[FILE IMAGE]: A clinic in poor state. The Free State MEC for Health, Monyatso Mahlatsi has conducted an inspection at two health facilities in the Lejweleputswa District. This after the Bophelong and Leratong Clinics in Allanridge were closed in April. The closure of facilities was due to a prohibition notice issued by the Department of…
Secondary school learners 1 minute The Parents Association in KwaZulu-Natal is calling for those responsible for the stabbing of three learners at Centenary Secondary School in Durban yesterday, to be held accountable. The provincial education department and the school management met on Wednesday following the incident. Chairperson of the Parents Association in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Vee…
FILE | President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the National Assembly. President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday afternoon appear before the National Assembly to answer oral questions. The oral question and answer sessions with him are scheduled at least once a quarter. The questions include South Africa’s engagements with the United States on reducing tariffs. Ramaphosa will…
X-SAPS file image A 39-year-old man, Clifford Ngwenya, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ermelo Regional Court in Mpumalanga for raping his former landlord in 2021. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Provincial spokesperson, Monica Nyuswa, says Ngwenya denied the rape allegations. He claims that Ngwenya and the victim met at a tavern and…
Djokovic and Murray react at the end of their French Open Men’s Singles Final match at Roland Garros, Paris, France, 05/06/16. 2 minutes Novak Djokovic described his decision to team up with recently retired rival Andy Murray as a surprise to everyone but said he could not be more excited by the prospect of the…
SMME and Cooperative seminar & exhibition held at Sabie 2 minutes The Mpumalanga Economic Development and Tourism Department has pledged R11 million to boost struggling Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and revive Sabie’s ailing economy. MEC Makhosazane Masilela has announced that the funding will specifically target the revival of the mining and forestry sectors…
Smoke rising from an Eskom power station 1 minute Deputy Director- General (DDG) of the Department of Mineral Resources and Petroleum Ntokozo Nzimande says government is working on plans to reduce carbon emissions from coal-generated power stations. The Department has classified coal as one of the critical minerals in South Africa for ensuring energy security….
SAPS making an arrest. Over 400 suspects were arrested in Gauteng during the police’s Operation Shanela at the weekend. Arrests were made across various districts, including the City of Tshwane, where 98 suspects were arrested, 66 in the City of Johannesburg, 132 in Ekurhuleni, 64 in the Sedibeng District Municipality, and 95 in the West Rand…
FILE | Moroadi Cholota appears in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court. 1 minute Bloemfontein High Court Judge Phillip Loubser has dismissed the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s application for leave to appeal the decision to free Moroadi Cholota from standing trial in the R255 million asbestos roof removal scandal. Loubser set Cholota free last week when he…
1 minute Police are searching for suspects following the fatal shooting of five men in the Madikizela informal settlement on the Cape Flats on Sunday. Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile suggested the killings may be linked to extortion syndicates operating in the area. “We are on top of the game, but this incident has…
