FILE: A person carries buckets of water into the house. Residents of Kareedouw in the KouKamma municipality in the Eastern Cape are crying foul about the poor service delivery from the municipality. The residents say they have been without water for almost ten years and have to queue every day for water in water tanks…
Funeral of the late Tshidi Madia in Germiston in Johannesburg. Veteran journalist Lizeka Mda, who is a friend of the late Tshidi Madia has described her as a phenomenal and fearless storyteller. Mda was speaking at the funeral service of Madia at the San Salvador Catholic Church in Germiston, Johannesburg. Madia died last week at…
Stolen copper cables recovered by authorities. Police have seized copper cables worth R3-million and arrested five suspects at an unregistered scrapyard in De Deur, outside Vereeniging in Gauteng. Provincial police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says the arrests follow a tip-off. “A team comprising of Sedibeng infrastructure unit, Gauteng traffic wardens and private security companies discovered large…
Court official holds a banner of slain NPA prosecutor Tracy Brown A second suspect arrested in connection with the murder of NPA prosecutor Tracy Brown and made a brief appearance in the Gqeberha Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape. The suspect Ayabulela Busakwe (31) is facing a string of charges which include murder, conspiracy to…
A pregnant person. The Eastern Cape government has called on communities to report teenage pregnancy to the authorities. The call comes at the backdrop of the release of the provincial Health Department’s report, which revealed that between April and July this year, 117 teenagers between the ages of ten and 14 gave birth at the…
[File Image] Taxis seen at a rank in Johannesburg. Commuters in eThekwini in KwaZulu-Natal will be forced to arrange alternative transport on Thursday as the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) announces an indefinite shutdown. This comes after more than two dozen taxis were impounded in Clermont for operating without permits. This has sparked frustration…
Car the kidnapper was travelling in A wanted Mozambican kidnapper has been shot and killed during a confrontation with the South African Police Services (SAPS) anti-kidnapping task team in Kempton Park. That’s according to SAPS National Spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe. Mathe says the 40-year-old was on SERNIC, which is Mozambique’s Wanted Persons Database. He has…
Car the kidnapper was travelling in Police say they are working around the clock to rescue an Indian businessman whom a deceased suspected kidnapping kingpin had abducted. Police shot and killed the suspect in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, on Wednesday. He’s alleged to have been part of a syndicate that kidnaps businessmen and demands ransom to…
Empty classrooms The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has confirmed an investigation into allegations of rape against a teacher at Bronkhorstspruit Primary School is under way. It is alleged that a foundation-phase learner was sexually assaulted by an educator. The accused appeared before the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court Wednesday and the matter has been postponed to…
Smart meter at a home National Treasury has reported significant progress in its smart meter rollout, with 67 000 already installed across 18 municipalities during the last financial year. The project is part of a R2 billion government initiative, distributed over three years, to help municipalities with high Eskom debt. National Treasury is looking to…
