File image: Community Work Programme (CWP) workers. 1 minute Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa says he will meet with labour unions this week to explore solutions to continue supporting Community Work Programme (CWP) participants aged 55 and older, despite budgetary constraints. This follows his decision to extend the contracts for these…
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal is currently conducting a hearing in Rosebank, Johannesburg on the complaint lodged by Andiswa Mengo, against Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court. 1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Judge President Selby Mbenenge will continue in Johannesburg today. This marks…
Bullet casings seen at a crime scene. 1 minute One person has died after a shootout with police in Qumbu near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape following a robbery tip off. OR Tambo Police have confirmed that the incident occurred at a homestead in Gwadana where they were met with gunfire. Police say the suspect,…
[File Image] AmaZulu King, MisuZulu kaZwelithini 2 minutes Cultural expert Professor Sihawu Ngubane says the instability in decision-making and failure to install a proper structure of advisory to handle the affairs of AmaZulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini is tarnishing the integrity of the monarch. This comes after a series of dramatic events that have unfolded within…
SAPS members at Stilfontein illegal mining operation site. 2 minutes Illegal miners living in Samaria informal settlement, just outside Kimberley, Northern Cape, have vowed to continue mining illegally despite alleged harassment by law enforcement agencies. The Zama Zamas have been making a living by mining near their area despite encountering challenges in their trade. Community…
A suspect being placed under arrest. 1 minute The man suspected of abducting and raping two nurses from Ga-Chuene clinic in Limpopo has been arrested, according to Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba. The Premier together with the Limpopo Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembi Hadebe briefed the media earlier today on the developments in the case. An armed…
[File Image]: Students sit on campus steps at Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape. 2 minutes Managing Director at Rosebank College, Dr Linda Meyer has urged students to consider other options outside of public higher education institutions. With the 2024 cohort of matriculants scoring the highest number of bachelor passes, most universities have already met…
2 minutes The Masilonyana municipal manager in the Free State Mojalefa Matlole has denied allegations that he demolished part of a municipal building classified as a heritage site in Theunissen without council approval. Mayor Dimakatso Modise says Matlole failed to follow the prescripts of the National Heritage Resources Act which stipulates that no building older…
3 minutes Seven of the eight people who were gunned down at a tavern in Pienaar, east of Mbombela, Mpumalanga, have been buried in different areas. Six people died on the scene while two others succumbed to gunshot wounds in hospital. The incident happened on Saturday last week. Two suspects have since been arrested following…
A lion rests at a captive breeding facility for big cats. 1 minute Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife has dispatched teams to search for what is believed to be lions in the Gluckstad area in Vryheid, northern KwaZulu-Natal. The search follows reports of livestock being killed by wild animals. Ezemvelo says it has received three confirmed sightings…
