Camden Eskom power station. 1 minute The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has expressed serious concerns over Eskom’s skyrocketing electricity tariffs, with growing fears that the average South African can no longer afford the hikes. During a briefing on Eskom’s financial statements for the 2023/24 year, the Auditor-General pointed to alarming financial mismanagement and…
2 minutes The South African Correctional Services Workers Union (SACOSWU) has called on the Department of Correctional Services to implement the 1.5% payment progression for 2024. The payment, which was supposed to be implemented in July last year, has not yet been paid in full. The payment progression system is designed to increase employees’ overtime…
SANDF members 2 minutes The South African government has vowed that the 14 SANDF members who died in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will be given a proper send-off. The handing over of mortal remains will be held at the Airforce Base Swartkop in Centurion on Thursday. There will also be a memorial service…
The word suicide written using paper pieces. 2 minutes The Department of Basic Education says Teen Suicide Prevention Week, which runs until this Sunday, aims to equip young people with essential skills to deal with mental health challenges. The National Department of Health statistics indicate that 7 426 children under the age of 18 attempted to…
Smoke bellows in the air during a wildfire at the Hectorskraal and Resiesbaan vicinity in Hessequa in the Garden Route. 1 minute Firefighters have completely contained a wildfire that was burning in the Hectorskraal and Resiesbaan vicinity in Hessequa in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape. Authorities say the northwestern flank was contained…
African National Congress (ANC) National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe leading an ANC delegation in a meeting with traditional leaders in the Vhembe Region, Limpopo. 1 minute Traditional leaders from Limpopo are set to march to the Traditional Affairs department and the Premier’s Office in Polokwane to present a memorandum outlining their grievances. Among their key concerns…
1 minute The Northern Cape Department of Education has obtained a court interdict against the Vaalharts School Governing Body (SGB) Forum for the illegal closure of 15 schools in the Phokwane and Magareng municipalities since Monday. The department has condemned the Forum’s actions which have disrupted teaching and learning by preventing learners from attending classes. Provincial…
SA police ‘arrest’ banner 1 minute Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of nine-year-old East London learner, Emma Fatima, who was abducted outside her school, in East London, Eastern Cape, a week ago. Fatima has been reunited with her family at Buffalo Flats. The Grade 5 learner was allegedly kidnapped by…
Bullets seen at a crime scene. 1 minute The two men accused of killing nine people in a mass shooting at a local tavern in Pienaar are expected to apply for bail at the Kabokweni Court, near White River, Mpumalanga. Six people were fatally wounded and others succumbed to their injuries in hospital. The two accused,…
A supporter of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) walks on a farm in Free State province 2 minutes The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office in Geneva has described South Africa’s Land Expropriation Act, signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa, as a critical step in addressing the country’s racially imbalanced land ownership. The statement…
