SA Police Service in Free State 2 minutes Forty-seven adults and four children between the ages of nine months and five years have been discovered by traffic officers in the rear trailer of a truck during at a roadblock on the N1 south bound in the Free State. Of the group, 28 were found to…
A banner of the Ditsobotla Local Municipality is seen during a vaccination drive in Lichtenburg on 12 October 2021. 2 minutes The Ditsobotla Services Association at the troubled Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West has offered to assist the municipality for free, to resolve the water crisis. This as many areas in the…
A bakkie damaged after an accident in the Eastern Cape. 1 minute A call for harsher penalties for irresponsible road users that cause fatal crashes continues to be made as the death toll on Eastern Cape roads continues to climb. Since the start of the festive, at least 89 people died on Eastern Cape roads….
Department of Correctional Services during a raid at a South African prison. 1 minute Correctional Services Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale says 143 correctional service officials have been dismissed in this financial year for a range of offences. Thobakgale says they many still have pending cases. “We end up dismissing a lot of our officials so as…
Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube and Gauteng MEC of Education Matome Chiloane are at loggerheads about the implementation of the BELA Act at SA schools. 1 minute Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta has expressed concern about the contradictory messages regarding the implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. This after Gauteng Education MEC,…
Eskom’s logo is seen at the Megawatt Park in Sunninghill, South Africa, May 18, 2023. 2 minutes The Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom is expecting to achieve a minimum profit of R10-billion in the 2024/25 financial year. Last week, Eskom released its financial report for the financial year 2023/24 which covers the year-end of March…
Horrific crash in Limpopo yesterday claimed the lives of seven people. 1 minute The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has expressed concern over anticipated emergency incidents due to increased alcohol consumption during the festive season. The association has warned of adverse consequences of alcohol use, which include a high number of road traffic accidents during…
The Public Servants Association (PSA) has received a large number of calls from union members in response to the 13.4% increase in membership subscriptions for the Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems) for the upcoming year. 2 minutes The Public Servants Association (PSA) says it will not accept any wage increase offered by the government until…
2 minutes The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) says that South Africa has experienced a marked increase in cyber security breaches in recent times. Research by the council has revealed that cyber security incidents are now at the same scale as corruption in the country. Head Of Information and Cyber Security at CSIR, Dr Jabu…
The minibus that overturned on the N3 road in Grootvlei in Mpumalanga. 1 minute Seven people have died after a minibus overturned on the N3 toll road about 10 kilometres North of Villiers in the Grootvlei area in Mpumalanga this morning. Five others sustained injuries and were rushed to Frankfort Hospital in the Free State….
