[File Image] Traffic officers during a roadblock. Road Traffic Infringement Authority (RTIA) says the looming roll-out of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences system (AARTO) to 69 municipalities across the country is an effort to curb the high number of road fatalities in the country. The system will come into effect on December 1…
Kidnapping 1 minute The police in the Eastern Cape are searching for the two foreign nationals who were kidnapped this morning in the Nelson Mandela Bay Region. SAPS have pleaded with community members to come forward with the information to curb the rate of kidnappings in the region. Last year, the man alleged to be…
An aerial view of the soccer stadium and beach front in eThekwini 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has reassured Durban’s business community that the Presidential eThekwini Working Group is making strides to improve service delivery, to create an environment for creating jobs and doing business. The group was set up in February to address pressing…
President Cyril Ramaphosa with PM of Lesotho Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa and 15 South African Ministers are set to undertake a working visit to Maseru, Lesotho, on Wednesday. Ramaphosa will co-chair the second session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa and Lesotho with Prime Minister Sam Matekane. This BNC follows…
Rachel Kutumela faces a total of 32 charges. The bail application of the former Limpopo police sergeant who stands accused of insurance-related murders and her co-accused resumes in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. The state, as well as the accused’s lawyers, are expected to make their closing arguments. The accused, Rachel Kutumela, her sister, Anna Shokane,…
Petrol station in South Africa. 2 minutes According to preliminary reports by the Department of Mineral Resources’ Central Energy Fund (CEF), the price of petrol was expected to come down by 19-cents and diesel by 50-cents per litre this month. However, due the general fuel levy hike recently announced by the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana,…
Representational image of tax. 2 minutes Political analyst Angelo Fick says it’s disingenuous of political parties to make it seem that their negotiations around the budget and VAT increase are aimed at benefitting South Africans. The ANC has been holding talks with its partners in the government of national unity to discuss the budget impasse….
RS Berkane players celebrate after scoring a goal during their CAF Confederation Cup clash against Stellenbosch FC. 1 minute Stellenbosch FC have suffered their second defeat in the CAF Confederation Cup after going down 3-1 to RS Berkane of Morocco. Stellies are bottom of Group B with no points, after losing their opening match late…
Masaraure, who was being represented by Doug Coltart, appeared before Harare resident magistrate Dennis Mangosi . THE State yesterday withdrew the murder charges against the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) leader Obert Masaraure and secretary-general Robert Chere before plea after the trial failed to kick off for nearly eight years. Masaraure, who was…
Election 2024 result board 1 minute Several municipalities across the country conducted by-elections yesterday, with the ANC winning most of the contested wards. The Thabazimbi Local Municipality also held their by-elections to elect a new local council, but council remains hung as the African National Congress (ANC) dropped to 39.65% of the vote share (10…
