A road with potholes The Manyatseng Taxi Association has expressed disappointment that construction work on the R708 between Clocolan and Marquard has not started despite an announcement by the MEC for Community Safety, Roads and Transport Jabu Mbalula that a contractor was appointed and commencing work, a week ago. A protest two weeks ago by…
Electricity pylons. The Director of the Centre of Sociological Research and Practice at the University of Johannesburg, Dr. Trevor Ngwane, says many South Africans are under economic pressure, making it difficult for them to afford paying for electricity services. [WATCH] University of Johannesburg’s Dr. Trevor Ngwane says the government needs to change its approach and…
The three guilty people in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case Western Cape police say they’ve searched an area in the Middelpos informal settlement at Saldanha Bay on the West Coast in connection with the disappearance of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith. She was six-years-old when she disappeared from her home in February last year. Kelly Smith, Steveno…
Counterfeit Springboks’ apparel Police say more than R156m of counterfeit and illicit goods have been seized during nationwide operations, in recent weeks. #sapsHQ The South African Police Service (SAPS) seized counterfeit and illicit goods worth more than R156 million during nationwide operations in recent weeks. In the past three weeks, the integrated team executed search-and-seizure…
KZN Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education says it is not alarmed by the circulating claims about the alleged rigging of the National School Nutrition Programme. This comes as Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka is under scrutiny over claims of irregularities and tender rigging within the department. Hlomuka is alleged to have manipulated…
murder A woman and her brother were shot dead in Soweto last night during her birthday celebration. It’s alleged that a Police Captain shot and killed the woman, who was his girlfriend and also a fellow police officer together with her brother before turning the gun on himself. South African Police Service spokesperson in Gauteng,…
[File Image]: School pupils wait to board scholar transport. The taxi industry in Mthatha, Eastern Cape has threatened to down tools starting on Monday due to non-payment of scholar transport operators. This might affect teaching and learning in the area. The deputy chairperson of the provincial taxi interim task team, Mxhosa Sobazile alleges that they…
Trade Union, Solidarity has accused FlySafair management of threatening pilots with another 7-day lock-out should they not accept the offer the company tabled on Saturday morning. The workers are demanding a 10% wage increase and have rejected the airline’s 5.7% offer. The union says pilots are frustrated with the current unpredictable scheduling system. It says…
National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola briefs the media. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says searches have been undertaken by the Hawks Crimes Against the State Unit at farms near Lesotho and no evidence of training camps for Basotho, seeking to reclaim land from South Africa, have been found to date. Lesotho Police Chief Borotho Matsoso…
Sheep at a farm Stock theft and limited resources in police stations remain a concern in the Eastern Cape. The issue was raised to Community Safety MEC Xolile Nqatha as he was giving a report back on submissions that were in a petition that was handed to him last year, in Mthatha. Some people shared…
