Border Management Authority Commissioner, Doctor ,Mike Masiapato speaks at a media briefing. The Border Management Authority (BMA) says plans are under way to construct a one-stop border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. BMA Commissioner Dr. Mike Masiapato says the border will see travelers and cargo trucks being processed at only one point. Masiapato says they…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli speaks during a government function. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli is rallying citizens to join the fight against gender-based violence. He made the call at Nokuphila Mbhele’s funeral. Her body was found in a rented room in Mandawe on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. She had allegedly been killed by her…
File image: N3 Toll Route road sign. 1 minute The N3 Toll Concession says traffic volumes towards Durban are expected to continue to increase from around midday today. All toll plaza lanes will be open during peak traffic periods. Authorities have warned road users that congestion and delays are likely when traffic volumes are high….
Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy at the 365 Days Arrive Alive Road Safety Campaign launch Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy says her department is commited to reducing road fatalities. The minister says the country is working on halving the statistics of nine thousand road fatalities seen this year by 2030. Creecy was speaking at the launch of…
Pensioners wait to be served at a Postbank. 1 minute Postbank CEO, Nikki Mbengashe, says they are confident that they will hit the one million mark of grant beneficiaries migrating from the Sassa gold card to the Postbank black card, within the next week. Senior officials from Postbank are appearing before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on…
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has made a commitment to residents of Westbury, Corronationville and surrounding areas, that water supply will be fully restored in the next seven days. Since the early hours of Wednesday morning, disgruntled residents took to the streets to protest against the ongoing water outages in the…
A nurse hands out a red ribbon to a woman, to mark World Aids Day. The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) says efforts are under way to secure funding for HIV/AIDS programmes. This follows the recent cut in grants from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). SANAC’s comment comes as the world…
SABC TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 1 minute South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)‘s Chief Financial Officer Yolande van Biljon has resigned and Tendai Matore has been appointed acting CFO. Biljon’s final day at the public broadcaster will be on November 30th. The SABC says in a statement that van Biljon contributed to the…
SANDF General Rudzani Maphwanya. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has denied a Sunday newspaper report that its chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya, is defying Defence Minister Angie Motshekga. This comes amid concern about the comments made by the general in support of Iran on a recent trip to that country. Critics say the general should not…
[File image]: A child running in the passage. The family of a five-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a fellow learner at a Johannesburg school says they are struggling to cope following the ordeal. They say the incident – which allegedly occurred in August this year – has left their young girl in…
