Person using a cellphone 2 minutes Mobile network operators appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies. They briefed the committee on universal connectivity as well as on reducing the cost of communication. MTN Chief Executive Charles Molapisi asked Parliamentarians to assist with the alleviation of vandalism of the mobile operators’ networks. Molapisi…
SANDF soldiers disembarking from the plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base 1 minute The first group of SANDF troops have arrived home from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peacekeeping mission. They touched down at the Waterkloof Air Force Base a short while ago. The SANDF lost 14 soldiers during the deployment as M23 rebels…
1 minute The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) has sent its condolences to the families of two officers who were fatally shot by armed suspects in the Umthambeka Section in Tembisa on Thursday. EMPD spokesperson Thabiso Makgato says that the officers were allegedly on their way to pick up a colleague when they were ambushed…
2 minutes A town and regional planning expert says the government must act with caution should it decide to relocate families whose houses have been damaged by floods in parts of the Eastern Cape. The government says many of the affected houses were built in flooding risk areas in Mthatha and Butterworth. University of KwaZulu-Natal…
North West University. 1 minute The North West University (NWU) says it will continue to invest in the youth through various programmes. The institution says it aims to empower young people through their academic journey and address societal challenges. The Pick-a-Leader project is one of the initiatives that focuses on equipping learners with leadership skills….
[File Image]: Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. 2 minutes…
Five lives lost during multiple vehicle crash. 2 minutes Five people have died during a multiple vehicle crash on the N2 toll Road between Ermelo and Mkhondo in Mpumalanga. MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison Jackie Macie explains that the driver of one of the two sedans was allegedly speeding and failed to stop…
Houses destroyed by heavy rains that caused floods in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has issued a stern warning to people who are involved in criminal activities in areas affected by floods in the Eastern Cape. This follows reports that some people have been looting what they can find in homes…
1 minute Anti-apartheid activist, Reverend Allan Boesak, says the late police veteran, Major-General Andre Lincoln died of a broken heart in a corrupt country that does not reflect what he fought for . A special provincial funeral service for Lincoln is underway at the St. James Church in Kenilworth, Cape Town. Lincoln died two weeks…
[File Image]: Floods during heavy rain. 2 minutes Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa says a National Day of Mourning has been declared for the 19th of June, for people who died in the Eastern Cape floods. The devastating floods following heavy rains have left thousands homeless and infrastructure damaged. President Cyril…
