[File image] A man crosses a flooded bridge, caused by heavy rains. The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services ( Joburg EMS) has urged road users to exercise caution due to persistent rainfall across the city. Residents are advised to obey road traffic signs, reduce speed, and maintain a safe following distance. Pedestrians are cautioned to look out for oncoming…
Heavy Rainfall Impact at Umlazi Area. 1 minute Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane has directed a team of officials responsible for emergency housing, to speed up the process of assisting the flood-affected households in KwaZulu Natal. Heavy rains led to six bodies being recovered after they were washed away in Lamontville and Chatsworth in…
Independent Development Trust (IDT) logo. The Independent Development Trust (IDT) says it is committed to engaging the Northern Cape Education Department and crafting a way forward. This follows growing calls for the abandoned Northern Cape boarding school project that was funded by the IDT to be completed. The R173-million construction project that started seven years…
Students attending school. 1 minute Teacher union, Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysers Unie (SAOU) in the Northern Cape, says it’s not optimistic about the budget speech that will be tabled. MEC for Finance, Economic Development, and Tourism, Venus Blennies-Magage will table the provincial on Tuesday. In 2024, education received R25 billion. The union’s Chairperson Brand Henk believes the…
Advocate Thabani Masuku arguing at the High Court in Pretoria. Counsel for former President Jacob Zuma, Advocate Thabani Masuku, says the High Court in Pretoria should reinterpret the fairness of orders compelling Zuma to repay approximately R28 million to the state. The money was applied for by the Presidency and approved by the State Attorney…
File: Professor Barney Pityana Former Black Consciousness Movement leader, Professor Barney Pityana, has told delegates the Azanian People’s Organisation’s (AZAPO) 27th National Congress, in Bloemfontein, that they have the duty to transform the country. The organisation has announced its intention to contest the local government elections next year. Pityana says more should be done to…
KwaZulu-Natal police and Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi are seen inside a warehouse in Durban where counterfeit goods and expired food items were discovered during a raid on 20 November 2024. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says an investigation has been launched to establish which country the imported expired food discovered at a warehouse…
Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, November 4, 2025 Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo has been cleared to return to work after the High Court in Pretoria lifted his bail restrictions. Khumalo has approached the court to have his bail conditions relaxed after an internal probe cleared him. Khumalo…
Gauteng Police Commissioner: Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni on an oversight visit at Spoorong informal settlement. Gauteng Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni has assured residents of the Spoorong informal settlement in Randfontein that police are intensifying operations following allegations that illegal miners forced more than 500 people from their homes. Mthombeni says a stabilisation team…
(FILE PHOTO) Candles lit during a funeral. 2 minutes A Special Provincial Official Funeral Service was held in Gugulethu, Cape Town for Madoda Myoli, a PAC liberation struggle stalwart. He passed away in Zimbabwe in 1989 and his remains were repatriated to South Africa in September this year. Friends and comrades packed the community hall…
