Sassa staff assisting beneficiaries. 2 minutes The social security agency South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has extended the deadline for beneficiaries to change from gold to black Postbank cards from the 28 February to 20 March. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi and Social Development Minister Nokuzola Tolashe announced the extension in a…
Illustration photo shows various medicine pills in their original packaging. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department is investigating reports that patients are being turned away from some health facilities after being told that there is no medication. MEC Nomagugu Simelane says the provincial depot normally keeps a three-month stockpile. In cases which a clinic or…
Water running from a tap. 2 minutes Rand Water has warned Gauteng consumers that the entire water system in the province will collapse if they do not reduce their consumption. The bulk water supplier has particularly called on the Tshwane and Johannesburg Metros to encourage residents to lower their water consumption as storage levels in…
Hand foot and mouth disease on a child’s feet. 2 minutes Parents in KwaZulu-Natal are being urged to monitor their children for symptoms related to hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). This comes after two schools in Phoenix, north of Durban, confirmed cases of the disease over the past few days. The schools – Grandmore…
Enoch Ndou appears in the Thohoyandou High Court in Limpopo. 1 minute Multiple murder accused, Enoch Ndou, will today hear his fate in the High Court in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. The High Court is sitting at the Waterval Magistrate’s Court outside Louis Trichardt. 53-year-old Ndou has been accused of the murder of seven family members at…
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members during a handover ceremony and memorial service for 14 soldiers at the Air Force Base Swartkop in Pretoria on February 13, 2025. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa President says government takes seriously the concerns that various MPs have raised over the deployment of the South African National Defence…
Pharmaceutical tablets and capsules are arranged on a table in a photo illustration. 1 minute The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Gauteng says additional charges may be brought against four people accused of being part of an online drug syndicate. The accused Norman Brits, Henry Crail, Mona-Lize Grobler and Cailin De Bruin appeared before the Pretoria…
Coffins of two of the fallen soldiers 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his deepest condolences to the families of the SANDF soldiers who were killed in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). President Ramaphosa has been leading the official handing over ceremony at the Air Force Base Swartkop outside Pretoria The President…
1 minute Love is in the air at the Bosman Taxi Rank in Pretoria on Valentine’s Day. The South African National Taxi Association (Santaco) has treated commuters to roses and chocolates. It says the gesture is part of its Hlokomela Campaign, which promotes good customer service and road safety. Santaco Spokesperson Rebecca Phala says they wanted to show gratitude to commuters. Hlokomela Campaign | SANTACO celebrates Valentine’s…
The South African Police Service says it is working hard to bring an end to extortion-related crimes, and has appealed for the cooperation of communities. 1 minute Western Cape police have arrested four suspected extortionists in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. Provincial police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says officers made the arrests after receiving information on…
