Mthatha in the Eastern Cape Plans by the Eastern Cape government to relocate Mthatha flood victims to Maydene Farm have been met with resistance. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality has identified a piece of land at Maydene Farm, where it plans to erect close to 200 shelters. But the community of Maydene Farm is…
Former South African President Nelson Mandela at the UN South Africans and the world at large celebrated International Mandela Day through pledging 67 minutes of their time giving back to those in need. One of the initiatives saw Xoliswa Ndoyiya, former chef to Mandela, feature the former stateman’s favourite dishes to mark his birthday. Another…
Person with a smartphone The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is seeking to make smart phones affordable. It says efforts are already under way to lobby National Treasury to waver the luxury tax on some smart devices. This is part of the department’s attempts to promote access to internet and the gig economy. The…
Dr Naledi Pandor, Nelson Mandela Foundation Chairperson The Chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Naledi Pandor has urged people around the world to become active “good troublemakers” and confront social injustices. She says good troublemakers are needed in a world where justice is appalled. Pandor made these remarks during the United Nations’ celebration of International…
[FILE IMAGE]: Rescue teams at a drowning incident. Police in Kimberley in the Northern Cape are investigating after a 14-year-old boy drowned in Phuthanang section this afternoon. The boy drowned at an open ditch allegedly made by the construction company which is busy fixing pipes. The deceased was apparently swimming with his friend during the…
FILE | SAS King Sekhukhune under way off Simon’s Town The Chief of the South African Navy Vice Admiral Monde Lobese says National Treasury is compromising maritime security with underfunding the entity. He was addressing the Joint Standing Committee of Defence on the state of the Navy as well as delays in procuring spare parts…
Tiffany Meek, the mother of the late Jayden-Lee appears in court Tiffany Meek, the mother of the late Jayden-Lee (11), says she intends to plead not guilty to all charges brought against her. She appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court west of Johannesburg on Friday for her bail hearing and the matter has been postponed…
Electricity substation in Lotus Park, Isipingo. The eThekwini Municipality’s Department of Electricity says it is concerned with the high level of electricity theft and vandalism. This comes after three people died in two separate incidents in the metro and two other people died when an electrical substation blew up in Isipingo. In Clairwood, one person…
House built for Rankandi Family Mankwe GameTrackers in Rustenburg in the North West province, in partnership with Sun City, has in the spirit of International Mandela Day, handed a house to the Rankgadi family. Three houses for three separate families were built. Two more houses are expected to be handed over later. One of the…
Minister handing over the classrooms Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has handed over three recently built classrooms to the Boschrand Primary School in Msholozi, near White River in Mpumalanga. Gwarube visited the area as part of celebrating International Mandela Day. During her back-to-school campaign in January this year, a group of residents gathered outside the…
