its electricity network in Johannesburg’s Informal Settlements to safeguard human rights. According to the power utility, despite limited resources, it has exceeded its target, electrifying over 2,000 households in informal settlements across Johannesburg. City…
Students attending school. 1 minute Teacher union, Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysers Unie (SAOU) in the Northern Cape, says it’s not optimistic about the budget speech that will be tabled. MEC for Finance, Economic Development, and Tourism, Venus Blennies-Magage will table the provincial on Tuesday. In 2024, education received R25 billion. The union’s Chairperson Brand Henk believes the…
Officials at the launch of the drone technology. 1 minute New drone technology, which is the first of its kind in Africa, has been launched in Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape. The initiative in the Kouga Municipality aims to combat high crime levels in the area. The new technology will assist in ensuring a fast-tracked…
Anti-child pornography awareness. 1 minute Hard drives seized from Darren Wilken, an accused in the child pornography case, has 39 tera-bytes of data that still needs to be analyzed. This came out in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg, earlier today. The court also heard that the accused allegedly transacted with crypto currency, which the…
A man in handcuffs. 1 minute Gauteng police have arrested six suspects from an alleged gang that has been targeting places of worship across the province. The suspects were arrested during the early hours of Monday morning in Sophiatown following a robbery in Florida, west of Johannesburg. A large quantity of high-value sound systems was…
Taxis seen at a rank in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) in Durban has expressed frustration with the eThekwini Municipality’s handling of the multi-billion-rand GO! Durban transport project. The aim of the initiative is to use modes of transport including buses, rail and taxis to link nine corridors. The project…
Political parties seen on screen. 1 minute A total of 192 political parties have until the end of business today to make their submissions as to why they should not be de-registered by the Electoral Commission. More than a week ago the IEC issued a notice of cancellation of registration to inactive political parties including…
