Planting of trees at the Castle of Good Hope 4 minutes The Department of Public Works has described the successful eviction of illegal occupants from the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town as part of its commitment to reclaim government buildings from illegal occupiers. Minister Dean Macpherson was speaking at a tree-planting event on…
File image: Silver handcuffs. 1 minute Limpopo Police have arrested 11 suspects in Praktiseer, outside Burgersfort for alleged extortion at a local mine. Police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba says that the local business forum allegedly threatened to close and disrupt mining activities if the mine doesn’t give them tenders and meet their other demands. Colonel…
3 minutes The South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment has expressed deep concern over a potential avian influenza outbreak affecting endangered seabirds nesting off the coast. As the management authority for the Prince Edward Islands, the department has developed a protocol for managing avian influenza in seabirds, in collaboration with Western Cape…
A tap with dirty water. 3 minutes Residents of Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, will once again have to wait for clean and drinkable water. This is because the Magalies Klipdrift water plant project has hit another snag. The plant is supposed to provide drinking water to the area. Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina announced…
Stilfontein mine shaft 3 minutes The High Court in Pretoria has ordered that the mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West, where suspected illegal miners have been retrieved must be unblocked for emergency personnel and that no person should block it. This comes after the Society for the Protection of our Constitution approached the court on…
3 minutes Boitekong Public School in the Meloding community, Virginia, has become a beacon of hope and academic excellence. The school has consistently excelled in Mental Maths, Social Science quizzes, and English Spelling Bees, with an impressive seven-year streak as Number 1 in the province for Mental Maths. Mental Maths has become a staple at…
Doctors in the Eastern Cape have also called on the government to prioritise their safety at public hospitals. 2 minutes Doctors in Eastern Cape are calling on the provincial government to address staff shortages that continue to plague the Department. The public sector doctors and nurses say they are overburdened amid a shortage of staff…
3 minutes It is time for South African men to be better human beings, change their violent ways, and learn to coexist with women and children. Men from across the country gathered for the annual summit to speak about their challenges, hear each other out, confront their traumas and build one another. The EmpowaMen Summit…
Electricity power box 1 minute Power utility-City Power has again disconnected two property development estates in Kibler Park, south of Johannesburg that are reported to be illegally reconnected to the electricity network. The properties had been cut off during a previous operation last week following an anonymous tip-off. During the sting operation, the power utility…
File Image: Firefighters trying to extinguish a blaze. 2 minutes Ekurhuleni Disaster Emergency Management Services (DEMS) continues to investigate the blaze of an industrial factory that went in flames after a huge explosion at 45 Power and Railway street in Germiston on Friday night. It is reported that upon the DEMS arrival, flames were over…
