A mineworker resurfaces from underground. 1 minute The Sabie Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga has postponed the cases of 52 alleged illegal miners brought to the surface at a local disused mine last week. The foreign nationals from Mozambique, Lesotho and Zimbabwe appeared in court briefly on Wednesday on a charge of contravening the Immigration Act….
SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila 3 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) says its 5th Special National Conference starting in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni metro on Wednesday, will review its relationship with the ANC and assert its independence in the alliance. The four-day gathering comes at a time when the ANC-led alliance, also comprising COSATU, the…
FILE | Johannesburg Water workers fixing leaks and vandalised valves in Yeoville on February 21, 2024. 1 minute Johannesburg Water says about 200 homes in Protea Glen in Soweto have been built on top of their water supply pipeline. The water utility says this is contributing to the ongoing water supply problems in the area….
Police speak to an illegal miner after resurfacing from underground. 1 minute Police and South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members in Stilfontein near Klerksdorp, North West, continue to monitor the emergence of illegal miners from shafts in the area. Community members say they managed to help five illegal miners to the surface, in the…
1 minute Police in North West say one of the three detainees who escaped from Swartruggens police holding cells on Sunday has been re-arrested. 29-year-old Mpho Madito was re-arrested after he boarded a bus in Tlokweng Village that was headed to Rustenburg. Police say information received assisted officers from Swartruggens and Phokeng to trace the…
Gauteng MEC of health presents the Department of Health’s state of readiness to respond to anticipated high volume of emergencies during the festive season. 2 minutes Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko says community healthcare centres will continue to operate 24 hours a day throughout the festive season. Nkomo-Ralehoko updated the media on Wednesday on the…
ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile arriving in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile has confirmed that the party’s Provincial Executive Committee in KwaZulu-Natal will not be dissolved. Mashatile was addressing the crowd in KwaMpumuza, Pietermaritzburg, as part of his campaign efforts ahead of the by-election scheduled for next week Mashatile…
Mine workers stand underground at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa. 2 minutes Production in the mining sector has eased to an annualised 1.4% in October, down from an increase of 4.9% in the previous month. Analysts say the sector continues to struggle despite the absence of load shedding for several…
Defence lawyer Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu is pictured at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on 30 October 2023. 1 minute Legal expert Nthabiseng Dubazana says the death of a defence lawyer in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is a huge blow to the case. Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu’s family confirmed his death yesterday. He fell ill last month and this prevented…
A disused mine shaft. 2 minutes The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says while illegal mining is a criminal offence, it is important to note that those who are still underground in Stilfontein in the North West need food to regain strength to emerge. North West police have said that 1 420 illegal miners…
