Rescue teams at the scene of the building collapse 1 minute The National Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane says all recommendations in the final report into last year’s deadly George building collapse in the Western Cape, will be implemented. Thirty-four people died and several others were injured in the collapse. The National Home Builders…
Road Maintenance activities underway in Gauteng Region. 1 minute The City of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng has allocated over R500 million towards the rehabilitation of roads. Ekurhuleni Finance MMC Jongizizwe Dlabathi announced this whilst tabling the City’s 2025/26 budget at the Germiston Civic Centre. Dlabathi says there is an urgent need to address the terrible condition…
[FILE] The municipality is unable to maintain its infrastructure and is struggling too meet its obligation to pay staff salaries. 2 minutes Government contractors in Limpopo are hopeful that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s upcoming budget will prioritise infrastructure development. This follows ongoing complaints from small businesses over delayed payments and slow project implementation. The Forum…
A company logo for the South African supermarket chain SPAR Group is seen on a trolley outside a store in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 7, 2022. Various political parties, such as the African National Congress (ANC), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Patriotic Alliance (PA), South African Communist Party (SACP), along with civic organisations, the South African…
FILE | Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane addresses an event. The Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane, has condemned the violence and lawlessness that punctuated the march in KuGompo City against the coronation of the Igbo Nigerian King. Mabuyane says the provincial government notes the correspondence from the Nigerian diplomatic mission clarifying that the event was…
SASSA office in Wynberg, Western Cape 1 minute Western Cape Social Development Minister Jaco Londt says the province might not be able to meet the new deadline for the migration of grant recipients’ cards to the new Postbank black card. This is unless the registration points are increased from the current 49 to 65. Londt…
One of the WSU campuses The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) at the Walter Sisulu University (WSU), in the Eastern Cape has refuted assertions by the institution’s management that the institution is ready to commence the 2026 academic year. The student body says the institution has not concluded critical maintenance of some lecture halls and accommodation…
[File Image] Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) during a protest. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Free State has threatened to shut down the medical practice of a Kroonstad doctor whose grandson they are accusing of shooting and killing a man and burying him in an unmarked shallow grave on his farm. Members…
The three accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial seen appearing before court. 1 minute Accused number two in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case, Steveno van Rhyn, has told the High Court in Saldanha Bay that he was beaten repeatedly by police officers. This as a trial within a trial continues to determine the admissibility…
At a media briefing, SARS will shed light on their spat with Lucky Montana The South African Revenue Services (SARS) will hold a media briefing this afternoon following the escalation of tensions between it and former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) CEO, Lucky Montana. The public spat erupted after Montana laid criminal charges…
