Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba speaking at a government event. 2 minutes Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramatuba has accused healthcare workers of indirectly protecting men who make teenage girls pregnant which in many cases is also statutory rape. This comes amid news that of the mothers who gave birth in the province on Christmas Day, 31 were…
Amabutho during a Zulu traditional ceremony. 1 minute News just in is that AmaZulu Traditional Prime Minister the Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has been removed from his position with immediate effect. Buthelezi assumed the role at the beginning of this year. A statement signed by King MisuZulu ka Zwelithini has called on the AmaZulu to unite…
2 minutes The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West has spent hundreds of millions of rands on projects, including water infrastructure like boreholes, but they remain incomplete. A leaked municipal internal document has revealed that more than R200 million of the funds was used on irregular procurements. It also shows that R1.1…
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane. 1 minute Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane and Deputy Minister Tandi Mahambehlala and briefing the media on their engagement with informal settlements dwellers affected by the recent fire disaster in the City of Cape Town and the progress regarding the provisions of the emergency housing guidelines i.e. rebuild, relocation, restoration…
NSFAS administrators registering students. 1 minute The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has urged landlords of private student accommodation to verify whether a student is registered with the scheme before providing them with accommodation. The financial aid scheme faced a myriad of challenges this year, which include the non-payment of private student accommodation, resulting…
[File photo] IPSS Medical Rescue 1 minute A seven-year-old child is in critical condition after reportedly being assaulted by the stepfather at a farm in oThongathi, north of Durban. The man, who is now wanted, is said to have disappeared with a three-year-old child. IPSS Search and Rescue Spokesperson, Samantha Myrick says, “The child was…
Court gavel 1 minute Twenty-six illegal miners are expected to appear in the Stilfontein Magistrate’s court near Klerksdorp in the North West on Friday. They were arrested this week after four resurfaced at Margaret Shaft while another 22 also emerged from Buffelsfontein Shaft number 10. They are facing charges of trespassing and contravention of the…
2 minutes The Information Regulator has filed an urgent application to halt the annual publishing of the Matric Results in newspapers. The case is expected to be heard on the 7th of January just days before the results of the Class of 2024 will be released. The information Regulator, earlier, issued an enforcement notice on…
FILE PHOTO: Australia’s Pat Cummins celebrating a wicket 1 minute Australia heaved a major sigh of relief on Wednesday after skipper Pat Cummins declared run-machine Travis Head fit for the Boxing Day test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. India nemesis Head, the leading scorer of the five-test series for the Border-Gavaskar trophy, suffered…
Firefighters battle fire at the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement in Langa on December 26, 2024 2 minutes Another shack fire has ravaged informal dwellings on the Cape Flats. The City of Cape Town says they’ve responded to a fire last night in the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Langa. Hundreds of shacks have been gutted…
