Scores of Putco buses were torched in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has expressed great concern about the torching of over 50 Putco buses in the Nkangala District in Mpumalanga last night. A group of unknown armed suspects targeted several depots in the province, and two employees were injured. National Department of…
A road has been barricaded with rocks and burning tyres during a service delivery protest. 1 minute The Mbashe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape has urged motorists to drive with caution on the N2 through Dutywa. A service delivery protest blocked traffic for most of the morning. Residents of informal settlements are alleged to…
University of Mpumalanga 1 minute The University of Mpumalanga in Mbombela has reached its capacity for student intake for the 2025 academic year. The Deputy Registrar Nokukhanya Shongwe says the university already has over 15 000 students on its waiting list, which will be looked at after registrations are done. More than 200 000 students…
[FILE] Members of the SANDF take part in a training exercise in the bush. 2 minutes Four more South African soldiers have been killed in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing the total number of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members killed in the region to 13 in less than a week….
Woman charged with possession of child pornography and money laundering appears in court, Johannesburg, January 27, 2025. 1 minute The case of a 25-year-old woman charged with possession of child pornography and money laundering will resume at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg this morning. The woman, a web designer, appeared in court yesterday to…
15 Putco buses were torched at Moloto Bus Depot in Mpumalanga. 1 minute The Public Utility Transport Corporation (PUTCO) has confirmed that 47 of its buses were set alight and two workers injured in attacks at multiple depots in Mpumalanga. According to PUTCO, incidents have been reported at four depots in the province. Initial investigations…
Premier Thami Ntuli, KZN MEC for Public Works Martin Meyer, and eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba at the ‘Build KZN Better’ conference at the Durban ICC. 1 minute The issue of unutilised, hijacked and abandoned buildings in KwaZulu-Natal will come under the spotlight at a Property Management Conference in Durban today. The conference which property industry…
#PayTheGrants allies and supporters outside the High Court in Pretoria where the SRD grant case was heard on October 31, 2024. 2 minutes Advocacy group, #PayTheGrants, says government does have money to pay the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant beneficiaries. This comes after the High Court in Pretoria ruled that the application criteria to…
Burning tires during protest actions. 2 minutes The Eastern Cape Department of Transport has confirmed that law enforcement officials have been dispatched to Dutywa following a protest to highlight the lack of service delivery in the area. Protesting residents are reportedly burning tyres and blocking traffic passing through the town, affecting motorists travelling on the…
1 minute Advocacy group, the Indigenous First Nation Advocacy South Africa, has strongly condemned the newly signed Land Expropriation Act. It has described the Act as a devastating blow to the land restitution rights of the indigenous San and Khoi people. The advocacy group believes the Act prioritises cheap reconciliation over justice, marginalising already vulnerable…
