Precautionary suspension of SA Tourism CEO unlawful: De Lille

SA Tourism CEO Nombulelo Guliwe. Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille says the precautionary suspension of the SA Tourism CEO Nombulelo Guliwe is unlawful. The Board of South African Tourism has placed Guliwe on precautionary suspension effective immediately, following serious allegations of misconduct. However, De Lille says the board cannot suspend Guliwe as there is no…

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Correctional Services expands prison bakery programme

Correctional Services Minister Dr. Pieter Groenewald opens a bakery at Westville Prison Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald says his department is moving ahead with the roll-out of bakeries across its facilities. He says this will save the department billions of rands in outsourcing fees. Minister of Correctional Services Dr Pieter Groenewald opened a newly established…

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DA seeks probe into JRA fraud claims

The Lillian Ngoyi Street repair project in the Johannesburg CBD on February 3, 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg says it has written to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Auditor General Advocate Tsakane Maluleke to urgently investigate allegations of fraud, corruption and governance failures at the Joburg Roads Agency (JRA). The party’s Caucus leader…

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Light aircraft crashes into the ocean in Durban, KZN

Emergency services at the scene of the crash Emergency services and law enforcement officials have converged at Suncoast Beach in Durban where a small aircraft has crashed into the sea. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says a video is doing the rounds on social media showing the small aircraft doing an aerial display before hitting…

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Taxi torched in Pimville, no injuries reported

FILE | Taxi destroyed by fire Gauteng police say a taxi has been torched by unknown suspects in Pimville, Soweto. No injuries have been reported and a case of malicious damage to property in being investigated. The incident happened near Maponya Mall. Residents have come out in their numbers near the mall after an e-hailing…

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