Power lines. 2 minutes Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the government is taking steps to eliminate load reduction nationwide. Ramokgopa has been meeting with the mayors of Limpopo municipalities in Polokwane. He encouraged municipalities to explore electricity generation, as a means to reduce load shedding and create revenue streams. Although the country…
Pit latrines 2 minutes The Human Rights Commission (HRC) in the Eastern Cape says the Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrines in the province fall below the safety guidelines of the Water Research Commission (WRC), thus putting the lives of young learners at risk. The commission released a damning report of school sanitation infrastructure in the…
Eskom vehicle. 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Co-operative Governance Department has condemned criminal attacks on essential services. This after hijackers took an Eskom employee for eight hours and stripped the power utility’s bakkie of its parts. The department’s spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says the incident took place in the Ndlangubo area at Empangeni on Saturday. The incident…
Minister of Defence Angie Motshekga. 2 minutes DA MP Chris Hattingh says it is time for the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga to go. He was speaking during an urgent debate under way in Parliament on the death of the 14 South African soldiers in the DRC. The debate has been called…
Some officials that have been arrested seen at a licensing department. 1 minute The Road Traffic Management Corporation and the Hawks have arrested seven traffic officials suspected of alleged corruption in Thabazimbi, Limpopo. The vehicle examiners and clerks are suspected of taking bribes and selling drivers licenses. They are allegedly part of syndicate of traffic…
Rescue teams at Umdloti Beach 1 minute Life Saving South Africa says KwaZulu-Natal has recorded five drownings in the space of two weeks. The majority of these drownings happened at non-bathing beaches where lifeguards do not patrol. Amongst the bathers who are reported to have drowned is a 13-year-old boy and his uncle who tried…
Interns submit their applications 1 minute The Department of Employment and Labour believes the 20 000 inspector and enforcement interns will boost the Department’s capacity in ensuring fair labour practices across the country. They are expected to be recruited over two years. The Department’s spokesperson Thobeka Magcai says the recruitment process of the first cohort…
City of Johannesburg EMS truck. 1 minute The search and rescue operations for alleged illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, has been temporarily called off due to safety reasons. It is believed that the three mineworkers are trapped underground after their pulley system snapped while they were in the…
The Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi. 2 minutes Healthcare workers affiliated with the Public Servants Association (PSA) are picketing outside the Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi, south of Durban. The workers are complaining about poor working conditions. They say that the hospital has been without water for two weeks affecting hygiene and patient…
NSRI search and rescue respond to a distress call. 2 minutes A search is continuing for a missing man who reportedly fell off a boat in the Hartbeespoort Dam in North West on Sunday. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says it received a report from local children after witnessing the incident near the Eagles…
