Electricity pylons 1 minute The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will kick off its public hearings in Cape Town today before heading to other provinces. Eskom has applied to Nersa for a 36% electricity tariff hike from April next year. Residents have expressed anger and frustration over Eskom’s application. Nersa’s public hearings are scheduled to…
Western Cape High Court, where the trial of alleged underworld kingpin Jerome Booysen is being held. The case against alleged underworld crime boss Jerome Booysen and 11 others is expected to resume in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. The state, in the case against alleged underworld crime boss Jerome Booysen and 11 others, has…
Bullets seen at the crime scene. A 19-year-old man has been shot and killed in Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats. The incident is suspected to be gang-related. “Police members attended to the crime scene, where they found the victim with gunshot wounds to his body. The victim was declared deceased on the scene by…
The Gauteng Health Department says it is closely monitoring health facilities across Johannesburg that are affected by Rand Water’s ongoing maintenance work. Some of the health facilities impacted by this include Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic, Helen Joseph hospitals, and Hillbrow Community Health Centre. The department’s Motalatale Modiba says some of the healthcare facilities are using…
A medical professional works in a laboratory. The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has suspended all professional and bilateral relations with the Israeli Medical Association (IMA). SAMA says in a statement that the IMA should be barred from the World Medical Association. The association says this follows concerns about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza…
Stop GBV The Gauteng Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has made an impassioned plea to victims of crime, particularly gender-based violence, not to withdraw cases against their perpetrators. It says the growing trend could undermine efforts to fight gender-based violence and hold perpetrators accountable. The committee raised the issue during its oversight visit to the…
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke briefed the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee at Parliament in Cape Town on May 29, 2025. 1 minute Parliament’s Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee says it will soon engage provincial leadership on seeking ways of improving financial outcomes for local governments. This comes after Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke…
3 minutes The community of Soul City Informal Settlement are seeking answers after a 13-year-old boy was allegedly shot in the leg by police on Saturday afternoon. The community near Kagiso on Gauteng’s West allege police officers often come to take bribes from foreign national spaza shop owners. However, on Saturday, they decided to take…
File: A police officer stops a motorist at a roadblock. 1 minute Motorists travelling between Durban and the KwaZulu-Natal north coast have been advised that the M4 highway is closed due to the Durban Ironman triathlon race. Traffic officials say the M4 between Sandile Thusi Road in Durban and eMdloti on the north coast will…
Orlando Pirates midfielder Patrick Maswanganyi in action. Orlando Pirates edged out newly-promoted Orbit College 1-0 on Tuesday night, securing back-to-back league victories and climbing to seventh place with six points from four matches. Orbit College, meanwhile, remains mired in 14th on three points after the same number of outings, their defensive resolve tested but ultimately…
