[File photo] 1 minute Gauteng Education Spokesperson Steve Mabona has dismissed claims that thousands of learners at no-fee schools were without meals and sent home last week. The department launched its new R9 billion school nutrition programme, which was allegedly chaotic. Mabona says the only issue they had was a delay in food deliveries to some…
ArriveAlive road sign. 3 minutes The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport, together with Premier Panyaza Lesufi, have officially launched the Easter Road Safety Campaign. This, as the Easter season is characterised by high traffic volumes, with motorists driving to various holiday destinations. The activation is aimed at creating awareness of dangers posed by drunken…
[File image] Taxi with bullets and guns outside. 1 minute The Gauteng taxi industry has agreed to a ceasefire following long-standing violence between associations. The truce was facilitated by the provincial department of Roads and Transport. For years, the Witwatersrand African Taxi Association (WATA) and the Nancefield Dube West Taxi Association (NANDUWE) have been in…
Rain, Roof, Water image. 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is urging residents across large parts of the province to take extreme caution following the issuance of an alert level 4 weather warning for disruptive rain. The weather forecast has indicated that persistent rainfall is expected over most parts of…
Limpopo Social media socialite, Livhuwani Madadzhe appears in the Thohoyandou High Court on January 27, 2025. 1 minute A new state witness in the murder trial of a social media socialite is expected to take the stand when the matter resumes at the Thohoyandou High Court in Limpopo on Monday. Livhuwani Madadzhe is accused of…
File image: A drip at a hospital. 1 minute A learner from Mahikeng, North West, has died allegedly after eating snacks bought from street hawkers last Friday. It has been alleged that two girls, who are siblings, between 8 and 10 years old, bought snacks from one of the hawkers next to the school at…
Entrance of Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on October 29, 2020. 1 minute A woman is expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrates court in the Western Cape on Monday in connection with a fatal shooting in the building last week. Last week Tuesday, a man believed to be a taxi owner was gunned…
Children on the first day of school 2 minutes The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has terminated its partnership with Nal’bali after allegations that one of its practitioners sexually assaulted a grade three pupil. The GDE bemoaned the alleged incident and said children should be protected and not harmed. Nal’Bali is a national reading-for-enjoyment campaign…
Oncology equipment 1 minute The Cancer Alliance has hailed the recent ruling by the High Court in Pretoria ordering the provincial health department to make radiation oncology services available to patients on a waiting list as a win for health rights. The case centres on the department’s alleged neglect of over 3 000 patients who…
[File Image] A rescue worker removes rubble from the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George, South Africa May 7, 2024. 1 minute Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the police investigation into the George building collapse disaster is 65% complete. He met with the Provincial Police Commissioner Thembisile…
