A desperate looking man holds a placard saying ‘No Drugs’. Hundreds of substance abusers in Gauteng have arrived at a rehabilitation centre in Heidelberg to undergo a life changing experience, free of drugs and other illicit substances. The cohort forms part of the Gauteng government’s massive admission for people with substance use disorder who cannot…
[File photo] Containers at one of SA’s ports. Four former Transnet executives have been granted bail of R50 000 each by the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court, in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. The four accused are former Transnet CEOs Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama, former CFO Anoj Singh, and former engineer, Thamsanqa Jiyane. They handed themselves over to…
Stethoscope, Hospital, Doctor image. The Public Servants Association (PSA) says it will intensify its protest action over unemployed doctors until all are hired by the KwaZulu-Natal Health Department. Last week, protests erupted across the province due to the more than 150 doctors who still remain without jobs. The PSA says the government must stop making…
Metrobus in Johannesburg CBD Johannesburg’s Metrobus says the newly introduced payment system will enable commuters to pay only for the distance they have travelled. This is in reaction to the planned march by commuters to Metrobus offices in Braamfontein to protest against the system. Commuters say the new tap in and tap out payment system…
Minister George Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George has signed a notice to publish the second draft regulations for the environmental management of Offshore Ship to Ship Transfers, for public comment. This follows the department’s legal success in the African Penguin settlement and its ongoing commitment to marine biodiversity. The regulations introduce a risk-based…
Metrobus seen in Johannesburg Johannesburg Metrobus commuters are expected to march to the bus operators’ offices in Braamfontein to hand over a memorandum of grievances, demanding a return to the old payment system. Commuters are protesting the change in the payment system introduced by Metrobus. The situation is tense at Gandhi Square in the Johannesburg…
Water tanker servicing an area Joburg Water says water tankers will be made available to all areas affected by infrastructure maintenance work from today until Wednesday. The maintenance by Rand Water will affect the Eikenhof and Zwartkopies bulk water supply systems, which supplies water across the City of Johannesburg. Joburg Water spokesperson Nombuso Shabalala says…
Police in Cape Town have asked the public to assist in finding two men who may be able to provide crucial information following the fatal shooting of seven men at the Kanana Informal Settlement in Gugulethu early on Saturday morning. Police say the victims, aged between 26 and 30, were socialising in the kitchen when…
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing allegations of sexual harassment against the Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court continues. LIVE:
FILE | Residents trying to put out a shack fire A 22-year-old and a two-year-old child have died following a fire at Nigel in Ekurhuleni in Gauteng. An eight-year-old child managed to escape with minor burns and was taken for medical treatment. A total of eight people have died in fire-related incidents over the weekend…
