The North West Gambling Board says it is continuing efforts to destroy illegal gambling machines across the province. The board says more than 300 illegal machines were destroyed last year and further confiscations are ongoing. Chief Executive Officer Boitumelo Qalinge says illegal gambling operations negatively affect both the economy and individuals. “Previously as a province…
[FILE] A series of pump station refurbishments to upgrades to the Akkerkloof Dam pumpstation, Gouna pumpstation, Charlesford- and Eastford pumpstations, and the Glebe pumpstation in Knysna. Western Cape Minister for Local Government and Development Planning Anton Bredell has approved the transfer of R2.5 million to the Knysna Municipality for urgent repairs at the Charlesford Pump…
Police management in North West say the double life imprisonment handed to Tatlhego Dire by the Ditsobotla Regional Court should send a strong message to perpetrators of gender-based violence. Dire was convicted for crimes committed in 2011 and 2013. Police say in the 2011 incident, he stabbed the victim and chased her friend away before…
Helicopters water bomb the blaze on Table Mountain. Firefighters in the Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) are battling a fire in the mountains above De Doorns in the Hex River Valley. The fire, which started late Saturday night, has been fueled by light winds, fynbos and alien vegetation. Spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto says although the fire…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi addressing SAPS members before the raid. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed the reappointment of Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as the Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal on a five-year fixed term contract. National Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe released a brief statement on the renewal of Mkhwanazi’s contract confirming…
Cape Town Train Station The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) has vowed to fight the planned retrenchment of 500 workers at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). PRASA has initiated Section 189 consultations, citing severe financial strain. However, the union argues that job cuts should be the absolute last resort….
The Sibusiso Bhengu Infrastructure Grant for R600m will boost UniVen’s infrastructure and new courses including an Advanced Nursing Science Simulation Building. The University of Venda in Limpopo says its plans to build a multi-purpose campus in Louis Trichardt will soon be implemented. The university announced plans to construct a satellite campus a few years ago….
Premier of the North West Province, Lazarus Mokgosi. The North West Provincial government says significant headway has been made in efforts to commercialise provincial nature reserves, as part of the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy. Premier Lazarus Mokgosi says investment commitments of over R420 million have been made. “To date, we have been able to…
File: SAPS arrest image. A 20-year-old female suspect, together with two men, is expected to appear again in the Wesselsbron magistrate’s court in the Free State on the 31st of March, after they made their first appearance on Friday. Police spokesperson Palesa Thabana says the person of interest was arrested alongside two male suspects age…
[File] Candle burns during a power outage Some residents of Walmer township in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, say they have been left in complete darkness, with no access to the rotational power relief being implemented in other parts of Gqeberha. Earlier this month, the collapse of a pylon in the Chelsea-Arlington-Walmer-Summerstrand transmission disrupted electricity…
