Gang violence victims’ wife calls for the police to get rid of illegal miners. 2 minutes The wife of a man who was killed during a shootout between police and suspected illegal miners at the Zamimpilo Informal Settlement near Riverlea, Johannesburg, last night, has called on government to bring an end to Zama Zamas. His…
SA Police Service badge. 2 minutes Members of the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) have protested outside the Hammanskraal SAPS Academy, north of Pretoria, against sexual assault incidents that they say are occurring at the Tshwane SAPS Academy. Popcru says the incidents were reported last month. A captain allegedly raped a trainee and…
A sewerage treatment plant. 2 minutes Security officers stationed at the Biesiesvlei sewer plant outside Lichtenburg in the North West are raising concerns about their health and working environment. They say they have not received their required annual chemical exposure injections for the past three years, leaving them vulnerable to infections and chronic illnesses. Despite…
[FILE PHOTO] India Captain Jasprit Bumrah. 2 minutes India brushed off the absence of captain Jasprit Bumrah to dismiss Australia for 181 and reach 141 for six for an overall lead of 145 on an extraordinary second day of the finely-balanced fifth test on Saturday. On a day of high drama at a sunbathed Sydney…
1 minute The NPA is presenting evidence in the Pietermaritzburg High Court to have the initial findings into the death of iconic anti-apartheid figure and former ANC president, Chief Albert Luthuli, overturned. LIVESTREAM:
[FILE IMAGE] Spaza shop. 3 minutes Spaza shop owners in Gqeberha have begun the registration process to ensure they comply with the health and safety standards within the 21 days stipulated by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Since September, 890 incidents of food-borne illnesses have been reported nationwide, with Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal leading the field. Spaza owners…
Public sector unions concluded consulting their members about government’s offer to increase salaries by 1.5%. 4 minutes Public sector unions under the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) have accepted government’s 5.5% increase for their members. The Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) gave the parties 21 days last month, to canvass their members…
Tembisa Hospital, in Ekurhuleni. 2 minutes The Public Servants Association (PSA) has raised concerns about the dilapidation of the Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng. In a statement, the PSA has noted the crumbling infrastructure, a shortage of essential resources and unsafe working conditions. Its formally requested the Employment and Labour Department conduct an in-depth inspection of…
[File photo] Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze at Usindiso building. 2 minutes The case of alleged arsonist Sthembiso Mdlalose, who stands accused of deliberately setting the hijacked Usindiso building on fire that claimed 76 lives in 2023, has been postponed to Wednesday after one of the two witnesses who were expected…
SANDF soldiers arrested for the murder a Hawks officer. Two SANDF soldiers have been arrested for the murder of a HAWKS officer who was gunned down while on duty near Hammanskraal, Pretoria, in 2023. The suspects were tracked and apprehended at O.R. Tambo International Airport and in Centurion on Sunday. Hawks spokesperson Christopher Singo says…
