Doctors in the Eastern Cape have also called on the government to prioritise their safety at public hospitals. 2 minutes Doctors in Eastern Cape are calling on the provincial government to address staff shortages that continue to plague the Department. The public sector doctors and nurses say they are overburdened amid a shortage of staff…
3 minutes It is time for South African men to be better human beings, change their violent ways, and learn to coexist with women and children. Men from across the country gathered for the annual summit to speak about their challenges, hear each other out, confront their traumas and build one another. The EmpowaMen Summit…
Electricity power box 1 minute Power utility-City Power has again disconnected two property development estates in Kibler Park, south of Johannesburg that are reported to be illegally reconnected to the electricity network. The properties had been cut off during a previous operation last week following an anonymous tip-off. During the sting operation, the power utility…
File Image: Firefighters trying to extinguish a blaze. 2 minutes Ekurhuleni Disaster Emergency Management Services (DEMS) continues to investigate the blaze of an industrial factory that went in flames after a huge explosion at 45 Power and Railway street in Germiston on Friday night. It is reported that upon the DEMS arrival, flames were over…
An abandoned mine shaft 1 minute Community volunteers from Khuma near Stilfontein in the North West have resumed their operation to retrieve illegal miners who are underground at shaft 11, in one of the disused mines in the area. The operation was halted on Friday due to rainy weather. Only one illegal miner was retrieved…
Free State former Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae. 1 minute ActionSA in the Free State says it acknowledges the African National Congress’ (ANC) decision to place Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae on a month long leave amid serious allegations of corruption and money laundering. Letsoha-Mathae and her husband Lawrence Mathae, who is the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipal Speaker,…
The spaza shop that allegedly sold snacks to the children that led to them dying from food poisoning in Naledi, Soweto. 2 minutes The president of Together in Defence of the Township, Sipho Mthembu, has welcomed an announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that a joint fund of R500 million will be established to help small…
Arrest banner 1 minute The four police officers arrested for theft and defeating the ends of justice have been remanded in custody by the Barberton Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga. Sergeant Danisile Mahlangu, Sergeant Mandla Ndlovu, Sergeant Bongani Dlamini and Sergeant Doctor Zulu allegedly searched a house of an alleged paymaster of illegal miners in Barberton,…
Glasses with alcohol seen on a table 1 minute The South African Liquor Brand Association (SALBA) says it remains concerned that government hasn’t yet come up with a meaningful strategy to eliminate the illicit alcohol sector. The National Treasury released a policy review document on the taxation of alcoholic beverages earlier this week. The policy…
Smart electricity meters. 2 minutes With just a week left, Eskom electricity users in Limpopo, who have not yet recoded their meter boxes are experiencing power disruptions. Scores of residents have visited Eskom to recode their electricity meter boxes ahead of the November 24 deadline. After the above mentioned date, all Standard Transfer Specification compliant…
