Buses at a bus depot. 2 minutes It was a bleak Christmas for over 1 100 employees of the NTI bus company who had not been paid for five months. Workers union SAWU YA BASHUMI spent the day on Wednesday chanting in Mahikeng in support of all workers, who have been camping in the Mmabatho…
An NSRI rescue boat at sea. 2 minutes A 36-year-old man has drowned at Fish Hoek Beach on the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape. National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Spokesperson Craig Lambinon, says that teams had been activated after reports that a man had disappeared under water after jumping from rocks. He says that lifeguards had…
The scene of a fatal crash involving two vehicles on the N2 near Gonubie Farmers in East London. 2 minutes The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) says they’ve met with the taxi industry leadership following a series of road crashes involving minibus taxis and trucks. In the latest incident, seven people were killed and five injured when…
File image: Accident road sign. 1 minute Free State Emergency Services says a truck carrying explosives is on fire on the N1 – 10 km north of Kroonstad. Three people have sustained minor injuries, and there are also multiple light motor vehicles involved. Spokesperson Sipho Towa says fire services and other emergency services are on…
The logo of Amazon is seen on the door of an Amazon Books retail store in New York City, US, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 2 minutes The competition in South Africa’s e-commerce sector is intensifying with global players like Amazon gradually reshaping the landscape. A recent report suggests that growth in the digital economy…
Shimza hosted an annual Christmas party for over 30 orphanages, benefiting more than 1500 children across Ekurhuleni, Gauteng 3 minutes Christmas is traditionally a day for families to get together but for many who don’t have family or have strained relationships, it can be a very lonely time. South African DJ and music producer Ashley…
South African Weather Services has issued a warning for severe thunderstorms. 1 minute The South African Weather Service says KwaZulu-Natal residents should brace themselves for wet weather conditions over the next few days. Weather forecaster Sihle Dlamini says various parts of the province can expect up to a 60% chance of thundershowers. “We have 60%…
Newborn babies in hospital cribs. 1 minute The first Christmas baby in the Eastern Cape was born just two minutes after midnight at Madweleni Hospital in Elliotdale. So far, 104 Christmas babies have been born in the province, with 57 boys and 47 girls. Eastern Cape Department of Health Spokesperson Mkhululi Ndamase confirmed the birth…
Buses at a bus depot. 3 minutes More than 1,100 employees of North West Transport Investment (NTI) spent Christmas without pay after going five months without their salaries. In a bid to get authorities’ attention, workers, supported by the SAWU-YA BASHUMI union, staged protests in Mahikeng and camped in the Mmabatho CBD for seven days…
Newborn babies in hospital cribs. 1 minute A total of 184 new babies were born on Christmas Day between midnight and noon in Gauteng’s public hospitals. Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has congratulated the mothers of the newborns. She also reopened the newly-renovated female medical ward at Tembisa Hospital, east of Joburg. Nkomo-Ralehoko says the ward…
