City of Tshwane buses. 1 minute The City of Tshwane says it is working on replacing the 33 bus operators dismissed for taking part in an unprotected strike in May this year. The decision to fire them was taken after they appeared before a disciplinary hearing last month. The city’s spokesperson Lindela Mashigo says they…
A person being arrested 1 minute A suspect accused of fatally shooting a Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) superintendent on the N2 near Groutville, north of Durban, has been arrested following a multidisciplinary police operation early Monday morning. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the 27-year-old suspect allegedly robbed a taxi driver and passengers and shot…
FILE | Kids standing outside a spaza shop 1 minute Two children aged seven and 10 years old are believed to have died yesterday after allegedly consuming snacks purchased from a local spaza shop in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria. This is according to a parent of one of the deceased children. It’s believed that three…
FILE | NSRI lifeguards 1 minute The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has issued an appeal for information regarding an unidentified woman who went missing in the surf at Sunrise Beach, near Muizenberg in Cape Town. According to NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon, witnesses reported seeing the woman, who was wearing a yellow T-shirt, struggling in…
A picture of a burst pipe. 2 minutes Water resource organisation WaterCAN has urged the government to address water leaks in public buildings, which it says may be contributing to water shortages that led to recently announced restrictions in Johannesburg. The City of Johannesburg implements restrictions starting Thursday to help stabilise reservoir levels currently at…
Person spraying pesticide 1 minute Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says they have started the process of banning the use of pesticides in schools. This follows an escalation in incidents of food-borne illnesses in schools. The Gauteng provincial government has announced that 23 children have died in the province due to food-borne illnesses. Gwarube has…
Damage to a building 1 minute The Mpumalanga Department of Education is monitoring exams in the Mkhondo Local Municipality after a severe storm damaged school infrastructure on Sunday night. The storm affected power lines, residential buildings and schools in the area, with damage reported at three schools, impacting eight classrooms, a kitchen and a hostel….
Vendor selling on the street 2 minutes Civil society organisation Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX) has voiced opposition to the government’s decision to halt food sales around school premises. The measure was implemented after numerous foodborne illness cases affected hundreds of students in several provinces. KAAX claims the suspension will worsen unemployment for black women,…
The High Court in Cape Town. 1 minute The trial of alleged underworld gang bosses Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, André Naude and 13 others is expected to resume in the High Court in Cape Town today. The matter was postponed last week after co-accused, Mark Lifman, was murdered in George. Lifman was gunned down in a…
3 minutes The community of Soul City Informal Settlement are seeking answers after a 13-year-old boy was allegedly shot in the leg by police on Saturday afternoon. The community near Kagiso on Gauteng’s West allege police officers often come to take bribes from foreign national spaza shop owners. However, on Saturday, they decided to take…
