Hawks and SAPS vehicles at a farm selling rotten and expired food in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes A farmer in Mpumalanga has been arrested for allegedly repackaging expired and rotten food for sale. The Hawks’ Secunda-based Serious Organised Crime Investigation together with the SAPS says they received information about a farmer who allegedly repacked expired and…
Shaft 11 of a disused mine at Stilfontein. 1 minute The identification of the bodies of illegal mineworkers who had been retrieved from an abandoned mine shaft in Stilfontein in the North West could take some time. The Provincial Health Department says autopsies on 80 bodies have been concluded, but some of the bodies retrieved…
Water-tanks 1 minute Four people have been arrested in connection with water infrastructure vandalism at Chris Hani district municipality in Eastern Cape. The arrests are linked to disruptions in water services provision and the vandalism of newly installed water tanks in Ezibeleni. These tanks were part of the district’s intervention to supplement water supply in…
1 minute Power entity Centlec has switched off the lights of some government entities in the Free State for defaulting on payment arrangements of about R1.3 billion. The Provincial department of Public Works Head of Department, Mosa Masimene says there’s been constant communication with Centlec and they’ve been paying whatever amount they have in their…
Protesters hold placards during a march against GBV. 1 minute Thokozile Madonko, a researcher at Wits University’s Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, hopes that plans to address inequality and gender-based violence (GBV) will top President Cyril Ramaphosa’s list of priorities. Ramaphosa will deliver the State of the Nation Address at the Cape Town City Hall…
A man stands at a branch of the South African Post Office. 1 minute Postbank has called on all SASSA grant beneficiaries who have not yet upgraded to the Postbank black card to do so before the deadline on February 28. The SASSA gold cards are being phased out and beneficiaries must switch to the…
Corruption 1 minute The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the Gauteng government’s decision to dismiss officials implicated in corruption related to the Anglo Ashanti Hospital. The officials, from the Gauteng Health and Infrastructure Development departments, faced charges over alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for the hospital’s refurbishment in 2022. The SIU’s investigation revealed evidence…
1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu addresses the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) ahead of the State of the Nation Address (SONA). Live stream below:
Housing development. 1 minute Western Cape Infrastructure Minister Tertius Simmers has revealed that the province’s housing backlog has reached approximately 620 000 units, with the majority of the demand concentrated in Cape Town. Simmers emphasized the importance of partnerships with the private sector to accelerate housing projects. Speaking during a visit to a housing project…
The Gauteng Department of Social Development on commissioner street, 1 minute The Department of Social Development has urged non-profit organizations (NPOs) to comply with registration requirements after deregistering over 6 200 NPOs. The department warned that more than 200 000 organizations, including NPOs, voluntary associations and trusts, risk deregistration for failing to submit annual reports…
