The National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA)’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) has once again dismissed reports claiming that a warrant of arrest has been issued for National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, and others. Directorate spokesperson Henry Mamothame says they continue to receive media queries on the matter, which they maintain are based…
FILE | Former president Jacob Zuma in court. The High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in former president Jacob Zuma’s application to appeal a ruling that ordered him to repay R 28.9 million in state-funded legal fees. Zuma’s legal team told the court that the payments were authorised by state officials at the time…
Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela says the National Skills Fund’s Connect Digital System will significantly strengthen transparency in the way public funds are spent. The system was launched in Centurion, Gauteng, on Thursday night. Manamela says it is part of the fund’s ongoing transformation. “Hopefully…
Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli celebrates scoring their third goal with Arsenal’s Noni Madueke. Noni Madueke scored two goals and Gabriel Martinelli netted another as Arsenal kept up their 100% run in the Champions League to stay top of the standings with a comfortable 3-0 triumph at Belgium’s Club Brugge on Wednesday. Arsenal’s sixth win in as…
SAPS file image. Police in Cape Town are probing a shooting incident that claimed the lives of three young people and injured one person in Samora Machel on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Andre Traut says the victims were seated in a vehicle when unknown suspects opened fire at them. He says the victims, aged…
File image: Groblers Bridge Border Post sign. 1 minute The Border Management Authority (BMA) says the Groblers Bridge border, outside Lephalale in Limpopo, has been reopened. Operations at the port of entry were temporarily suspended due to flooding that caused damage to infrastructure. BMA says the port that links South Africa and Botswana is now…
Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile addresses the business breakfast at the JSE. 1 minute Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile says the expansion of roads has been identified as one of the key projects to stimulate economic growth in the province. Maile addressed a business breakfast at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) together with the JSE’s…
An unplugged electricity cord. 1 minute Energy Expert Ruse Moleshe has warned citizens that the risk of rolling blackouts still remains. This follows Eskom implementing stage two load shedding on Wednesday that was suspended at 5am this morning. Moleshe says the electricity grid is not completely reliable yet and with planned maintenance for winter, there…
Bitou Municipality Deputy mayor and Ikhwezi Political Party Movement leader, Nokuzola Kolwapi. A new video of the Deputy Mayor of the Bitou Municipality in Plettenberg Bay allegedly firing a gun, shows her handing the weapon to her bodyguard afterwards. The initial video showed Councillor Nokuzola Kolwapi shooting into the air to celebrate her son’s homecoming…
Residents of Rustenburg and surrounding villages in the North West have been left stranded as employees of Bojanala Bus Services went on strike. Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers Unions of South Africa (Demawusa) members embarked on a protected strike last month, demanding that the employer implement fair labour practices. However, the employer decided to dismiss…
