DNA samples. 3 minutes The South African Police Service has welcomed the Portfolio Committee’s recommendation that its forensic laboratories be audited and investigated. This comes after it was revealed that the police forensic unit has a DNA backlog of at least 140 000 cases. Currently, the country has only three operational forensic science laboratories –…
[File Image]: Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather. The KwaZulu-Natal department of Human Settlements says it has concluded the purchase of Montclair Lodge to accommodate flood victims. The lodge that previously belonged to Transnet is in the south of Durban, has more than 260 rooms and can accommodate up to 600 people….
Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko addressed the post-budget briefing at the Provincial Legislature on July 16, 2025. The Gauteng Health Department says its R67 billion budget allocation for the 2025/26 financial year will be used to strengthen services, improve infrastructure, and address priority health needs across the province. This was announced this morning during a…
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela leading a group of women to Uncle Tom’s Community Hall in Orlando Soweto for a prayer session against violence in the taxi industry on April 10, 2025. 1 minute Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela will today visit the family of the latest person to die…
The Grobler’s Bridge of entry flooded. 1 minute Assessments have started at the Grobler’s Bridge Border Post outside Lephalale in Limpopo after operations were halted due to flooding. Grobler’s Bridge between South Africa and Botswana is among four border posts that have been affected. Senior Sars Manager, Memory Ndou, says the floods affected offices including…
Construction sign 1 minute The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has resumed construction on the R82 (Old Vereeniging Road) between De Deur and Walkerville in the Sedibeng District. The project, which had experienced delays due to underperformance by previous consultants, is now being fast-tracked with a new contractor on-site. Completion is expected by October…
Placards in support for the former Ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool. 2 minutes Expelled US ambassador Ebrahim Rasool says he attempted to engage Washington on issues affecting South Africa but was met with resistance. Rasool and his wife, Rashieda, arrived in Cape Town to a hero’s welcome at Cape Town International Airport, where supporters…
Scene of a light motor vehicle collision on Table Mountain Road in Pietermaritzburg. A woman has been killed and three others, including a toddler, injured in a single light motor vehicle collision on Table Mountain Road in Pietermaritzburg. According to KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service, the driver lost control and veered off the roadway. The three-year-old…
Children at an ECD centre are given food. The Gauteng Early Childhood Development (ECD) Forum is set to march to Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s office in Johannesburg on Thursday to raise concerns about the challenges faced in the sector. In 2022, the governance of the ECD sector shifted from the Department of Social Development to the…
Electricity pylons. The Director of the Centre of Sociological Research and Practice at the University of Johannesburg, Dr. Trevor Ngwane, says many South Africans are under economic pressure, making it difficult for them to afford paying for electricity services. [WATCH] University of Johannesburg’s Dr. Trevor Ngwane says the government needs to change its approach and…
