Severe flooding in the Eastern Cape 2 minutes The death toll in the Eastern Cape floods has risen to 49. This after disruptive rains, strong winds and snowfall over the province since Monday. Emergency response teams have been dispatched to various areas and are working around the clock to provide critical support to communities impacted….
A vial of the measles-rubella vaccine ready to protect children across Gauteng The Gauteng Department of Health will launch a Measles-Rubella Mass Vaccination Campaign from Tuesday until 12 September. It says this is in response to the ongoing measles outbreak in the province. Gauteng recorded over 370 confirmed cases since January. The campaign aims to vaccinate…
1 minute The 45th Southern Africa Telecommunications Association Annual (SATA) Conference continues today in Johannesburg. During the three-day conference, various role players engage on issues of policy and pave the way forward to enhance SA’s internet connectivity. Live proceedings below:
Police crime scene tape. 1 minute Police in the Northern Cape have arrested four men on drug and immigration charges during Operation Vala Umgodi in Postmasburg. The suspects include two foreign nationals and two South Africans. This operation focused on curbing criminal activities in and around the Postmasburg landfill site, which has reportedly also been…
SADTU says students should consider leaning towards subjects like Mathematics and Physical Science The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) says competition for the best matric pass rate among provinces has led to the abandonment of critical subjects like Mathematics and Physical Science. The union’s comment comes on the eve of the start of the…
File Image The Cape Safety Forum has welcomed the launch of the Mitchells Plain Safety Plan, which seeks to reduce violent crime through intervention programmes and community engagement. Chairperson, Abie Isaacs, says the plan signals a strong need for a multifaceted approach where NGO’s and government commit themselves to a safety process. The engagement follows…
EFF president Julius Malema speaking during a media briefing at the party’s National People’s Assembly in Nasrec, Johannesburg. 2 minutes EFF leader Julius Malema has described the events of the 21 March 1960 in Sharpeville when at least 69 people were killed by the then apartheid regime and 180 were wounded as not a massacre…
The Mineral Resources Department earlier announced an increase of R1,21 cents a litre for petrol with diesel increasing by R1, 48 cents a litre. 2 minutes Companies in the fuel industry that are selling contaminated diesel or petrol must be shut down by the government, according to the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral…
Minister John Steenhuisen visits Dr Böhmer School of Skills in Bloemfontein Some learners at Dr Bohmer School of Skills in Bloemfontein have expressed their excitement over the visit by the Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen. Steenhuisen visited the school, which offers an agricultural programme for children with special educational needs. The pupils say they have…
Lusikisiki mass murder suspects. Police Warrant Officer, Ntsikelelo Sambudla, has finalised his testimony in the Lusikisiki mass killing case at the Mthatha High Court sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. Warrant Officer Sambudla testified that a team of detectives investigated the whereabouts of the firearms that were allegedly found at accused No.: 6, Mawethu…
