E-hailing spokesperson Vhatuka Mbelengwa says the app companies have neglected their concerns forcing them to take up strike action on Monday. Proper regulation within the e-hailing industry will help decrease criminality and exploitation in the sector. This is according to Gauteng E-hailing Services (GES), that held a media briefing in Johannesburg, about the ongoing challenges…
MK Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu speaking at a party event. 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party says its case against the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to set aside the results of the general elections in May due to alleged vote rigging is now ready. The party was granted leave by the…
The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula briefs the media in Johannesburg on January 28, 2025 on the outcomes of the party’s National Lekgotla. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party has resolved to prioritise educational campaigns that promote safe sexual practices and health literacy. This is in…
2 minutes The University of the Free State’s Faculty of Health Sciences has launched a new Research Room aimed at improving maternal and child health outcomes. The facility, developed in partnership with Universitas Academic Hospital in Bloemfontein, includes the use of the PEA POD and DXA machine to assess body composition in infants. The university…
Uber e-hailing service users in Johannesburg should organise alternative transport as drivers plan a shutdown on Tuesday. The drivers are expected to gather in Kramerville before marching to the e-hailing company’s headquarters in Parktown. They say they are unhappy about issues including changes to Uber’s commission percentages and unprofitable fares. Driver Awelani Mashete says they…
A closed water tap. The situation is getting dire at the Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape as residents enter day three without electricity which also impacted water supply. Large parts of areas in Gqeberha have been plunged into darkness following the collapse of electricity towers on Thursday. Businesses have been closed, residents and…
A candle burning at a memorial Former City of Cape Town mayor and anti-apartheid stalwart, Theresa Solomons, has died at the age of 79. She served as deputy mayor in the city from 1995 t0 1996; and then served as mayor from 1996 to 1998. Solomons, who was born in 1945 in Cape Town, dedicated…
Crime scene. As South Africans ready themselves for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this week, border crime remains a concern for communities along the borderline between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Some say the SONA must address the security situation at the border. Residents and business people in Niani along the Limpopo river say…
A worker grinding metal at a factory 2 minutes Government says a multi-disciplinary team of departments is engaging with ArcelorMittal management to seek a solution to the looming job losses. This after the steel producer announced plans to shut down its operations in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal and Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng. Following a meeting with the…
(FILE IMAGE]: Hijacked buildings. Johannesburg Public Safety MMC, Mgcini Tshwaku, has discovered an unauthorised abattoir at one of the hijacked buildings in the Johannesburg City Center operating in unhygienic conditions that pose a health hazard. Tshwaku conducted a raid of the hijacked building on Tuesday. A stench, puddles of water and exposed electric wires welcome…
