2 minutes A community leader in Mangaung, Sammy Lebogo, has called on relevant authorities to urgently investigate the source of suspected food poisoning in increasing incidents in the country. Lebogo’s call comes after a recent incident in the province, 47 learners from the Ihobe combined school in Mangaung, Bloemfontein, were admitted to the hospital earlier…
A water reservoir. 2 minutes Johannesburg Water will start implementing water reduction between 9 pm and 5 am starting next week. This is to alleviate intermittent water pressure and outages experienced in the metro. Most of Joburg North has been without water this week due to a power trip at Rand Water’s Palmiet Pump Station. Joburg…
Accused 1, 2 and 3, Muzi Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, and Prince Mncube seating in the dock at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria. 1 minute Lawyer for Mthobisi Mncube, one of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, says the Department of Correctional Service has no basis to keep him in the C-Max…
1 minute The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) says it has instructed all schools to suspend the sale of food on and around school premises until further notice. It says the alarming increase in incidents of suspected food poisoning at various schools in the province has informed its decision. Gauteng Education spokesperson Steve Mabona says…
Five accused drug lords appearing in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. 1 minute Five accused drug lords are this morning expected back in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. Frederick Botha, Simphiwe Khumalo and three Mexican nationals, Ruben Vidal Rodriguez, Gutierrez Lopez Alejandro and Gonzalez Jorge Partida were arrested in July following a bust…
Snacks consumed buy Bloemfontein learners who were rushed to hospital on Thursday. 1 minute Angry residents of Bloemfontein in the Free State have looted goods from foreign-owned spaza shops. This follows an incident in which 47 learners at the Ihobe Primary School were rushed to the Pelonomi hospital after allegedly consuming expired biscuits and chocolates…
Scene of the accident on the N3 in KZN 1 minute Three people have died in a collision involving three cars on the N3 between Ashburton and Lion Park near Pietermaritzburg. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says an SUV collided with a truck on the Pietermaritzburg bound carriageway and after the collision, the SUV lost…
Professor Noel Chabani Manganyi. 1 minute Political analyst Professor Tinyiko Maluleke has paid tribute to the late Professor Noel Chabani Manganyi. He says Manganyi has left a lasting legacy. Professor Manganyi passed away at the age of 84. Manganyi obtained his doctorate in 1970. He had written 12 books including “Being Black in the World”…
An accident signage. 1 minute A number of injuries have been reported following a multi-vehicle crash on the N1 between Old Road and Brakfontein interchange towards Pretoria. Gauteng Traffic Police spokesperson Obed Sibasa says traffic is severely backed up from Johannesburg towards Pretoria. “Three lanes blocked, traffic severely backed up as you move from Johannesburg…
Children at an ECD centre are given food. 1 minute With up to 70% of parents failing to pay child maintenance in the first two years of the court order, the Department of Justice, alongside the Social Justice Foundation is going ahead with its plan to blacklist defaulters. The move will, however, take some time…
