MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela engaging with Gauteng SANTACO leadership and taxi operators in Ekurhuleni Gauteng Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says a meeting with the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) has paved the way for minibus taxi services in Ekurhuleni to resume. SANTACO halted operations Thursday afternoon in most areas, including Germiston, Vosloorus, Katlehong and Kempton…
Truck on its side after the Salt Rock accident 1 minute One person has died following a crash between a truck and a light motor vehicle on the N2 at Salt Rock, north of Durban. IPSS Medical Rescue says following the crash, the truck that was travelling south, lost control, crossing the center median and…
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in action during the Bahrain race REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 1 minute McLaren’s Oscar Piastri won the Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to slash the gap to Formula One championship leading teammate Lando Norris to three points after four races. Piastri started the day third overall and 13 points adrift…
[FILE IMAGE]: Bullets seen at a crime scene. Two more people have been shot and killed and another wounded in Mitchell’s Plain on the Cape Flats. Police say two men died after being shot multiple times. This follows a spate of shooting incidents in the area in the past week. Several people were shot and…
File image: Voting station in Johannesburg. 1 minute A by-election is taking place in Ward 9, Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape, today. This follows the resignation of the Ward Councillor. African National Congress (ANC) Alysa-Abby Kekana and the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Isabelle de Taillefer will contest the by-election. There are 3232 registered voters in the…
The Western Cape Mobility Minister Isaac Sileku with female freight drivers on August 6, 2025. Western Cape Mobility Minister Isaac Sileku says it is important to celebrate the women who are the backbone of the freight industry. Sileku says this month they are celebrating both female freight truck drivers and the wives and partners of…
Women on Farms Project in the streets marching to the offices of Philagro in Somerset West. Philagro is the registration holder of Dormex, a pesticide used on table and wine grapes on commercial farms in the Western Cape, South Africa. 1 minute Members of the advocacy group Women on Farms have called for improved working…
Lightning flash from severe weather. 3 minutes The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a severe warning of thundershowers across the country, including Gauteng, with a yellow level 4 warning. Forecaster Lehlogonolo Thobela says these storms may be severe, with a warning also in place for severe thunderstorms in KwaZulu-Natal, North West and Northern…
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola 1 minute International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has hailed the G20 foreign affairs ministers’ meeting as historic. Lamola was briefing the media after the meeting, where international envoys from the world’s most influential economies discussed a range of global issues. This comes as the world is battling…
Citrus Growers Association say SA is the second largest exporter of citrus fruit in the world. South Africa is the second largest exporter of citrus fruit in the world after Spain. Citrus is South Africa’s largest agricultural export industry, supporting over 140,000 jobs on farms and contributing R34 billion in foreign revenue per season. Government…
