A test tube labelled “COVID-19 Test positive” is seen in this illustration picture taken, March 10, 2021. 3 minutes Three of South Africa’s largest private laboratories have denied allegations of excessive pricing for COVID-19 PCR tests. Lancet, Ampath and Pathcare private laboratories appeared before the Competition Tribunal in Pretoria on Wednesday. In 2021, the Competition…
[File image]: City Power technician repairs electricity lines in Johannesburg. City Power says they will be halting the restoration of power supply in certain areas of Johannesburg until it verifies that at least 80% of customers in that area are purchasing electricity legitimately. According to the power utility, this decision follows a notable increase of…
FILE | Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection Shadrack Sibiya. Parliament’s ad hoc committee looking into corruption allegations against law enforcement agencies has denied the Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection Shadrack Sibiya’s announcement that he will appear before it. The committee was established to look into threats to national security, following allegations…
An abandoned mine shaft 1 minute A community-led rescue effort to help retrieve thousands of suspected trapped illegal miners underground in Stilfontein in the North West is expected to continue today. Last week, more than 1 000 illegal miners emerged from an abandoned mine shaft in Orkney, after being without water and food. Community leader…
The couple faces a charge of fraudulently changing the directorship of Valley Lodges linked to former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, Gideon Gono. THE trial of Harare businessman Clark Clever Makoni and his wife Beverly Aisha Ndonda Makoni, who face a charge of illegally changing the directorship of a company they were managing, continued yesterday…
Police top bras including Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya and National Commissioner, Fannie Masemola. Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, has questioned the decision to place Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya on leave. He says such action is not in line with South African…
Junior Springbok prop Zachary Porthen is the only uncapped player in the touring squad. Former Junior Springbok prop and captain, Zachary Porthen, has earned his first Springbok call-up. He has been included in coach Rassie Erasmus’ 36-man squad for the end-of-year tour to the Northern Hemisphere. Potham made his United Rugby Championship debut for the…
Xolani Khumalo is the ActionSA mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni The presenter of the reality television show Sizok’thola, Xolani Khumalo, has been announced as ActionSA candidate for Mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni for the 2026 Local Government Elections. The announcement was made by ActionSA President Herman Mashaba on Saturday. Khumalo says job creation is important…
Poster bearing slogan, Not in My Name for16 days of activism against GBV. Civil Society Movement NotInMyName International is demanding the dismissal of a teacher at the Prinshof School for the blind in Pretoria, following rape allegations. It is alleged that a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by her teacher in 2024. The teenager confided…
Stop GBV awareness 2 minutes The Commission for Gender Equality says it is making progress in tackling the high rate of withdrawal of gender-based violence cases in Mpumalanga. It says its findings indicate that foreign nationals, mostly undocumented ones, either report or perpetrate the violence. Recently, Commissioner Princess Eurika Mogane, who is deployed to Mpumalanga,…
