A person in handcuffs. 2 minutes Police in the Western Cape have arrested two women, aged 59 and 53, in Strand for allegedly defrauding about 80 victims of nearly R2 million through a bogus travel scheme. Police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie says that the victims had responded to a social media advertisement promoting a trip to…
Residents of Diepkloof in Soweto queue in long lines for assistance with recoding of the prepaid electricity meters on 25 November 2024. 2 minutes Johannesburg’s City Power has joined Eskom in extending the deadline for their customers to recode their pre-paid electricity meters. City Power has given its customers up until the 30th of November…
An aerial view of the Stilfontein mine. 2 minutes North West Community Safety and Transport MEC Wessels Morweng says they are yet to receive a report about the assessment that was conducted on Friday at shaft 11 in Stilfontein. Morweng accompanied by the Deputy Provincial Police Commissioner Patrick Asaneng briefed the media about the retrieval…
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane 2 minutes Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, says health and environment authorities have cleared the school nutrition programme regarding the foodborne illnesses at the Thabisile Primary School in Diepkloof in Soweto. Members of the provincial education department visited the school following the death of an eight-year-old Grade 2 pupil in…
Prepaid metre bx 2 minutes The majority of Eskom offices in Soweto have closed for the day and the long queues have cleared. Today’s queues were not as long as they had been before Eskom announced an extension for zero buyers. These are customers who have not been purchasing electricity for the past six months…
Eskom logo is seen in Sunninghill, Sandton. 2 minutes Eskom could not be drawn on what the cost implication of upgrading the electricity metre system will have on its already constrained balance sheet and customers in the long term. It is anticipated that Eskom may incur costs for the upgrade, which includes human capital to…
Uncut diamonds 2 minutes The Northern Cape Police have arrested four men between the ages of 33 and 52, after they were found to be in possession of suspected illegal diamonds in the Namakwa District. Upon searching their vehicles, police found unpolished diamonds. Provincial spokesperson Merapelo Pilane says the suspects will appear in court soon….
Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina and her Deputy Ministers David Mahlobo and Sello Seitlholo. 2 minutes The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Sello Seitlholo, is expected to visit Tswaing Local Municipality today to assess the state of water supply infrastructure in the area. Residents of Tswaing have expressed their frustration, they say…
[FILE] Suspects in the diamond scam appear before the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court. 1 minute The bail application of diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg is ongoing at the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court in Pretoria. Liebenberg, who is representing himself, faces multiple charges including fraud, racketeering, and theft. The charges stem from an alleged investment scam in which investors…
An empty court room. 1 minute The trial of Ntanganedzeni Nemaranzhe, accused of orchestrating her husband’s murder, has been postponed to February next year. The case is being heard at the Thohoyandou High Court which is sitting at the Waterval Magistrate’s Court outside Louis Trichardt. Nemaranzhe is alleged to have hired three men — Tshivhangwaho…
