Pikitup workers 1 minute Waste management company in Johannesburg, Pikitup says employees have resumed waste collection duties, following a two-day stoppage over the suspension of transport services from home to work for safety reasons. According to the Pikitup spokesperson Muzi Mkhwanazi, 10 out of 12 Pikitup depots are actively serving the residents of the city…
UJ Students marching outside SABC. 2 minutes Despite the rainy and gloomy weather, students from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) took to the streets, marching to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to demand justice for a 7-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted in October 2024 while waiting for her transport at school. According…
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appears in court on October 16, 2024. 1 minute Judgment in an application to disclose Section C of the corruption docket against former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will be delivered in the Pretoria High Court this morning. Mapisa-Nqakula is facing 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering for allegedly receiving…
A man crosses a flooded bridge, caused by heavy rains, in kwaNdengezi near Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2022. 1 minute The Johannesburg Emergency Management Services are on high alert due to heavy rainfall in many areas of the city. EMS spokesperson Xolile Khumalo has urged motorists to exercise caution while driving and maintain a…
Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen 2 minutes Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has described the position taken by the US administration against South Africa without the correct facts as unfortunate. Steenhuisen was among the economic cluster ministers who were answering oral questions in the National Assembly in Parliament. He was responding in his capacity as…
Heavy rain expected in Gauteng this week. 1 minute Joburg motorists and residents have been urged to be cautious amid heavy rainfall. Gauteng Traffic Police says they have recorded over 10 rashes which are as a result of slippery roads. Spokesperson Obed Sibasa says major routes are congested and people should drive with care. “It…
Court proceedings of the VhaVenda Kingship battle. 1 minute Princess Masindi Mphephu’s lawyer Allan Dodson has told the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo that there was non-compliance when Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana was identified to be heir to the Vhavenda throne. Advocate Dodson is cross-examining the former Vhavenda King. Dodson said Prince Ramabulana was ineligible…
Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula apprears in court. 1 minute The application to disclose the investigation diary of former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption case has been dismissed. Presiding Judge Mokhine Mosopa said that Mapisa-Nqakula failed to prove her case in the Pretoria High Court. Mapisa-Nqakula’s defence lawyers argued that the…
1 minute The Ministry of Police and the Police Commissioner are briefing the media on the investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a 7-year-old child. LIVE STREAM:
[File image] George building collapse 1 minute Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane says several system failures on the side of the National Home Builders Registration Council led to the collapse of the building in George in May last year. The collapse, which took place during construction, caused 34 deaths and dozens of injuries. Briefing Parliament’s…
