Food confiscated during a raid at a Northern Cape spaza shop. 2 minutes The Food and Allied Workers’ Union (FAWU) has criticised health inspectors in Cape Town for what it terms neglecting the health and safety of people living in townships. This follows the arrests of six suspects in Mfuleni last week. This is in…
The late Warrick Stock, known as DJ Warras. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has given the assurance that the suspected killer of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock will be arrested before the end of this weekend. DJ Warras was gunned down on Tuesday outside a building at which his company had been providing security services in…
A branch of the SA Post Office Office. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says it will seek urgent engagements with the Ministers of Employment and Communications as well as with Treasury, to find solutions for the ongoing crisis, threatening the collapse of the South African Post Office (SAPO) and jobs of thousands…
Prison cell. The Durban High Court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the murder of ANC member, Siduduzo Magwaza, who was gunned down in January 2021 at Cornubia in Durban. Magwaza had just been nominated to become the chairperson of the organisation in Ward 102 in the 2021 elections at that time. The…
Image supplied The Index evaluates four dimensions of food security, namely availability, access, utilisation and overall stability, from 2012 to 2023, and creates a baseline to measure food security in South Africa yearly using publicly available and annually updated data. While South Africa peaked at 64.9 on the Index in 2019, this number dropped to…
The National Treasury has confirmed that it swiftly neutralised a malware attack targeting its Infrastructure Reporting Model (IRM) website on Tuesday afternoon. The attempted breach triggered an immediate response, with compromised servers isolated to assess the damage and protect critical data. This incident follows recent global cybersecurity concerns, including attacks on Microsoft platforms in the…
Advocate Charles Mnisi who represents accused number 3 and 1 in the Senzo Meyiwa case. 1 minute Defence counsel Charles Mnisi says he will be ready to cross-examine the lead investigator in the Senzo Meyiwa trial on the 19th of this month. The High Court in Pretoria convened on Monday morning for Mnisi to update…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the keynote address at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nasrec, Johannesburg on February 20, 2025. 1 minute The International Relations Department’s Director-General Zane Dangor’s delegation has arrived in New York. The aim of the delegation’s visit is to brief member states of the G20 for which South Africa is the current…
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick. Springbok captain Siya Kolisi says the Boks will need 15 players on the pitch at all times if they are to beat Ireland for the first time in Dublin in 13 years. The Boks play Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday evening in…
Residents fear for their health as illegal dumping persists in the area Illegal dumping continues to pose serious health and environmental risks in many parts of Johannesburg. Residents in parts of Soweto say illegal dumping near their homes is making them sick and turning their neighbourhoods into health hazards. They blame the municipality for failing…
