Tap with droplet of water 2 minutes Bonwelong Primary and Umqhele Secondary School in Ivory Park, Johannesburg, continue to face intermittent water supply, which has affected teaching and learning at the schools. As South Africa observes Human Rights Month, the right to access clean drinking water remains a challenge in many communities. Ivory Park councillor,…
Bullets and a crime scene tape 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating a case of murder and four counts of attempted murder, after a man was killed and four people injured in a shooting incident at a tavern in the Madanfarm area in Sundumbili on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. Police spokesperson Paul Magwaza says two…
1 minute Police have arrested two suspected drug mules at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. A 24-year-old Brazilian man and a 51-year-old South African woman were intercepted on Thursday after arriving from São Paulo, Brazil. Authorities say both suspects had ingested “bullets” suspected to contain cocaine, which was confirmed through medical examination. Police spokesperson…
2 minutes Human rights group Section 27 says the Limpopo Education Department may meet its deadline to eradicate pit latrines by the end of March but questions the accuracy of the data being used. Earlier this month, Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube told Parliament that the department had reached a 93% completion rate in eradicating…
SASSA Black card. 2 minutes SASSA grant recipients who have not yet migrated to the new black PostBank card are advised not to use their old gold SASSA cards at retailers or ATMs following the migration deadline. Recipients had until Thursday to switch to the new card after an extension from the initial deadline at…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile. 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile has highlighted government’s employment initiatives during the Human Rights Commemoration in Kariega in the Eastern Cape. He applauded initiatives such as the National Skills Fund, Disabilities Programme and the Social Employment Fund. Mashatile says so far, the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative has contributed massively to…
Scene of the shootout 1 minute Four suspects wanted on charges of robbery, murder and extortion have been killed in a shootout with police on Duffs Road in KwaMashu, north of Durban. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Paul Magwaza says the suspects’ vehicle was driving on Lark Road, heading towards Dumisani Makhaye Drive when it was intercepted…
[FILE IMAGE]: DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille is attending the two-day provincial council in Kimberly. 2 minutes DA Federal Council Chairperson, Helen Zille, says that if it were up to her, she would appoint Tony Leon as the new South African Ambassador to the United States. This follows the expulsion of Ebrahim Rasool last…
Ashwin Trikamjee 2 minutes Friends and family have described the late Hindu leader and lawyer Ashwin Trikamjee as a selfless individual with a deep passion for human rights. Trikamjee was laid to rest in Durban on Friday after passing on in a Johannesburg hospital the previous day at the age of 80. He held various…
The South African Police Service (SAPS), during crime combating operation. 1 minute The South African Police Service (SAPS), led by the National Counterfeit Goods Unit, has seized illicit cigarettes valued at R4,5 million in Brits, North West. Three Bangladeshi nationals were arrested for violating the Immigration Act. The successful operation was conducted with the support…
