Wet road. The Western Cape Mobility Department has urged road users to prioritise safety while driving in inclement weather conditions that has set in over the province. The department’s spokesperson, Muneera Allie says traffic law enforcement officers will be deployed to identified high-risk roads. The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 4…
Police vans at the scene of an arrest. Five people, who include a senior official from the Bloemfontein branch of the Department of Labour, and four civilians have been arrested in connection with fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) claims. The countrywide crackdown was launched five months ago. One of the arrests so far was made…
Water droplet coming out of a tap. The Gauteng Health Department says it is closely monitoring health facilities across Johannesburg that are affected by Rand Water’s ongoing maintenance work. Some of the impacted health facilities include Charlotte Maxeke, Johannesburg Academic and Helen Joseph hospitals and the Hillbrow Community Health Centre. Head of Communication, @SamuelModiba says,…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal. Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has called his second witness to the stand in the landmark sexual harassment probe against him. The second witness is an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert, Dr. Vincent Mello, who is expected to give evidence on the…
The Gauteng Health Department says it is closely monitoring health facilities across Johannesburg that are affected by Rand Water’s ongoing maintenance work. Some of the health facilities impacted by this include Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic, Helen Joseph hospitals, and Hillbrow Community Health Centre. The department’s Motalatale Modiba says some of the healthcare facilities are using…
[File photo] Hospital ward The six initiates and a traditional surgeon, who were injured after a fire engulfed their initiation school at Maake near Tzaneen in Limpopo, are recovering in hospital. They were taken to the CN Phatudi hospital after suffering minor to severe burns. One initiate who suffered severe burn wounds has been transferred…
The woman in court for alleged baby snatching at a mall in Cape Town. The 37-year-old woman who allegedly abducted a newborn baby from a Bellville mall in Cape Town over the weekend will apply for bail on the 10th of July. The woman made a brief appearance in the Bellville Magistrate’s court on Thursday….
A customer keys in an electricity token. Johannesburg power utility City Power says it will cushion poor, low-income households from paying increased service and availability charges as new tariffs kicked in this week. City Power customers are now paying an increase of 12,41% for electricity in line with the City’s approved tariffs for the 2025/26…
Grade 11 learner from the Martie du Plessis Special Needs School, Kamogelo Baukudi. The five men, who were accused of abducting Kamogelo Baukudi, have indicated that they intend to sue the state as they claim they were assaulted and wrongfully arrested. Legal analyst, Advocate Inez Bezuidenhout says reasonable suspicion alone can prompt arrests. The men…
[File photo] The Department of Health has condemned the actions of groups blocking access to health care facilities to deny treatment to patients who are undocumented foreign nationals. There has been a reported increase in such actions, which are being justified as efforts to ease pressure on the burdened health care system. Department of Health…
