An entrance to an underground mine. 1 minute Community organization, Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has called for the acceleration of retrieval operations at the Stilfontein mine in the North West. Last month, police retrieved one body and six others have been retrieved since Monday. According to media reports, a note from the…
Lucknow Super Giants’ Avesh Khan celebrates with Digvesh Rathi and teammates after taking the wicket of Mumbai Indians 2 minutes Digvesh Rathi would spend every waking minute bowling if he could, joked Lucknow coach Justin Langer after the Super Giants rookie played a key role in their Indian Premier League win over Mumbai Indians on…
2 minutes A Pietermaritzburg-based advocacy group is against an increment of Value Added Tax (VAT). The Pietermaritzburg for Economic Rights and Dignity (PMBEJD) says this will put a further strain on the poor and economically marginalised. The organisation says it would rather see a further increase of the social relief grants and old age grants…
Margaret Arnolds taking oath of office The City of Johannesburg council has re-elected Margaret Arnolds as the Speaker of Council. The AIC candidate was elected by 137 votes. She was nominated alongside the Democratic Alliance’s Alex Christians who received 68 votes. And the UDM’s Yongama Zingela received 5 votes. The position became vacant after ActionSA’s…
HARARE City Council HARARE City councillors have blasted council management for prioritising self-enrichment, showering themselves with luxurious cars and lucrative perks, while neglecting service delivery. This emerged during a full council meeting on Tuesday where councillors expressed concern over poor and in some cases, non-existent services while management lived comfortably. Human resources committee chairperson, councillor…
1 minute Sentencing procedures continue in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial at the Western Cape High Court. Live proceedings below:
Outside the Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria. 2 minutes Members of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party are protesting outside the Pretoria Magistrates Court where a 41-year-old man is expected to appear in connection with the alleged assault of patrons at the Zanzou nightclub in Hatfield. This after a video, depicting young men in their 20s being…
[File image] 2 minutes Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom technical teams are hard at work to return lost units to the grid. He says he is optimistic that the latest round of load shedding will soon be a thing of the past. The country is currently experiencing Stage 2 of load shedding attributed to…
[FILE IMAGE]: KwaZulu-Natal Police have cautioned residents to refrain from sleeping with braziers and open fires in confined spaces. Police in Plessislaer in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands are investigating an inquest following the deaths of six relatives in KwaMyandu. It is alleged that the men aged between 17 and 50 died in their sleep after inhaling…
[File photo] 1 minute The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) is expected to lead a national march to the office of the National Treasury and the Department of Basic Education, as well as that of Higher Education and Training in Pretoria on Wednesday. The march is in protest against the austerity measures and budget…
