[FILE] Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa convened a meeting with the department’s EXCO and its entities on July 2, 2024. 2 minutes Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has introduced a new standard draft by-law intended to boost township economies. According to the department, the by-law aims to create…
[File photo] A man looks at an item before buying at a spaza shop in Thembisa, on the East Rand, in South Africa, August 2, 2023. 2 minutes The Gauteng government has announced plans to overhaul by-laws for municipal regulation of township tuck shops. This follows multiple foodborne illness cases that resulted in the hospitalisation…
Shops damaged by a major storm in Mkhondo in Mpumalanga. 1 minute A severe thunderstorm has caused significant damage to municipal offices, schools, and businesses in Mkhondo, Mpumalanga. The storm has also disrupted electricity supply in the area and numerous trees were uprooted. Mkhondo Municipality spokesperson Howard Vilakazi says that disaster management teams are currently…
[File] School Learners climbing Scholar transport. 1 minute The Departments of Basic Education (DBE) and Transport are exploring ways to secure safe scholar transport following recent budget cuts. The matter was discussed in a recent briefing to the Select Committee on Education, Sciences, and Creative Industries. Currently, 667 000 students use the National Scholar Transport…
The spaza shop in Alexandra township in Johannesburg where a 10-year-old girl passed on after eating allegedly contaminated snacks bought there. 1 minute Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says 23 children have died in Gauteng due to food-borne illnesses. The learners consumed food purchased from school vendors and spaza shops. Lesufi briefed the media in Johannesburg…
The victims has been found alive and is receiving medical treatment at a local hospital. 1 minute Seven suspects have been arrested for the kidnapping of a Chinese businesswoman in Kokstad in KwaZulu-Natal. In a statement, the Hawks says the 46-year-old female was accosted by the suspects in September while closing her bottle store. She…
EMS has warned against unsupervised swimming and residents performing cleansing rituals and ceremonies in rivers. 1 minute City of Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) is urging residents to monitor the weather before embarking on rituals and ceremonies in streams. EMS spokesperson Xolile Khumalo says, with summer upon us, the city is prone to experiencing an increased…
Soldiers’ sacrifice remembered at Thaba Tshwane Memorial Service. 4 minutes The vital but often over-looked role of women during wars has been remembered at the annual memorial service in Pretoria. Speaking at the 106th Remembrance Day Service held at the Thaba Tshwane New Military Cemetery, the Chairperson of the Pretoria Memorial Services Council, Marina Valentine,…
Accident scene for illustrative purposes 2 minutes A family in Mokopane, Limpopo, is grieving the loss of its five members in a vehicle crash on the N1. The vehicle in which they were travelling in lost control and overturned at Ysterburg outside Mokopane. The deceased are three children and two adults. Another family member, Flippie…
The late Lindani Myeni. 1 minute A civil lawsuit into the death of former South African rugby player Lindani Myeni who resided in Honolulu, Hawaii in the United States, is set to go to trial next year. This comes after the chairperson of the Honolulu City Council cancelled a planned vote on a proposed 1.5…
