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)…
[File Image]: People walking in front of the Western Cape High Court. 1 minute The trial of alleged underworld gang leaders Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, André Naude, and 13 others is set to resume today in the Cape Town High Court. Proceedings were postponed last week after co-accused Mark Lifman was killed in a shooting outside…
Children at an ECD centre are given food. 2 minutes Maintenance defaulters will no longer be able to acquire credit, until they meet their financial obligations to their children. This, after Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Simelane signed a memorandum of understanding, the Maintenance Online Listing of Defaulters. It was signed with the Social…
A bottle marked with poison label 1 minute The Gauteng government has decided to ban the sale of Terbufos by unlicensed businesses, a pesticide which was found to have caused the recent deaths of six Soweto children. Premier Panyaza Lesufi says only licensed businesses will be able to sell the pesticide also known as “halepherimi”….
A man holding an umbrella under heavy skies. 1 minute The City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department has issued an advisory to residents for a Yellow Level 2 warning. This after the South African Weather Services warned that severe thunderstorms are expected tonight and tomorrow posing risks of localised flooding in low-lying areas, informal settlements…
A wilted maize crop is seen in Mumijo, Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, March 16, 2024. 1 minute Climate expert Prof. Walter Musakwa says people have no choice but to adapt as temperatures around the world continue to rise. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service’s recent studies indicate that for the…
A person is filling a glass with water. 1 minute The City of Tshwane has reported that water has begun flowing in certain areas after repairs were completed by Rand Water. The disruption occurred on Wednesday due to a trip at Rand Water’s Palmiet Booster Pump Station, which led to widespread outages across the city….
[FILE] Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa convened a meeting with the department’s EXCO and its entities on July 2, 2024. 2 minutes Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has introduced a new standard draft by-law intended to boost township economies. According to the department, the by-law aims to create…
