People in Durban queueing to recode their prepaid meters ahead of the 24 November 2024 deadline. 1 minute Customers who fail to upgrade their electricity meters today will be left in the dark tomorrow. Today is Eskom’s deadline to upgrade all prepaid meters across the country. Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has already…
Bullet casings and broken glass at a crime scene. 1 minute Police at Phuthaditjhaba in Qwaqwa in the Free State have made an urgent call on the community to assist in tracing two armed suspects. This after a 61-year-old woman and her 40-year-old son were shot and killed in their home on Friday. The suspects…
1 minute The 2021 and 2022 Nobel Laureates Maria Ressa and Oleksandra Matviichuck, respectively, are delivering the keynote addresses at the 14th Annual Desmond Tutu Lecture under the theme “Bearing Witness”. LIVESTREAM – Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture:
A SAPS vehicle on patrol 1 minute Johannesburg Human Settlements MMC Mlungisi Mabaso has urged communities in informal settlements not to obstruct police in carrying out their duties in these areas. This follows a meeting between Mabaso and police where they highlighted some of the difficulties they encounter in areas like Coal Yard where communities…
A person behind bars. 2 minutes The former Head of Department at the North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management Bailey Mahlakoleng has been sentenced to two years imprisonment or R200 000 fine. This is after he pleaded guilty before the North West High court today, for contravening the Public Finance Management Act…
Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane speaking at the school safety Imbizo. 2 minutes Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane says bullying, gangsterism, physical fights and substance abuse are having a negative impact on learning and teaching in many schools in Ekurhuleni on Gauteng’s East Rand. He says they’ve identified about 55 schools in the region where…
Steve Biko Academic Hospital Building. 1 minute The Gauteng health department says the evacuated ICU patients following a fire at Steve Biko Academic Hospital early this morning will be moved back to their wards once the air sampling is concluded, the smoke odour is neutralised and the wards cleaned. Tshwane fire fighters say 20 adult…
People standing in a queue for updating prepaid meters in Soweto. 2 minutes There’s frustration among Eskom customers as hundreds of them continue to queue outside the power utility’s offices across Johannesburg to have their prepaid electricity meters recoded. There’s a long queue in Chiawelo, Soweto, with some elderly standing in the scorching sun. Tomorrow…
A prepaid meter. 1 minute City Power says it is now left with just over 600 customers who still need have their meters upgraded. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says it is promising that they might reach the Sunday deadline. He says by extending working hours and suspending penalty fees, technicians were able to resolve…
Anglican Archbishop, Thabo Makgoba. 1 minute The Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has appointed a three-person panel to review how the Anglican Church in South Africa handles reports of abuse. The review panel will include Dr Mamphela Ramphele, Advocate Jeremy Gauntlett and retired Judge, Ian Farlam. The trio will in turn make findings and…
