Meter. 2 minutes More households in Tekwane, southeast of the City of Mbombela, in Mpumalanga have tempered electricity meters. This was discovered by the power utility Eskom after it embarked on electricity meter audit in Tekwane. Illegal connections were immediately cut-off, transformers removed, and homeowners fined. The community was plunged into darkness, after Eskom employees…
Rescuers, Saps Search and Rescue, Gauteng EMS are currently attending to a search and rescue operation. 1 minute Johannesburg Emergency Services are currently conducting a search and rescue operation for an unknown number of alleged illegal miners at an abandoned mine shaft in Roodepoort, West of Johannesburg. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are still…
Accident between a bakkie and a taxi on the R40 road in Hoedspruit, Limpopo on February 8, 2025. 2 minutes Limpopo Transport MEC Violet Mathye says they will begin the process of identifying bodies from the Hoedspruit crash tomorrow. Thirteen people died in a collision between a delivery van and a taxi yesterday in Hoedspruit…
AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel. 1 minute AfriForum has rejected US President Donald Trump’s offer to relocate to the US. This comes as Trump signed an executive order stopping Financial aid to South Africa and allowing for opportunities for settlement for white Afrikaners in the US. Afriforum CEO Kallie Kriel and Solidarity briefed the media yesterday…
1 minute A 35-year-old man has been arrested after being found in possession of dagga worth R15 million in Northam outside Thabazimbi in Limpopo. Police say the arrest was made following a tip-off about a truck transporting illicit goods. Police spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says 44 bags of compressed dagga were seized. Mashaba says the suspect…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli speaks during a government function. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says collaboration between government, law enforcement agencies and the society can help in the fight against crime. Ntuli was speaking at a two day conference for the Council Against Crime in Durban. Poverty, unemployment and inequality have been identified as root…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile arrives at Ubuntu Awards in Cape Town. 1 minute Deputy President, Paul Mashatile says South Africa will always be guided by the spirit of Ubuntu – caring for others – when it comes to international relations. He spoke ahead of the Ubuntu Awards ceremony taking place in Cape Town this evening….
Broken windshield after a car crash. 2 minutes Limpopo MEC for Transport, Violet Mathye says the number of people killed in the road crash in Hoedspruit is 13 and not 15 as reported earlier. Mathye visited the R40 road where a bakkie collided head-on with a taxi and caught fire. The 13 were burnt beyond…
Empty classroom 2 minutes The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is probing tender irregularities in Mpumalanga’s Education Department. It’s investigating alleged corruption related to six tenders. Apparently, irregular payments were made to various service providers, who were contracted to provide food stuff, to six boarding schools in the province. President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed a proclamation…
File image: A taxi accident in Limpopo in December 2024. 1 minute Several passengers have died in a road crash between a taxi and a bakkie on the R40 road in Hoedspruit in Limpopo. The total number of those killed has not yet been confirmed. It is believed that eight of the deceased are employees…
