Water Tower in Midrand. Johannesburg’s water woes have been brought to Mayor Dada Morero’s doorstep. Scores of residents are holding a picket outside the Johannesburg Council chambers in Braamfontein. They are calling for an urgent response from the mayor to the city’s water crisis. They want revenue from the sale of water to be strictly…
File image| Sewer spillage due to a sanitation pipe burst. A resident of Saaiplaas at Virginia in the Free State has lamented her 18 years of struggle while living in a house surrounded by sewage. Dikeledi Mokhosi says the situation has remained unchanged despite repeatedly reporting the issue to Matjhabeng Local Municipality. Mokhosi says her…
Former Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba appears in court Former Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba’s case has been transferred to the High Court in Johannesburg, where he will appear on February 19. Former Transnet Executives Anont Singh, Brian Molefe, Siyabobga Gama and Thamsanqa Jiyane alongside Minister Malusi appeared Gigaba appeared at Palm Ridge Commercial Crimes…
Former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. 1 minute Former National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, will be back in the Pretoria High Court today for her corruption case. Mapisa-Nqakula is facing 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering which are alleged to have occurred during her tenure as minister of defence. She served as…
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will enhance voting efficiency and inclusivity. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says the introduction of electronic voting, or e-voting, in South Africa can enhance efficiency and inclusivity. The SABC is pleased to announce the launch of the new self-registration platform. Vendors wishing to do business with the SABC can self-register…
Flights are suspended across the Middle East as airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha remain empty following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. South Africans stranded in the Middle East and the Gulf will have to wait for airspace across the region to open in order to return home. Department of International Relations and…
The three accused of breaking into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm appear in court. The Modimolle regional court in Limpopo is expected to continue with the trial of three people accused in the February 2020 theft of a large amount of US dollars from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm. A cell phone screening expert is expected to testify. Immanuela David and the Joseph…
A 49-year-old man from Hluhluwe in KwaZulu-Natal has been sentenced to four life terms for raping his four biological children. The man was found guilty and sentenced by the Eshowe Regional Court. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the abuse occurred while the children and their mother lived with the man. The mother reported the case…
Search in an open field The search for 11 missing young boys at Mahikeng in North West is under way. It is alleged that the boys residing in Ramatlabama and Tsetse villages amongst others were abducted two weeks ago, by people who run illegal initiations schools in the area. Police K9 unit together with some…
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Professor Joseph Stiglitz receive a report from the G20 Task Team on global inequalities. LIVE STREAM:
