[File photo] Bucket toilets seen lined up in an informal settlement 2 minutes The use of buckets toilets has increased by over 50 percent in the Northern Cape. According to the 2022/2023 census, the province has the highest proportion of households still using bucket toilets followed by North West. The province recorded 52,5 percent increase…
File image: Walter Sisulu University (WSU) banner. 1 minute Walter Sisulu University (WSU) students at the Unitra Campus in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape are up in arms after a student was shot dead and three wounded during a protest this morning. The protest comes after students claim to have raised numerous issues with the…
Drops of water running from a tap. 1 minute Large parts of Johannesburg will experience low water pressure or no water at all for two weeks in May. Rand Water will be conducting essential maintenance at the Palmiet Pump Station from the 2nd to the 16th of next month. The maintenance work is expected to…
A firefighter works at the scene of a deadly fire which occurred in the early hours of the morning in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 31, 2023. 2 minutes The case against the alleged arsonist in the Usindiso building fire Sithembiso Lawrence Mdlalose has been postponed to Tuesday, next week. Mdlalose appeared in the High Court…
Corrugated asbestos cement roofing. 3 minutes The multi-million rand asbestos roof removal scandal is back in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on Tuesday. The 15th of April is a set date for the long-awaited trial to commence, following many postponements. Eighteen accused, including the former African National Congress (ANC )secretary general, Ace Magashule,…
1 minute Rand Water will no longer be conducting maintenance on its Palmiet Pump Station which would have resulted in large parts of Johannesburg experiencing water supply problems. Johannesburg Water says it erroneously issued the statement yesterday about the upcoming two-week-long maintenance which was to run from the 2nd to the 16th of next month….
Sewage spill 2 minutes The CEO of the Council for the Built Environment, Dr Msizi Myeza, has highlighted the lack of critical skills as the factor contributing to the declining state of the country’s municipalities. In some communities within the Emfuleni Municipality in the Vaal, residents are struggling with severe sanitation issues as they are…
Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. 2 minutes Only 12…
Road Accident Fund media briefing: 14 April 2025. 2 minutes Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO, Collin Letsoalo, has denied alleged wrongful involvement in a R79 million lease deal for the Fund’s offices. Letsoalo says there are processes and procedures that need to take place to secure a lease, including consultations with the National Treasury. Letsoalo…
Asbestos case back in court and ready for trial. 1 minute The 255 million rand asbestos roof removal case is back in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein today. The former Free State Premier Ace Magashule is among the 18 accused who are on trial for corruption and money laundering amounting to 255 million…
