Flood waters The Mpumalanga government says the province needs about R2.1 billion to repair damaged infrastructure, especially bridges. This follows heavy rains that have caused floods in the province in which the death toll stands at 20. Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa will on Saturday visit areas that heavy rains have…
The Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela. Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says a multi-stakeholder team has been established to prevent future violence between taxi operators and e-hailing drivers in Soweto. This follows a meeting between the MEC as well as taxi associations and e-hailing drivers at Maponya Mall earlier on Monday….
Source: Supplied Identifying key points of loss “Considerable attention is given to increasing food production, but there’s less focus on reducing food loss and waste so more people could be fed using the same resources. Identifying the key points in the value chain where these losses occur is essential for crafting effective interventions,” says Ben…
File image: Outside the Lichtenburg Magistrate’s Court in North West. 1 minute The Lichtenburg Magistrate’s Court in the North West is today expected to deliver judgment in the bail application of a man accused of financing terrorism, Ziyadh Hoorzook. Thirty-five-year-old Hoorzook was remanded in custody following the postponement of his bail application last week. He…
[File Image]: School pupils wait to board scholar transport. The taxi industry in Mthatha, Eastern Cape has threatened to down tools starting on Monday due to non-payment of scholar transport operators. This might affect teaching and learning in the area. The deputy chairperson of the provincial taxi interim task team, Mxhosa Sobazile alleges that they…
Stock image of woman holding a baby. The health facilities in Limpopo have welcomed 26 New Year babies so far. Health department spokesperson Percy Moagi says of the 26 babies, 15 are boys and eleven are girls. Health authorities are visiting various hospitals to welcome the new bundles of joy. The babies and their mothers…
2 minutes The South African cricket team has won the ICC World Test Championship against all odds. They beat defending champions and outright favouries, Australia, by five wickets at Lord’s in London on Saturday afternoon. It was the Proteas’ first victory at a final of an ICC event in 27 years. “We’ve got ourselves in…
AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel speaking at a briefing. 2 minutes AfriForum says it will be visiting the United States (US) soon on a what it describes as a mission to salvage the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This is according to Chief Executive Officer Kallie Kriel during an interview with South African Broadcasting Corporation’s Political…
The five suspects in AKA and Tibz murder. 1 minute The murder case of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane is expected to resume on Thursday in the High Court in Durban. The prominent rapper and his celebrity chef friend were gunned down outside a restaurant in Durban two years ago….
Children inside a classroom. 2 minutes With days to go before the reopening of both inland and coastal schools, the National Association of School Governing Bodies has raised concerns about anticipated overcrowding. The organisation says overcrowding has become a nightmare and requires urgent intervention. Association General Secretary Matakanye Matakanye says, ”Overcrowding is a nightmare, particularly,…
