Illustration depicting drunk driving 1 minute A total of 257 drunk drivers have been arrested over the Freedom Day long weekend on Eastern Cape roads. Mthatha in the OR Tambo District has been identified as a hotspot. Eastern Cape Transport spokesperson, Unathi Binqose, “Transport MEC Xolile Nqatha has given full credit to the officers for…
[File photo] An empty court room 2 minutes The R260 million SASSA fraud case against 11 individuals is set to resume in the Lenasia Magistrates court south of Johannesburg on Tuesday. The accused, which include SASSA employees, face more than 1000 counts of cybercrime, fraud, and theft. It’s alleged they created fake profiles and…
uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma. 2 minutes UMkhonto Wesizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma has urged the community of Mamelodi outside Pretoria to mobilise ahead of next year’s local government elections to ensure a two-thirds majority for the party. Zuma was speaking at the party’s Freedom Day celebrations. The event, billed as a Solomon Mahlangu…
Bicycles at a school. 1 minute The three Limpopo cyclists who recently cycled from Burgersfort to Cape Town, have received a hero’s welcome at Ga-Mathabatha village outside Lebowakgomo. Gauta Mahlakwane, Karabo Makoo and Maxwell Ndou, were in the spotlight when they embarked on a 1700-kilometre long journey to the Mother City. This was to raise…
[File photo] A worker counts money 3 minutes There is a growing concern among some municipal workers in the North West, regarding the ongoing salary crisis affecting several municipalities across the province. Some municipalities have recently failed to pay workers on time. According to the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu), in the North West,…
2 minutes The Western Cape High Court has ruled to suspend the VAT increase announcement made last month, preventing the tax hike from taking effect on May 1. In a significant ruling, the court also overturned the resolution of the National Assembly adopting the report of the Joint Standing Committee on Finance on the Fiscal…
1 minute Stellenbosch FC’s CAF Confederation Cup run came to a heartbreaking end after a goalless second-leg draw against Tanzania’s Simba SC at Moses Mabhida Stadium, sealing a 1-0 aggregate defeat. The Cape Winelands side, trailing from last week’s narrow loss in Zanzibar, threw everything forward in search of a breakthrough. Early controversy struck when…
Three missing constables, , 24-year-old Constable Cebekhulu Linda (male), 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys (female) and 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge (female). 2 minutes Some Bloemfontein residents have expressed sadness for the three police officers who went missing on Wednesday. The residents say they hope for the officers’ safe return. Three police constables went missing while travelling…
Firefighters trying to take out a wildfire burning in the Silvermine section of Table Mountain National Park. 2 minutes The Animal Welfare Society says their teams have been assisting with evacuations and rescuing animals affected by the fire in the Tokai area. About 3000 hectares of vegetation have burnt in the Table Mountain National Park…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. 2 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has asked for a full report from Infrastructure Development MEC Jacob Mamabolo. This follows reports that the provincial government has been paying more than R30 million a month on rent for office space despite owning at least 41 empty buildings. Mamabolo says the…
