Cape Town Metrorail 1 minute The City of Cape Town says it’s on track to take over the management of the Cape Metro passenger rail services. This follows the city council adopting the Rail Feasibility Study and Prasa signing a Service Level Agreement. The study proposes that the City of Cape Town take control of…
A South African Airways aircraft is seen at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, 2 minutes Pilots affiliated to the South African Airways Pilots Association and the National Transport Movement Pilots Forum have downed tools over a wage dispute. Workers are demanding a 15 percent wage increase as well as benefits while the employer, SAA,…
An illegal miner arrested and resurfacing at a shaft in Sabie, Mpumalanga. 2 minutes More than 50 000 illegal miners have been arrested in different provinces since the establishment of Operation Vala Umgodi a year ago. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola led a delegation to the South shaft in Sabie, Mpumalanga. Various police units and…
Sex workers protest 1 minute Sex workers’ advocacy groups say decriminalising sex work can contribute to a reduction in HIV transmission. The groups say the move would make access to ARVs and healthcare services more accessible. Sex workers and stakeholders are meeting at a national conference in Ballito, north of Durban. They are being updated…
Cape Fur seals 1 minute Cape Nature says measures have been put in place to ensure that holidaymakers to Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape, can enjoy a safe trip to beaches in the area. This follows the recent rabies outbreak in seals. Plettenberg Bay has had four confirmed cases of rabies and one suspected…
Statue of Cecil John Rhodes in Kimberley 1 minute Kimberley visual artists have used their artistic expression to paint the statue of Cecil John Rhodes with brown washable paint and wrap it with a white cloth. In an act that sent shockwaves around town, some residents accused the artists of vandalising the historic monument. The…
Scene from the George building collapse. 1 minute Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says a report initiated by the provincial government into the George building tragedy which took place in May is ready. Winde was attending an event in George where he met survivors and family members of the 34 victims. Some of those who…
A pair of male elephants is seen in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. 1 minute The North West Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism, says it’s considering all scientific methods of controlling the elephant population growth at the Madikwe Game Reserve. This comes after the True Green Alliance Wildlife NGO raised concerns about the…
Illegal miners rescued at Sabie Mine in Mpumalanga on December 5, 2024. 2 minutes A ninth miner has been brought to the surface while 150 miners are still feared to be trapped in an abandoned mine at Sabie in Mpumalanga. Premier Mandla Ndlovu is at the scene as rescue operations continue. Mpumalanga police say additional…
Meter boxes found on a farm in Fochville during a special takedown operation on 03 November 2024. 1 minute An 80-year-old man was arrested in Fochville for electricity theft worth R6 million. The farmer was found to have been illegally connecting, distributing, and selling electricity to communities on his farming property. The arrest was made by…
