Fireworks lit during a celebration. Fireworks are a popular way to celebrate festive occasions such as New Year’s Eve and Diwali, but authorities are urging revellers to be cautious when using them. Emergency services personnel across Gauteng have issued a stern warning about the risks of misuse, while the National Council of Societies for the…
[File photo] Bullets seen at a crime scene. The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng, Major General Fred Kekana has mobilised resources following a drive-by shooting incident in Reiger Park, which claimed the lives of six people and left three injured. It is reported that two vehicles, a silver…
Fifteen taxi drivers and owners have been taken in for questioning following a police operation after one e-hailing service driver was assaulted and another was shot at in KwaDabeka near Pinetown in Kwazulu Natal. A taxi-owner who allegedly fired the shot presented himself at the police station, accompanied by his attorney. E-hailing Council says the…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile delivers an annual address to the NCOP under the theme “Restoring the dignity of our people through spatial planning, provision of human settlement, water and sanitation.” A debate by NCOP delegates will follow the address. Livestream: +.
SAPS, immigration officials inspecting spaza shops in Thabazimbi in the North West on November 13, 2024. 1 minute More than 30 undocumented foreign nationals have been arrested in the Rustenburg CBD in the North West. Rustenburg Local Municipality Executive Mayor, Sheila Mabale-Huma is leading the Safe and Clean City Campaign. It is aimed at dealing…
South Africa play against Australia during the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup semi-fals in Malaysia on January 31, 2025. 1 minute South Africa are through to the final of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Under 19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia. The Young Proteas beat Australia by five wickets in their semi-final in…
Nehawu members march against corruption in the Gauteng Health Department Members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) have expressed dissatisfaction by the absence of senior officials at the Gauteng Health Department to accept their memorandum of demands. The union marched outside the department’s offices in Johannesburg. They are demanding that the department take…
Rand Water technicians doing repair work Johannesburg City Manager Floyd Brink says recent Rand Water maintenance had a widespread impact on the City’s water network, affecting several interconnected systems and leading to reduced reservoir levels in some areas. He was speaking during a media briefing in Midrand, where officials provided an update on recovery efforts…
Two of the accused in the Meyiwa murder trial. Accused number 2 in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi, says investigators were not specific on the date the soccer captain was killed when they asked for his alibi. Ntanzi, who is on trial with four others for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana captain,…
EFF President Julius Malema addressing an event Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) President Julius Malema has campaigned for his party ahead of the most anticipated by-elections at his hometown of Seshego near Polokwane, Limpopo. Ward 13 at Seshego Zone-1 is expected to be tightly contested on Wednesday. The ward became vacant after an EFF councilor was…
