SAPS says 500 000 of their applicants in the recruitment drive, are women The South African Police Service (SAPS) says over 300 of the one million people who have applied to join the service are graduates and 500 000 are women. Gauteng had the highest number of applicants for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme…
Family members of two people who died in a fire in the Kennedy Road informal settlement are appealing for assistance to bury their loved ones. A 25-year-old woman and her one-year-old child were killed when their house caught fire in the early hours of Saturday. A candle is suspected to have caused the fire. Over…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson [R] Serious safety concerns, poor quality of materials, and a lack of oversight are some of the reasons for the George building collapse on the 6th of May last year. These are part of the outcomes of an investigation by the Council for the Built Environment, which…
Initiates graduates in Limpopo as the province marks the end of the initiation school season. The traditional initiation season in Limpopo is coming to an end and initiates have started returning home. The provincial government approved more than 600 initiation schools for the winter season and more than 25,000 male initiates from the across the…
Operation Dudula president Zandile Dabula Operation Dabula claims that the strain undocumented migrants are placing on South Africa’s healthcare system is evident. The civil organisation also says that public complaints are driving its actions. This statement comes after it was criticised for a recent campaign preventing undocumented migrants from accessing public healthcare facilities. Operation Dudula…
[FILE IMAGE]: Doctors perform surgery on a patient in a public health hospital as part of the Surgical Marathon initiative in honour of Mandela Day, 2025. Gauteng’s public hospitals performed over 800 surgical procedures in just 12 hours. The Gauteng health department says the third edition of the Mandela Day Surgical Marathon Initiative, surpassed last…
Minister, Senzo Mchunu is set to face the commission of inquiry amid corruption allegations Political analyst Serusha Naidoo says Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is determined to fight against the corruption allegations against him. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused senior police officials, including Mchunu, of being corrupt and having close links to criminal syndicates. [WATCH]…
Five people were killed in a shooting incident in Olievenhoutbosch, Pretoria Police are searching for 10 suspects after three people were wounded and five people were shot and killed at a tavern in the Choba informal settlement in Olievenhoutbosch, Pretoria. Masondo says the suspects are still on the run and the motive for the shooting…
Mobile clinics. North West Health MEC, Sello Lehari, has handed over six mobile clinic trucks at the Bojanala District Municipality to enhance access to healthcare services in rural areas. Although mobile clinic trucks formed part of Nelson Mandela International day activities, the department says this is part of continuing efforts to strengthen service delivery in…
Soldiers carry coffin of anti-apartheid activists hung in 1986 in Pretoria and buried in paupers’ graves in Mamelodi. Justice Minister, Mamaloko Kubayi, says they have finalised drafting legislation for compensation for victims of apartheid. Kubayi said this as the remains of the two anti-apartheid activists, who were executed by South Africa’s apartheid regime were reburied…
