Power lines. 2 minutes Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the government is taking steps to eliminate load reduction nationwide. Ramokgopa has been meeting with the mayors of Limpopo municipalities in Polokwane. He encouraged municipalities to explore electricity generation, as a means to reduce load shedding and create revenue streams. Although the country…
Napoli’s Scott McTominay celebrates scoring their first goal with Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City welcome a familiar face back to the Etihad Stadium on Thursday as they kick off their Champions League campaign against Napoli and Kevin de Bruyne. But while City boss Pep Guardiola shed tears when the Belgium midfielder…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi The Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says they hope to draw lessons from the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to ensure that there is no political interference in the newly planned political killings task team. On Wednesday, Lesufi announced plans to establish this task team, which will investigate politically motivated murders in the…
Handcuffs depicting an arrest. A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the mass shooting incident in Westbury, Johannesburg last week. The 36-year-old is believed to be the mastermind behind the shooting. He was arrested in Westbury on Friday. He is due to appear before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday facing two counts…
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has confirmed that it is investigating KwaZulu-Natal’s Umzinyathi District Municipal officials. A Presidential Proclamation has authorised a wide-ranging investigation into corruption allegations. The state is believed to have suffered losses through alleged irregular tenders. SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says the investigation covers allegations dating back to 2020. Kganyago says, “Proclamation…
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga 1 minute There have been calls for Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has to resign after the deaths of 14 South African soldiers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The minister has been grilled by Parliament on the report she gave about the deaths of the South…
The Kimberley Regional Court sentenced 22-year-old Lebogang van Wyk on Friday for 15 years. A man who raped a woman behind the Correctional Services centre in Kimberley in the Northern Cape has started to serve a 15-year jail term. The Kimberley Regional Court sentenced the 22-year-old Lebogang van Wyk on Friday. He had been found…
MK Party delegates The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), led by its Chairperson, Mosotho Moepya, is in Nkandla, meeting with uMkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) President Jacob Zuma and other senior members of the party. The Electoral Commission (IEC) will today meet with a delegation of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Party (MKP), including party leader Jacob Zuma,…
A crime scene. The family of a murdered Kimberley woman who suffered from dementia say they are still traumatised by the incident and are demanding justice. Fifty-eight-year-old Mimie Modise, who was killed last month was falsely accused of witchcraft. Modise’s naked body was found a day after she was reported missing by her family. She…
FILE | Former Police Minister Bheki Cele speaks at a press briefing. Former Police Minister Bheki Cele will appear before Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee over the next two days. The committee was established following allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Cele,…
