An area in darkness 4 minutes Enraged elderly residents of Dobsonville, wards 47 and 48 in Soweto, Johannesburg, are frustrated as they are set to have a power-less Christmas. Despite numerous meetings with Eskom officials in Diepkloof, the community remains without power. In a show of protest, residents picketed outside Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Sandton,…
FILE | Person walks in a flooded area 1 minute The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it can now confirm that two people have died following heavy rains at the weekend in the Nkanini Informal Settlement in Cato Manor in the west of Durban. A 38-year-old male and an 18-year-old female died when a retaining…
The donated house 1 minute Christmas has come early for a 71-year-old grandmother from Lower Gcobonco Village outside Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape, after she received a house. The house was handed over to Nophindile Joji by the Chippa Mpengesi Foundation. Joji’s house collapsed during torrential rain last year. It took one neighbour to make…
File image: Christmas tree. 3 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has joined the country’s leaders in wishing citizens a merry and prosperous Christmas. Mbalula says that the festive season should be used as a time of reflection towards a better future. He says, “Let’s use this opportunity to rest, reconnect and…
PanSALB to simplify the curriculum of many learners and students across the country. 1 minute The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) believes the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources ( SADiLaR) will simplify the curriculum of many learners and students across the country. The function of SADiLaR is to a focus on all…
Widespread showers and thundershowers are expected across western Limpopo and northern Gauteng. 1 minute The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has called on holidaymakers to take note of weather warnings when planning their Christmas trips and activities. Widespread showers and thundershowers are expected across western Limpopo and northern Gauteng. The weather service further predicts disruptive…
Fresh water gushing out of a municipal tap in Hammanskraal. 1 minute The City of Tshwane says final tests are currently being conducted on the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works in Hammanskraal-north of Pretoria. Following the Cholera outbreak in the area that resulted in forty deaths last year, residents called for the rehabilitation and upgrading of…
SAPS, immigration officials inspecting spaza shops in Thabazimbi in the North West on November 13, 2024. 1 minute More than 30 undocumented foreign nationals have been arrested in the Rustenburg CBD in the North West. Rustenburg Local Municipality Executive Mayor, Sheila Mabale-Huma is leading the Safe and Clean City Campaign. It is aimed at dealing…
Heatwaves worsen drought conditions for livestock farmers in Limpopo. 1 minute Small-scale livestock farmers in Limpopo have suffered financial losses due to prolonged dry weather conditions across the province. These include Senwabarwana, Dzumeri outside Giyani and parts of Thohoyandou. The farmers have lost livestock due to lack of grazing and water. The provincial government has…
File Image: A shopper looks at grocery items in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 17, 2020. 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile says that government remains committed to bringing the cost of living under control. His comments come amidst the country’s high unemployment rate and low economic growth. In addition, the consumer price inflation (CPI) has…
