A roadblock to check vehicles and drivers 3 minutes Traffic has started to build up on the N1 between Gauteng and Limpopo. This as hundreds of ZCC members head to Moria in Polokwane for the Easter weekend pilgrimage. About 120 extra law enforcement officers have been deployed to the province. Transport and Community Safety MEC…
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero maintains he always knew he would retain the mayoral chain despite a motion of no confidence against him. The DA tabled the motion against Morero, arguing that he had failed in his duties resulting in the City deteriorating. The opposition party also raised concerns with the…
National Park electricity box The Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism in Mpumalanga has accused the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency of failing to maintain key tourist attractions. Chamber spokesperson Oupa Pilane says most of the attractions on the ‘panorama route’ do not have proper ablution facilities. Pilane also raised concerns that some of…
Metal containers being emplaced in a disposal trench at the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in Vaalputs in the Northern Cape. Agri Northern Cape has expressed concern that plans to expand the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility could put the lives of communities at risk. Plans are afoot to upgrade the facility. The aim is…
Electricity pylons. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has called on government to immediately intervene to bring down the ever increasing electricity prices. This, as consumers face an electricity price hike of 8.7%, in the next financial year. WATCH | Consumers are facing an 8.7% electricity price hike in April next year. This…
Supporters of uMkhonto weSizwe Party. 2 minutes uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party convenor in KwaZulu-Natal Willies Mchunu says the party is very excited about beating the Democratic Alliance (DA) to win their first local government ward in the eThekwini metro this past week. The by-election was held in ward 110 in Durban North, which includes areas…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and SAPS Senior Management meet with the Portfolio Committee on November 27, 2024. 2 minutes An urgent meeting is expected to be held between the Crime Prevention and Security Cluster and the Department of Mineral Resources. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu wants to present a new approach to the closing and rehabilitating…
Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu and Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams brief members of the media to provide progress made with regards to Naledi food poisoning investigations led by the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) as part of government’s response to incidents of food poisoning…
FILE: Human rights activist, Dr. Tshenuwani Farisani. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Dr Tshenuwani Farisani, the renowned theologian, freedom fighter, and human rights activist, who passed away at 76 following an illness. Dr Farisani was an African National Congress (ANC) MP, Limpopo Government Department’s MEC, and Speaker…
SANDF soldiers. The bail application of 12 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Special Task Force members has been adjourned to tomorrow in the Randburg Magistrate’s court in Johannesburg. This is for the verification of the address of one of the accused. The group faces charges related to the 2023 murder of Hawks specialist investigator…
