Communities in the north of KwaZulu-Natal are up in arms about unregulated fishing in marine protected areas off the South African coast. Residents of Kosi Bay, who live inside and on the fringes of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – claim that law enforcement officials relentlessly target them. However, these…
Stilfontein mine shaft 3 minutes The High Court in Pretoria has ordered that the mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West, where suspected illegal miners have been retrieved must be unblocked for emergency personnel and that no person should block it. This comes after the Society for the Protection of our Constitution approached the court on…
A player has his foot on a soccer ball. The Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, is travelling to Portugal to assess the situation regarding a group of stranded young soccer players from Cape Town. The group left the city earlier this month to take part in a football tournament in…
The VW Polo three constables were travelling in is being pulled out of the Hennops River. 2 minutes The three Free State police constables whose bodies were retrieved from the Hennops River in Centurion, Gauteng will be given police official funerals. The families of the deceased officers will hold separate funeral services. Boipelo Senoge and…
Source: © 123rf 123rf The results from the MDPMI consumer survey show that online platforms’ influence on news consumption This is one finding from the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) national consumer survey that investigated how South Africans engage with news across various online platforms. Another interesting finding is the impact of AI…
FILE | Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Cape Town. The families of the three anti-apartheid activists known as the Port Elizabeth Black Civic Organisation Three (PEBCO Three) have welcomed the Justice Department’s decision to open a formal inquest into their deaths. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, authorised the inquest, which is…
Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality building. 3 minutes The hung council of the Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality is divided over the suspension of the municipal manager. Some parties in the Limpopo council voted to place the municipal manager, Ntoampie Thobela, on suspension on allegations of corruption and mal-administration. The council believes Thobela acted against its mandate, when he…
Heavy traffic flows are expected. 2 minutes Transport authorities in Limpopo say traffic officers remain deployed on major routes to monitor traffic flow across the province. This as travellers and holiday makers are making their way back to various destinations. Chief Traffic Officer, Simon Kekana, says they are also expecting high traffic volumes towards the…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson, attends a briefing ahead of the Youth in the Built Environment and Infrastructure Expo, held at the Mbombela Civic Centre in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes Government has called on young people to take advantage of opportunities in the infrastructure development sector. Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson…
President Cyril Ramaphosa and other attendees at the IAWJ Conference 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says Gender-Based Violence (GBV) contributes to social issues such as poverty and inequality. Ramaphosa gave the keynote address at the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Women Judges in Cape Town. Approximately 900 judges, magistrates, legal professionals and…
