A miner’s helmet. 2 minutes Five suspected illegal mine workers had been retrieved alive from a mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West, by late Wednesday afternoon. They were assisted by about 50 residents who volunteered to rescue the miners who were too weak to come to the surface by themselves. The residents used ropes to…
An installed CCTV camera. 2 minutes National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says CCTV cameras have been rolled out in crime hotspots KwaMashu and Inanda in KwaZulu-Natal. South African Police Service (SAPS) top brass Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee on using technology in crime fighting and modernising the Central Firearm Register. Masemola highlights plans for an…
Running water from a tap. 1 minute Water utility, Rand Water has refuted claims that its water in some parts of the Emfuleni Local Municipality is contaminated and poisoned. This after voice notes circulated on social media alleging that the water in the Vaal area has been poisoned. The voice notes advise residents to stop…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube speaking at a media briefing. 3 minutes The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has criticised the Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube for not attending the signing of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill into law. SADTU in the province claims that this is due to…
File image: Test for diabetes. 1 minute The City of Cape Town says its health data indicates a decline in the number of clients screened for diabetes over the past financial year. It says there has also been a slight increase in new cases. The City says its clinics screened around 110,000 clients aged between…
Illegal miners leave one of the entrances to a disused mine. 1 minute Residents of Khuma near Klerksdorp in the North West have urged government to assist them in the rescue of suspected illegal miners who are trapped underground. About 50 community members have volunteered to rescue the miners. They are planning to use a…
FILE : A smart electricity meter. 1 minute The Mkhondo Local Municipality in Mpumalanga says it has successfully restored electricity supply to 70% of the area after a recent storm, that caused significant damage to the electrical infrastructure. The storm resulted in explosions at the Gerling, Engelbrecht and Lunenburg substations. However, the municipality’s spokesperson, Howard…
The George Magistrate’s Court. 1 minute The case against two men arrested for the murder of alleged underworld kingpin, Mark Lifman, has been remanded for bail application to the 12th and 13th of December in the George Magistrate’s Court. The 57-year-old was gunned down at the Garden Route Mall last week Sunday. Lifman was scheduled…
[FILE IMAGE]: Seized firearms and ammunition. 2 minutes The Central Firearm Registry remains a concern, even though improvements have been made. That is according to South African Police Service’s Lieutenant General Maropeng Mamotheti. The police’s top brass appeared before Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee to explain how technology is being used to fight crime and to…
Stop GBV awareness 2 minutes The Commission for Gender Equality says it is making progress in tackling the high rate of withdrawal of gender-based violence cases in Mpumalanga. It says its findings indicate that foreign nationals, mostly undocumented ones, either report or perpetrate the violence. Recently, Commissioner Princess Eurika Mogane, who is deployed to Mpumalanga,…
