2 minutes Police in the Northern Cape have arrested eleven suspects in the Frances Baard and Namakwa Districts for alleged illicit mining and alleged possession of suspected drugs. Members of Operation Vala Mgodi arrested two suspects for possession of dangerous weapons and possession of suspected stolen property at Samaria informal settlement situated near a mine….
Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu and Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams brief members of the media to provide progress made with regards to Naledi food poisoning investigations led by the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) as part of government’s response to incidents of food poisoning…
Teams from SAPS Environmental Health, Consumer Rights and Fire and Disaster Management conduct health and safety inspections at local spaza in the Valley in the Eastern Cape on November 25, 2024. 2 minutes The National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nafcoc) has described government’s decision to register spaza shops as unfair. Yesterday was…
Bafana Bafana Captain Ronwen Williams at the CAF Awards 2024 red carpet. 1 minute South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the only double winner at a star-studded 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco. He collected the Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year and Men’s Interclub Player of the Year Awards. His spectacular penalty saves at the…
1 minute The Hawks in Free State have arrested a 57-year-old Bloemfontein businesswoman for fraud and money laundering involving the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) of the Department of Employment and Labour. Marinda Smith was arrested for claiming from the scheme on behalf of 28 employees. She allegedly received an over R537 000 payout. The…
4 minutes Long queues have formed at the Jabulani Civic Centre in Soweto, as today is the closing date set by the government for small business owners to comply with municipal by-laws for running a small business. The registration process is the government’s effort to stop recent foodborne illnesses and deaths, caused by food allegedly…
Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya inspects a spaza shops in Region 2 on December 13, 2024. 1 minute Various government ministers leading the multidisciplinary team on foodborne illnesses and illicit trade will brief the media today in Pretoria on the action plan implemented by government to manage the foodborne illnesses. More than 20 children have…
Water tanker in Vorna Valley, Johannesburg 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the City of Johannesburg has expressed frustration at the water woes plaguing various areas in the city. This, as taps in some places are still running dry, following an 86-hour maintenance programme by bulk water supplier Rand Water, which ended on Monday…
Table Mountain 3 minutes SANParks, City of Cape Town, and SAPS, together with NGOs and other partners, have launched a festive season programme to ensure a safe holiday for all visitors to Table Mountain National Park. A helicopter from the Kruger National Park has been deployed to beef up aerial surveillance during the festive season….
File image: Learner holding ruler and pen. 2 minutes The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) has decried the exclusion of the tripartite alliance partners from the discussions on clauses 4 and 5 of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. The three-month discussion period for parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) on…
