Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg. 2 minutes City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says he is not shaken by reports that Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Chairperson, Helen Zille could be running for mayor of the city. Morero was addressing members of the media in Pretoria where he and Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya…
Graphic for SAPS investigations. 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he understands the frustration around the slow pace of investigations and convictions of those involved in State Capture cases. Mchunu and Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshaveni answered oral questions on safety and security in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). Mchunu says while…
The DA will refer the shocking state of the Krakeel Sportsfield to Parliament. The DA in the Eastern Cape has raised questions over the alleged expenditure of R8 million on a sports field in Krakeel in the Kou-Kamma Municipality. The party has requested a breakdown of the expenditure from the Minister of Sports, Arts and…
The scene of a collision involving a bakkie and a light motor vehicle on the R66 near the Dokodweni Bridge in KwaZulu-Natal. Five family members have been killed and 7 others seriously injured in a collision involving a bakkie and a light motor vehicle on the R66 near the Dokodweni Bridge in Gingindlovu, north of…
A man crosses a flooded bridge, caused by heavy rains. 2 minutes Disaster management teams across KwaZulu-Natal have been put on high alert to monitor all areas prone to flooding. This is after the South African Weather Service issued an Orange Level 8 warning for disruptive rain over the coastal area for the next 3…
Delegates at the G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies meeting, December 12, 2024. 1 minute National Treasury and the Reserve Bank will jointly host a two-day technical meeting under the Group of 20 Finance Track. The Framework Working Group meeting will take place virtually starting today. Participants will mainly include officials from finance ministries and…
Second witness continues to testify in the Joslin Smith case. 2 minutes A second witness, a police officer will continue to testify in the trial of seven-year-old Joslin Smith in the High Court in the Saldanha Bay Circuit in the Western Cape today. The girl went missing a year ago. The officer has so far…
Storm seen over an area Several areas in KwaZulu-Natal have been affected by severe thunderstorms accompanied by hail and strong winds. The severe weather conditions follow level 5 and 4 warnings for areas in the northern, midlands and coastal parts of the province. Authorities say traffic flow along the N3, and other affected areas has…
An NSRI rescue boat at sea. 2 minutes A 36-year-old man has drowned at Fish Hoek Beach on the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape. National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Spokesperson Craig Lambinon, says that teams had been activated after reports that a man had disappeared under water after jumping from rocks. He says that lifeguards had…
Nuclear power station. 2 minutes The Electricity and Energy Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says that going into peak winter, the country should not have less available electricity than the winter of last year, and hence, there should be no loadshedding. Ramokgopa was speaking on the sidelines of the second G20 Energy Transitions working group meeting…
