Minister Thembi Simelane at the @SALGA_Gov Strategic NEC Engagement in WC 1 minute Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has inaugurated the Grand Central Social Housing project in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. The initiative is part of the government’s efforts to provide affordable rental housing in urban areas, allowing people to live closer to their workplaces…
1 minute The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety is expected to engage with the City of Tshwane Municipality this week to resolve the reported lack of cooperation between the Sunnyside Police Station and the Tshwane Metro Police Department. During the committee’s oversight visit on Friday, concerns were raised about the alleged non-cooperation…
An overturned bakkie seen at a road crash scene. 1 minute The Free State Department of Community Safety, Roads and Transport says it has noted with concern the high number of road crashes as a result of inclement weather in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District this past weekend. Fifteen (15) incidents were reported, of which two…
[File photo] Examination room in a clinic. 3 minutes The Departments of Education and Social Development in the Eastern Cape have joined hands to assist an 18-year-old from Motherwell, who is unable to attend school, after her appendicitis surgery at Livingstone Hospital in Gqeberha. She has been in and out of the hospital since her…
1 minute In a bid to transform African cities and attract investment opportunities, the Cities of Tshwane and Johannesburg are hopeful that the U20 initiative will help address the challenges faced by local government. This includes economic development, climate financing, social inclusion and digital transformation. #2025U20SA Johannesburg and Tshwane are ready to host global leaders…
1 minute The Constitutional Court will hear a challenge against the constitutionality of Section 26(1)(a)-(c) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act and regulation 18(2)(a), which the applicants argue unfairly discriminate based on gender. The case involves two married couples who successfully challenged the legislation in the Free State High Court. The male spouses were…
1 minute The trial into the disappearance of seven-year-old Joslin Smith is expected to continue today in the Circuit High Court in Saldanha Bay on the West Coast. All the accused have pleaded not guilty to all the charges they are facing. LIVE STREAM:
3 minutes Residents of the Phumla Mqashi informal settlement, near Lenasia, say they will continue with protests until the water crisis in the area is addressed. This, after residents took to streets after being without water for days. Members of the community barricaded the Golden Highway in Johannesburg with rocks, forcing motorists to use alternative…
[File photo] Outside the Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria. 2 minutes Authorities have identified a seventh victim in the Zanzou nightclub assault case. This development was revealed during a brief court appearance by the accused at the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court on Monday. The suspect faces 14 charges, including compelled sexual assault and assault with intent to…
Murder accused Reinhardt Leach in court. 2 minutes The trial of murder accused, Reinhardt Leach, who is accused of orchestrating and carrying out the murder of his girlfriend, Vicky Terblanche, has been remanded until the 6th of March in Gqeberha. The state alleges that Leach was hired by Vicky’s estranged husband, Arnold Terblanche, to murder…
