Eskom and law enforcement clamp down on a large-scale illegal electricity connection operation in Leeupoort near Fochville in Gauteng on 04 December 2024. 1 minute Power utility Eskom says it has been disconnecting and fining non-compliant electricity users and community members who have illegal connections. This follows the utility’s recoding process for pre-paid meter users…
Tembisa Hospital surgical team perform a procedure on July 18, 2925. The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has welcomed the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) interim report into tender fraud and corruption Tembisa Hospital. The report has laid bare the looting of about R2 billion in state resources through corruption, fraud, maladministration, as…
FILE | Chariots on Durban’s beachfront 1 minute Durban’s skyline is expected to glow with vibrant colour to mark the Festival of Chariots or Ratha-Yathra this Easter long weekend. The colourful festival observed by devotees of the Hindu deity Krishna, has become a popular feature on Durban’s social and entertainment calendar every Easter long weekend….
Lions 1 minute Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife says one of the three lions that had been living in the bush in the Gluckstadt area near Vryheid in northern KwaZulu-Natal, has been tracked and killed. The three lions were spotted killing livestock in the area last month. In a statement, the organisation says the remaining two lions…
A health officer checks cattle at a farm as a preventive measure against foot and mouth disease. AgriSA says that it welcomes the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) declaring the ongoing foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak a national disaster. The organisation says that the declaration reflects the seriousness of the current bio-security threat facing…
[File image] Crime scene from a fatal shooting. Police are investigating a case of murder after discovering the bodies of a man and a woman in holiday accommodation in Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast on New Year’s Day. Police spokesperson Paul Magwaza says the couple is believed to have been on holiday with family….
File photo: Former ANC, SA President Thabo Mbeki. 2 minutes Former President Thabo Mbeki says the ANC must do serious introspection on whether it still commands enough capacity to lead society. He was addressing the ANC’s Dullah Omar region in the Western Cape during a two-day discussion, titled “Challenges facing the ANC and the National…
FILE | NPA Head Shamila Batohi addresses an event. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Head Adv Shamila Batohi has admitted to the Nkabinde Inquiry, she did not read the case dockets implicating members of the Cato Manor Unit in serious crimes. She is facing cross-examination on her evidence presented to the commission into suspended South Gauteng…
1 minute The leadership of the Democratic Alliance (DA) addresses the media on recent political developments and its preparations for the upcoming local government elections following an important meeting of its Federal Council. Live proceedings below:
Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba. Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba reveals the truth behind the stalled Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The ambitious industrialisation programme, initiated in 2014, was meant to create over 20 000 jobs for the people of the province. Although the project was identified as key for the province’s economic development and…
