Police blue lights. 1 minute The DA in Johannesburg has welcomed the high court ruling that the City’s VIP protection policy is unconstitutional and invalid. Yesterday, the high court in Johannesburg ruled that the VIP protection policy, which provided excessive security to municipal officials without proper threat assessments, violated the law. The policy allocated 10…
{FILE IMAGE]: A poster is seen at a candlelight vigil against rape. 2 minutes The mother of a five-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and stabbed to death on New Year’s Day says she will remember her daughter as a bubbly and friendly child. The little girl’s lifeless body was found in the bushes in…
A tap that has run dry. 1 minute Johannesburg Water says it will intensify its programme to disconnect those connected to their network illegally. This in an attempt to reduce the high rate of illegal water connections to the City’s water network. The water utility says they will disconnect in informal settlements across the City…
A candle lit at a memorial service. 1 minute Former Umgungundlovu District Mayor, Yusuf Bhamjee has passed away at the age of 74. Bhamjee was redeployed by the ANC from the KwaZulu-Natal legislature to the district in 2008, to turn the local government’s affairs around. He served as mayor until 2016. Expressing their condolences, the…
The aftermath of a car accident. 1 minute The Eastern Cape has witnessed a devastating spike in road fatalities this festive season, with more lives lost compared to the previous year. To date just over 190 people have perished on the province’s roads. Transport MEC Xolile Nqatha says this is concerning as they had hoped…
Graduation cap. 1 minute Studying abroad can open up greater possibilities for an individual’s job prospects here at home and internationally. But, South Africans considering this need to be cognisant of the monetary costs involved. However, in the long run, the benefits of international study are likely to heavily outweigh the costs incurred. Sable International’s…
[FILE IMAGE]: A busy highway. 1 minute Traffic volumes have started increasing on most of the major road networks, including the N4 toll road in Mpumalanga as many are returning back. Authorities say law enforcement officers are visible on all the roads to ensure compliance. Over 20,000 summons were issued to motorists for violating traffic…
A light bulb. 1 minute More than 1 000 Gauteng residents have been without electricity since the beginning of the week. This follows an outage due to weather conditions – affecting several areas in the province including Roodepoort, Hursthill, Reuven and Randburg. Power utility, City Power has dispatched its technicians to clear the backlog of…
[FILE IMAGE]: A customer in a spaza shop. 2 minutes The community of Ratlou extension in Thaba Nchu remains calm pending the post-mortem results of the eight-year-old boy who died on Christmas Day. It is alleged that Nkosinathi Modise died after he and his three siblings consumed snacks bought from a spaza shop. They were…
[FILE IMAGE]: Shacks on fire. 1 minute Residents of an informal settlement in Nomzamo in Strand, outside Cape Town, are appealing for school uniform for the children in the area following a devastating church fire on Christmas Eve which claimed the life of one person. The residents are busy rebuilding their homes after receiving building…
