An abandoned mining trolley seen outside a disused shaft 1 minute Some residents in Tzaneen and surrounding areas in Limpopo say government must resuscitate old mines to create job opportunities and stop illegal mining. They were speaking after the task team established to fight illegal mining, Operation Vala Umgodi conducted a search at the old…
A person next to a paraffin light during an electricity blackout. 2 minutes The Madibeng Local Municipality in Brits in the North West is facing a potential blackout. This is due to unpaid electricity and water bills totalling R129 million owed to the City of Tshwane as of October 31 this year. This debt has prompted Tshwane officials to…
The Hemel and Aarde Valley at Hermanus in the Overstrand on fire in this image captured on 17 November 2024. 1 minute The fire in the Hemel and Aarde Valley at Hermanus in the Overstrand Municipality in the Western Cape that broke out yesterday on the mountainside and spread towards Hawston has been contained. Overstrand…
The High Court in Cape Town. 1 minute The Cape Town High Court case of alleged underworld gang bosses Jerome Booysen, André Naude and others is set to resume today. The matter had to be postponed yesterday after an accused needed medical care for epilepsy. The case will resume without alleged kingpin, Mark Lifman, who…
A crime scene cordoned-off. 1 minute The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is probing a death in police custody. This after a 43-year-old man shot and killed himself in a police charge office at Ventersburg police station on Monday. The man was arrested at a tavern in Winburg over the weekend after his wife reported…
Image depicting a kidnapping 1 minute Three foreign nationals are expected to appear at the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court tomorrow on charges of abduction. Police spokesperson, Malcolm Pojie says the suspects are linked to the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl a week ago. She was reported missing at the Samora Machel police station. Pojie says police…
Person watering their garden 2 minutes Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo has assured the public that the country will not run out of water. He says there are plans to build more dams. Ageing infrastructure and leaking pipes have been highlighted as contributing to the water challenges in the country. Mahlobo was addressing…
Miner at Stilfontein. 2 minutes Leader of residents that have volunteered to retrieve suspected illegal miners at shaft 11 in Stilfontein in the North West, says they have halted their operation. Thembile Botman says this is to allow mine rescue personnel to assess and clear the shaft. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu accompanied by Defence Deputy…
FILE | Kids standing outside a spaza shop 1 minute Operation Dudula says it is disappointed that there are some South Africans who are assisting foreign nationals to register their spaza shops under their identities. This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa mandated that spaza shop owners must register their businesses within 21 days to avoid…
Construction cranes 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says there are links between the so-called construction mafia and other forms of organised crime. He was speaking at a national summit on crime at construction sites in Durban. The summit has heard that the problem began in KwaZulu-Natal and has spread to Gauteng, the Western Cape and the…
