Limpopo officials assessing damage after heavy rains. 1 minute The Limpopo government says it has applied for disaster relief funds from the National Treasury. It says it urgently needs about R1.5 billion to repair roads and bridges that have been damaged following persistent heavy rains in the province. Residents of Modimolle in the Waterberg District…
Documents in a drawer. 1 minute Nearly four out of ten (37%) senior Gauteng government officials have failed their lifestyle audits. The Gauteng Ethics Advisory Council released the Province’s State of Integrity and Anti-Corruption Report yesterday. Gauteng provincial spokesperson Vuyo Mhaga says the government will respond to the report in 14 days. Mhaga says this…
[File photo] Former IEC Chairperson, Brigalia Bam. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed over 30 people to form the Eminent Persons Group that will guide the National Dialogue. They include former Electoral Commission Chairperson Brigalia Bam, former Constitutional Court Justice Edwin Cameron, Banyana Banyana Coach Desiree Ellis, Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi, and former MP Lindiwe…
[FILE IMAGE] Five men are on trial for Meyiwa’s murder. 2 minutes Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial Bongani Ntanzi has denied knowing singer Kelly Khumalo. According to the confession statement said to be made by Ntanzi, he fingers Meyiwa’s former girlfriend Khumalo as the alleged mastermind behind the contract killing. Ntanzi…
A man crosses a flooded bridge, caused by heavy rains. 2 minutes Disaster management teams across KwaZulu-Natal have been put on high alert to monitor all areas prone to flooding. This is after the South African Weather Service issued an Orange Level 8 warning for disruptive rain over the coastal area for the next 3…
Retired Brigadier General Abel Nelwamondo 3 minutes A retired South African National Defence Force (SANDF) commander has expressed confidence in the South African soldiers to handle the challenges of peacekeeping missions, saying they are adequately trained and resourced to deal with the issues peacekeepers face. Brigadier General Abel Nelwamondo, an experienced military officer from Thohoyandou…
Condoms form the red ribbon, which represents the international symbol for AIDS. 3 minutes South Africa has the unenviable status as having the highest HIV burden in the world. Nearly eight million people are living with HIV in the country. Of these, just over six million are on antiretroviral treatment. This year’s World Aids Day…
Proteas batsmen at the crease 3 minutes It was a pretty even day at the office for South Africa and Australia after day one of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s in London. Led by seamer Kagiso Rabada, the Proteas bundled out the Australians for 212 in their first innings, just after the tea…
2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the dissolution of the Johannesburg Water Board amid the latest water crisis in the city. Large parts of Johannesburg have been without water since Tuesday. This is due to a power failure that disrupted pumping at the Emfuleni Substation at Rand Water’s Forest Hill and Eikenhof…
Joshlin’s mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn 1 minute A probation officer who compiled reports on three convicted human traffickers, Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn has recommended a maximum sentence for the accused. Sentencing procedures in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking case continued today in…
