Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni has made an impassioned plea to the province’s residents to support law enforcement in its fight against crime. This after some angry residents of Saulsville in Tshwane staged a walk out during a tense engagement between them and Gauteng police management on Saturday….
1 minute The South African government briefs the media ahead of the World Economic (WEF) Forum Annual Meeting. Live proceedings below:
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Former rugby fullback, Bevin Fortuin. The Cheetahs and Springboks fullback, Bevin Fortuin, has been laid to rest in his hometown of George in the Western Cape. The 46-year-old died last week following a heart attack at a training session. At the time of his death, he was the head coach of the Limpopo-based Northam Rhinos…
Taxis at a rank The National Association of School Governing Bodies in Sedibeng, south of Gauteng, is calling on the provincial government to ensure strict compliance with scholar transport regulations. The association’s regional secretary, Thabiso Radebe, has been speaking at the memorial service for the 14 pupils who died in a scholar transport minibus taxi…
SACP General-Secretary Solly Mapaila speaking at the organisation’s event. 2 minutes The South African Communist Party says its alliance partner the ANC has no right to stop it from contesting elections independently. The party’s General Secretary Solly Mapaila says the SACP remains resolute in its decision to contest elections on its own next year. This…
Arrested illegal miners 1 minute Illegal mineworkers are continuing to resurface from mine shafts around Orkney in the North West. National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says more than 500 mineworkers have been arrested to date and the number is expected to increase. Police say the miners resurfaced due to starvation and dehydration after members of…
Illegal electricity connection cables. 2 minutes The SA Local Government Association (SALGA) has warned that the recently approved electricity tariff increases might lead to illegal connections in different communities. The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) has approved Eskom’s 12.74 % tariff increase for direct customers and 11.32% for municipalities. The increase for direct customers will take…
Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, Provincial Police Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal. Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee established to look into wide ranging allegations of threats to national security, will meet again on Friday to further discuss its terms of reference. The Committee was established following explosive allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of serious corruption in…
Beds in hospital. The Free State Health Department says it is diverting maternity patients to relevant health facilities following the closure of the maternity ward at the National District Hospital in Bloemfontein. Health Spokesperson Mondli Mvambi says the closure follows the issuing of Prohibition Notice by the Department of Labour against the maternity ward due…
