Picture shows a police officer during Safer Festive Season operation. The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) says it will be targeting key taxi ranks and routes to ensure taxi drivers have the necessary documentation. This is part of its Hlokomela Road Safety Campaign, which kicked off at the end of last month. We continue our Festive…
FILE | Police officers. Two suspected blue light robbers have been killed in a shootout with the police in Parys in the Free State. Police say that during the officers’ high-speed chase, the suspects’ vehicle lost control and crashed into a fence. They found the deceased dressed in a police uniform. Officers recovered items, including…
Preserving diverse cultures is the order of the day in Groot Marico in the North West, with residents sharing their knowledge through various activities held in the area. It is also known as the capture site of former President Jacob Zuma in 1963. He was travelling with other Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) recruits to Botswana…
A vial of the measles-rubella vaccine ready to protect children The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness says it is still seeing an increase in measles outbreaks throughout the province. Areas such as Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, Eerste River, Somerset West, Mitchells Plain and Citrusdal among others, are affected. The Western Cape Department of Health has…
uMkhonto we Sizwe Party has tabled a motion of no-confidence against Premier against Thami Ntuli. Political analyst, Thobani Zikalala, says the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party is within its rights to try and test the stability of the Government of Provincial Unity in KwaZulu-Natal. Zikalala’s comments come ahead of the vote of no confidence motion that…
ANC top leadership Political analyst Professor Bheki Mngomezulu says allowing African National Congress (ANC) members in good standing to elect their president as opposed to being the only preserve of delegates to elective conferences will not change the party’s electoral fortunes. He says the ANC problems revolve around failures to implement its own crafted policies…
Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya briefs the media at the Union Buildings to address current developments. Livestream:
Limpopo musician, Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna at Polokwane Magistrate Court The bail application of a well known Limpopo musician, Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna, has been adjourned to Wednesday in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. The state and the defence lawyers have concluded their closing arguments; the state is opposing bail. Maburna is facing multiple charges,…
Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya The Presidency says that South Africa will not ask G20 member countries to boycott the next meeting in Miami, Florida. This after US President Donald Trump said that South Africa would not be invited to the gathering next year. This is despite South Africa being one of the founding members of the…
A 50-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a robbery and killing of a school principal in Tembisa, East Rand on Sunday night. It is reported that four suspects entered a house, shot the principal and assaulted his wife and son. The suspects robbed the victims of laptops, cellphones and cash. Police Spokesperson Dimakatso…
