FILE | Johannesburg Water workers fixing leaks and vandalised valves in Yeoville on February 21, 2024. 1 minute Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says the City of Johannesburg will increase the number of repair and maintenance teams with an estimated turnaround time of 24 to 48 hours in an effort to improve the response…
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba briefs the media after inspecting spaza shops in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says the government must urgently intervene and shut down all spaza shops owned by foreign nationals to prevent any further deaths after at least 23 people died since the start of last month. This was after…
[FILE IMAGE]: man holding an umbrella under heavy skies. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal Co-operative Governance Department has advised residents to exercise caution due to potential thunderstorms, heavy rains and hail. The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has issued a Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms, heavy rains and hail in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal. Department…
Two children fell into a construction hole. 1 minute Vaal Central Water (VCW) in the Free State has sent its condolences to the families of two children who fell into a construction hole and drowned at the weekend in Thabong, Welkom. The water utility reports that a group of children including the two aged 10…
The Office of the Chief Justice 1 minute The Office of the Chief Justice has raised concern over the water disruptions which have hindered the Constitutional Court’s ability to conduct in-court hearings since the first of this month. The Office, however, says the exact cause of the ongoing irregular water supply challenge is not known…
3 minutes The Department of Water and Sanitation has assured South Africans that the country is not running out of water. This as Johannesburg Water will continue to throttle water supply between 9 pm and 4 am, to enable reservoir levels to recover. The City intends to implement this continuously from 14 November until the…
Minister of Education Siviwe Gwarube addressing the Education Business Breakfast. 2 minutes Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says Early Childhood Development needs to be pioritised and integrated into basic education in order to improve the quality of education from the foundation phase. Gwarube was speaking at an Education Business Breakfast in Johannesburg on Monday hosted…
1 minute Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has announced that Johannesburg Water will be throttling water in the City of Johannesburg from Thursday 14th of November until the water system has fully recovered. This comes as the department attempts to address the water supply challenges faced by the City and Gauteng province. Johannesburg has…
1 minute Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina briefs the media on water supply challenges Livestream:
File image: Silver handcuffs. 2 minutes Free State Police have arrested a 42-year-old man who was seen with a banner trying to stop other truck drivers on the N3 road near Harrismith. Police say they have been monitoring the situation following threats by members of the All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa (ATDF-ASA)…
