Pit latrines at an Eastern Cape school 1 minute The Eastern Cape Department of Education says it is working around the clock to eradicate pit toilets at rural schools. Briefing the media on the state of readiness for the 2025 academic year, MEC Fundile Gade says the department has utilised its allocated infrastructure grant and…
Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has sent his best wishes to the Class of 2025 ahead of their first National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, which kicks off on Tuesday. A total of 188 000 candidates have registered to write the exams across the province, taking place at just over 1 000 centers,…
1 minute The Lutheran Church says the aim of the first session of Professor Sibusiso Bengu’s memorial service is to comfort the bereaved family. Close friends and family attend the private session at the church in Eshowe, northern KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. Mourners are attending the second session which features tributes. Professor Bengu died last week…
North West abandoned housing development 3 minutes The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has found the North West Department of Human Settlements to have violated the right to adequate housing. This comes as more than 5 500 RDP projects remain incomplete in the province. According to the Commission, its investigations validated the complaints it received…
ActionSA Parliamentary leader, Athol Trollip. ActionSA Parliamentary leader Athol Trollip has opened a criminal case against forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan, citing a string of text messages he considers intimidating and hindering his Parliamentary oversight duties. Trollip laid the charges at Cape Town Central Police Station on Monday morning, saying he feels intimidated by O’Sullivan’s conduct….
Crime Scene. 1 minute Police are investigating an incident in which a suspected petrol bomb was thrown at a house in Belhar on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg says the owner of the house is believed to be a relative of a police officer. ” Nobody was at home at the time of…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the Budget Speech 2 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has reaffirmed government’s determination to ensure sustainable public finances puts South Africa in a stronger position to withstand unforeseen shocks like COVID-19, while creating an environment conducive to higher investment and faster economic growth. The country’s debt remains stubbornly high, the…
High Court in Johannesburg The High Court in Johannesburg has reserved judgment in a case that the Labour Party of South Africa brought in an attempt to interdict the upcoming National Dialogue. The party argues that the initiative is unlawful and unconstitutional. In June, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the National Dialogue would take place…
[FILE] President Cyril Ramaphosa signs into law the BELA Bill on September 13, 2024. 3 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) caucus in Parliament has expressed support for the signing of the Expropriation Bill into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The ANC described criticism of the legislation as unsurprising, asserting that it mainly comes from…
Faucet. Johannesburg Water says it will be closing the Sandton meters at 18:00 tonight until 5:00 tomorrow morning to manage demand and ensure equitable distribution of water to all systems and customers. The water utility in a statement says that Linbro and Marlboro will be affected immediately, while other reservoirs and towers will decline based…
