Deputy President Paul Mashatile 2 minutes Deputy President Paul Mashatile says government’s immediate priority is to address infrastructure challenges in the water sector. He was speaking at the end of the two-day National Water and Sanitation Indaba at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, on Friday. The Indaba was aimed at highlighting…
Cash-In-Transit heist along Edendale Road in Pietermaritzburg, March 28, 2025. 1 minute Police have launched a manhunt for ten suspects linked to a cash-in-transit robbery in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal last night. The suspects shot and wounded a security guard during the incident which took place on Selby Msimango Road. The incident attracted scores of curious onlookers…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi 1 minute Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi will engage rural communities in northern Pretoria on their service delivery problems today. The aim of the Rural Safety and Service Delivery Imbizo is to bring together local authorities, law enforcement, and communities from Vastfontein, Hammanskraal, and Petronella. They will discuss ways of improving coordination…
[File photo] Camera crew filming a movie. 1 minute The Gauteng Film Commission is encouraging young people to take advantage of opportunities in the film industry. It aims to empower the youth with the expertise to use film to tell South African stories. The commission, in partnership with the Media City Academy, convened the EmpowaYouth…
File image: Jail bars. 1 minute The High Court in Pretoria has sentenced four Zimbabwean nationals to life imprisonment for their involvement in a violent robbery spree that resulted in the deaths of SANDF member, Joel Sekano, and an innocent bystander in Brits, North West, in June 2022. The robbers, who targeted families seated outside…
NSRI search and rescue boat 1 minute The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) in KwaZulu-Natal has advised anglers to be cautious as the new moon spring tide is peaking this weekend. NSRI spokesperson Andrew Ingram says the high tide will cause strong currents in the afternoon. “Anglers are reminded to wear life jackets and carry…
[File photo] 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has commended the arrest of two suspects, including a department official, for stealing tractors from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The official, based at Inkosi Owen Sithole College of Agriculture, formerly Cedara, allegedly coordinated the theft of two tractors…
Construction work, earth moving machine 2 minutes Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has committed to ensuring that companies involved in corruption who abandon government projects unfinished will face the full might of the law. He says government loses billions, as in the case of the Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance in Hankey, Eastern…
1 minute A recent video circulating on social media platforms of suspects committing robberies in broad daylight in the Bloemfontein CBD, Free State, has sparked a public outcry. This as people are worried about their safety. However, nine suspects have been arrested in connection with the robberies. One of the suspects has been arrested for…
[FILE IMAGE] 1 minute A 58-year-old teacher has been arrested for allegedly repeatedly raping a 13-year-old learner at a primary school outside Polokwane, Limpopo. Provincial Education Department spokesperson Mike Maringa says the teacher was found with the learner at the school office on Thursday. Maringa says social workers have been dispatched to counsel the learner,…
