Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba. Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba reveals the truth behind the stalled Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The ambitious industrialisation programme, initiated in 2014, was meant to create over 20 000 jobs for the people of the province. Although the project was identified as key for the province’s economic development and…
National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, says illegal firearms remain a huge concern across the world. He was speaking at the 27th Interpol Regional Conference in Cape Town, which wrapped up on Friday. The three-day gathering brought together high-ranking officials from the International Criminal Police Organisation, senior police officers from Southern Africa and security analysts….
Taxis parked at a taxi rank. The E-hailing Council in KwaZulu-Natal says an agreement has been reached with the KwaDabeka Taxi Association to regularly meet in future to deal with problems as they occur. The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department set up the meeting with the two bodies after an incident earlier this week when taxi drivers…
Passengers pass their fares to minibus taxi driver Zakes Hadebe as they commute from Soweto township to central Johannesburg February 21, 2014. The Gauteng MEC for Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, says a settlement has been reached with the taxi industry in the City of Ekurhuleni bringing the two days strike to an end. Commuters in Katlehong,…
A mourner wearing a t-shirt bearing Chesnay Keppler’s face at her memorial service. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has arrested a 35-year-old Constable linked to the murder of the Gauteng Crime Warden, Chesnay Kepler. The officer, who is attached to the Crime Prevention Unit at the Eldorado Park Police Station, is accused of attempted…
Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso says the ministry will fast-track land reform claims to restore the dignity of communities that were dispossessed of land during Apartheid. He was speaking after handing over title deeds to communities in the Richtersveld and areas of the Namaqualand in the Northern Cape on Friday. Northern Cape…
Operation Vala Umgodi in the Northern Cape spearheaded a multi-disciplinary high-density operation in the greater Kimberley area on Thursday, 28/08 leading to a number of arrests on various charges. More than 20 suspects have been arrested in the Northern Cape for contravening immigration laws. The suspects were apprehended at a construction site in Kimberley after…
File: A taxi rank in Springs. There are concerns that the shutdown of taxi operations may spread to areas beyond Ekurhuleni. Earlier, the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) in Gauteng said only parts of Ekurhuleni would be affected. This follows threats of a shutdown in the province on Thursday after officials from the Transport…
The surgical team that performed South Africa’s first robotic donor nephrectomy at Tygerberg Hospital. Doctors at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town have successfully performed South Africa’s first living donor kidney removal using robotic surgery technology. The procedure involved a 45-year-old woman donating a kidney to her 24-year-old daughter. Urologist Dr. Danelo du Plessis, who carried…
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) in Gauteng says taxi operations will only be shut down in parts of Ekurhuleni. This follows threats of a shutdown in the province on Thursday after officials from the Transport Department impounded 17 taxis for offences, including unroadworthy vehicles. Taxi operations in Benoni, Katlehong and Kempton Park were…
