City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero 1 minute City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says they will need about R200 billion to fix the deteriorating infrastructure of the City as a whole. This backlog includes among others, potholes, water and electricity. Morero has also revealed that the city is on a campaign to raise another…
The three accused in the murder case of Joslin Smith. 3 minutes Video recordings of statements made by two of the accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial took center stage in the Western Cape High Court this week. Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn gave these statements between the 4th and…
[FILE PHOTO] Shack fire. 1 minute Two people have died in a fire that swept through the New Rest Informal Settlement in Wellington early on Sunday morning. The fire has destroyed nearly 200 structures, leaving over 800 people displaced. The Drakenstein Municipality’s fire and rescue service is still on-site battling flare-ups, while the police and…
Handcuffs used to effect an arrest. 1 minute Six people, arrested for alleged manufacturing and dealing in illicit drugs, are expected to appear at the Standerton Court in Mpumalanga on Monday. The Hawks pounced on the suspects at a warehouse and a farm in the area. Chemicals and machinery found at both locations were confiscated….
[File photo] Prince Simakade Zulu 2 minutes A faction of the AmaZulu Royal Family supporting Prince Simakade is optimistic about the upcoming case aimed at unseating the AmaZulu monarch. They are confident that the Supreme Court of Appeal will uphold a judgment by the High Court in Pretoria that set aside President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recognition…
A tap with running water. 1 minute UMngeni-uThukela Water will conduct a 24-hour shutdown of its Wiggins Water Treatment Works from 4 am on Tuesday. The service will resume on Wednesday at the same time. eThekwini Municipality spokesperson Siyabonga Maphumulo says the shutdown aims to replace a gravity sales meter and check pipeline meters for…
Cash in Transit vehicles parked 2 minutes Police in KwaZulu-Natal have expressed concern over the spate of cash-in-transit heists in the province. There have been at least three reported heists in the past three weeks. Crime statistics released in February showed an increase in cash-in-transit heists and truck hijackings in the period between October and…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli speaks during a government function. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli is rallying citizens to join the fight against gender-based violence. He made the call at Nokuphila Mbhele’s funeral. Her body was found in a rented room in Mandawe on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. She had allegedly been killed by her…
SAPS logo 1 minute Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl who was on her way to school at Ribungwani outside in Giyani, Limpopo. Police spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says the armed man dragged the girl to nearby bushes and raped her. Mashaba says the suspect offered the girl money not…
A man crosses a flooded bridge, caused by heavy rains. 1 minute The Maselspoort Dam near Bloemfontein in the Free State has reached critical capacity following heavy overnight rainfall. The Mangaung Metro has issued a warning for residents and resort establishments in the area downstream of Mockes Dam on the Modder River to relocate all…
