Pollsmoor Prison 1 minute The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says the escaped prisoner at Pollsmoor prison in the Western Cape, has been rearrested. 35-year-old Yanga Wayithi escaped ealier this week while maintaining the facility’s grounds. He’s serving a six-month sentence for theft and trespassing. Correctional Services’ spokesperson Singabakho Mxumalo says Wayithi will be facing…
SA police ‘arrest’ banner 1 minute A School Governing Body (SGB) member has been arrested for contravening a protection order that the school obtained. Parents of learners at Tsebe Ntlha Primary School in Hammanskraal north of Pretoria are at loggerheads with the school principal over fee payments. Despite it being a no-fee paying public school,…
Constitutional Court 1 minute The Constitutional Court has refused to grant former Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s leave to appeal the October SCA judgment which dismissed her bid to review her impeachment. The decisions of the Section 194 inquiry led to her removal from office. The apex court found that the application for leave to…
Dry taps in a washroom 1 minute Residents of Ward 54 in Inanda, north of Durban are calling for schools in the area to be shut down due to hygiene concerns. This is due to ongoing water supply challenges. The residents claim they have been experiencing water shortages for the past four years. Resident Sibusiso…
FILE IMAGE | A confiscated gun that was used at a shooting. 1 minute The bail application of one of the two men accused of the murder of nine people at a tavern in Pienaar, last month, has been adjourned by the Kabokweni Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga. Bongani Nkosi is facing nine counts of murder,…
(File Image) Members of the South African Police Service salute while on parade. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says government remains committed to prioritising the well-being of police officers. Mchunu was speaking at a three-day Employee Health and Wellness workshop in Boksburg, Benoni. The workshop aims to tackle mental health challenges faced by police…
Various medication on a tray 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has admitted that her department could not procure medicine in December and January due to budget cuts. However, Simelane denies that there are widespread medicine shortages at provincial state healthcare facilities. This comes after the provincial ActionSA leader Zwakele Mncwango supplied a list…
Camden Eskom power station. 1 minute The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has expressed serious concerns over Eskom’s skyrocketing electricity tariffs, with growing fears that the average South African can no longer afford the hikes. During a briefing on Eskom’s financial statements for the 2023/24 year, the Auditor-General pointed to alarming financial mismanagement and…
2 minutes The South African Correctional Services Workers Union (SACOSWU) has called on the Department of Correctional Services to implement the 1.5% payment progression for 2024. The payment, which was supposed to be implemented in July last year, has not yet been paid in full. The payment progression system is designed to increase employees’ overtime…
SANDF members 2 minutes The South African government has vowed that the 14 SANDF members who died in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will be given a proper send-off. The handing over of mortal remains will be held at the Airforce Base Swartkop in Centurion on Thursday. There will also be a memorial service…
