Dried cannabis plant. Police have arrested 14 suspects for illegally planting dagga at a five-hectare site at Babanango in northern KwaZulu-Natal. They were arrested during a raid by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Ulundi Crime Prevention Unit and other relevant stakeholders. Provincial police spokesperson, Captain Ntathu Ndlovu say police acted on a tip-off of…
Drugs seized by police at Garden Route District. Police have seized mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of over R700 000 in Malibu Village near Blue Downs, Cape Town. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says officers followed up on information when they made the bust. “Police members of Operation Restore deployed in the Tygerberg Sub…
FILE | Gas explosion Limpopo’s Department of Transport and Community Safety says that the R71 in Makgoebaskloof has been reopened for traffic. This after a truck carrying gas cylinders crashed and the cylinders exploded on Tuesday night. The vehicle went out of control and veered off the road. The explosion also caused a runaway veld…
Grade 1 children in a class during COVID-19 outbreak Gauteng parents have eight days to get their children’s school documents in order, as the online application process for Grades 1 and 8 opens next week Thursday 24/07 and closes on the 29th of August. The DA in the province says it hopes the department prepared…
Civil society organisation, Black Sash, has accused the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) of human rights violations following the implementation of a review process on grant recipients. The agency’s review process, which was introduced in April, is meant to verify the eligibility of grant recipients and combat fraud. The organisation says, despite claims from SASSA’s…
Phone with social media apps Social media law expert, Emma Sadleir has urged parents to monitor their children’s activities on social media platforms, particularly on WhatsApp. This after the Gauteng High Court, on Monday, ordered Meta platforms, to shut down anonymous Instagram accounts and WhatsApp channels distributing graphic child pornography involving South African schoolchildren. Sadleir,…
Officials at a non-paying establishment City Power says businesses in and around Johannesburg owe over R60 billion. The electricity entity has urged customers and businesses owners to come forward and make payment arrangements. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says they embarked on a revenue collection drive in Braamfontein today and disconnected defaulting businesses and residential…
Court hearing The Kimberley Magistrate’s Court has postponed the case of nine suspects linked to a R51-million tender awarded during the construction of the Northern Cape mental hospital. Legal representatives of former MEC of Transport, Roads and Public Works, John Block, his former HOD, Patience Mokhali, and businessman, Tshegolekae Motaung, who were arrested in May…
Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko addressed the post-budget briefing at the Provincial Legislature on July 16, 2025. The Gauteng Health Department says its R67 billion budget allocation for the 2025/26 financial year will be used to strengthen services, improve infrastructure, and address priority health needs across the province. This was announced this morning during a…
Limpopo Transport authorities say the R71 at Magoebaskloof, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo, has been closed to traffic following a gas truck explosion earlier this morning. The explosion has caused veld fires in the Magoebaskloof area. The truck was travelling from Polokwane to Tzaneen. A truck driver has been hospitalised with minor injuries. Department spokesperson Matome…
