FILE | Trader along a beachfront While the festive season is known for packed beaches and sunny days along the Eastern Cape coast, it’s also a crucial period for local businesses. In Summerstrand, in Gqeberha, the influx of holidaymakers has brought a welcome boost for informal traders and service providers operating along the beachfront. Beachside…
FILE: Initiates in a field in the Eastern Cape. The Amahlubi clan is beaming with joy and pride as it recorded an incident free summer initiation season. Their successful campaign took place against the backdrop of 41 initiate deaths across the country with the Eastern Cape accounting for 22 of these deaths. The clan observed…
Experienced Quinton De Kock gets the nod for the T20 World Cup South African cricket coach Shukri Conrad has named his 15-player squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka from the 7th of next month. The only real surprise was the exclusion of batters Ryan Rickelton…
Many people are still missing in at least ten drowning incidents along the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape coastline. The search for them is continuing. National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson, Craig Lambinon has again asking bathers to be cautious during this current springtide phase. He says currents and rip tides are stronger than usual. “NSRI, Police,…
Bafana Bafana players seen during a practice session. The Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture is wishing the national soccer team, Bafana Bafana, success in their game on Sunday night. Bafana Bafana takes on Cameroon at the El Barid Stadium in their last 16 knockout encounter. Committee Chairperson Joe McGluwa has described the game…
A crime scene cordoned-off. Gauteng police have opened two inquest dockets after the discovery of bodies of a couple in Sharpeville, Vaal. The body of a 29-year old woman was discovered hidden under the bed on New Year’s Day. This is after the man’s family discovered his body at the same house the previous day….
BMA border guard checks a motorist’s particulars at the border. The Border Management Authority (BMA) says that it has intercepted more than 540 travellers across various ports of entry in Limpopo. It says that it has also recorded high number of travellers at all ports of entry. However, Beit Bridge has been leading in traffic…
Traffic volumes are high on South Africa’s roads. Traffic volume is increasing on the N4 toll road in Mpumalanga towards the direction of Gauteng. This as many holidaymakers start to return home from various destinations. Since the province also serves as a gateway to the Kingdom of Eswatini and Mozambique, the number of vehicles is…
Faucet, Sink. Civil society group WaterCan has again called on municipalities in Gauteng to come up with a sustainable plan to keep province’s water clean. This follows residents’ complaint that tap water in the Johannesburg CBD and Bezuidenhout Valley has a strong, unusual odour. Johannesburg Water has launched precautionary water quality testing in response. But,…
Johannesburg Council Speaker, Margaret Arnolds. Johannesburg Council Speaker, Margaret Arnolds has described the incident in which a double-storey building collapsed last weekend as a reminder for government to urgently address inequality. Arnolds was among those who paid respects to three members of the Xaba family in Soweto who were in the house when it collapsed….
