1 minute Police in North West say one of the three detainees who escaped from Swartruggens police holding cells on Sunday has been re-arrested. 29-year-old Mpho Madito was re-arrested after he boarded a bus in Tlokweng Village that was headed to Rustenburg. Police say information received assisted officers from Swartruggens and Phokeng to trace the…
Gauteng MEC of health presents the Department of Health’s state of readiness to respond to anticipated high volume of emergencies during the festive season. 2 minutes Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko says community healthcare centres will continue to operate 24 hours a day throughout the festive season. Nkomo-Ralehoko updated the media on Wednesday on the…
ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile arriving in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile has confirmed that the party’s Provincial Executive Committee in KwaZulu-Natal will not be dissolved. Mashatile was addressing the crowd in KwaMpumuza, Pietermaritzburg, as part of his campaign efforts ahead of the by-election scheduled for next week Mashatile…
Mine workers stand underground at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa. 2 minutes Production in the mining sector has eased to an annualised 1.4% in October, down from an increase of 4.9% in the previous month. Analysts say the sector continues to struggle despite the absence of load shedding for several…
Defence lawyer Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu is pictured at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on 30 October 2023. 1 minute Legal expert Nthabiseng Dubazana says the death of a defence lawyer in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is a huge blow to the case. Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu’s family confirmed his death yesterday. He fell ill last month and this prevented…
A disused mine shaft. 2 minutes The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says while illegal mining is a criminal offence, it is important to note that those who are still underground in Stilfontein in the North West need food to regain strength to emerge. North West police have said that 1 420 illegal miners…
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with the Mpumalanga Executive Council. 4 minutes Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to engage his Mozambican counterpart on the ongoing protests that are affecting the province. Ndlovu was speaking at a meeting led by Ramaphosa in the province, where the President met with the Provincial Executive Council…
Minister Ronald Lamola together with other delegates at the meeting of sherpas of the Group of 20 . 3 minutes The conferencing industry has welcomed the start of a series of engagements under South Africa’s G20 presidency. The first meeting of sherpas of the Group of 20 kicked off in Johannesburg today. It marks the…
Spaza shop 2 minutes The Ethekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal is on a campaign to ensure compliance of the spaza shop industry which contributes around R55 billion to the Metro’s GDP. The industry employs more than 260 000 people. As the deadline for all spaza shop owners to register their businesses looms, the municipality held a…
1 minute The Nama Khoi Local Municipality in the Northern Cape is calling on the Human Rights Commission and the Water and Sanitation Department to hold the Vaal Central Water Board accountable for failing to provide basic water services. The municipality blames technical failures, pump breakdowns, electricity disruption and inadequate maintenance protocols for leaving residents…
