A general view of flood damaged homes in KwaNdengezi, Durban, South Africa. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma has announced that they have found land to build permanent houses for the 1 069 families displaced by floods in the province. This includes the 41 families who were displaced by the February floods in…
ANC delegation visiting Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe’s family 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu has described the late Women’s League Deputy President, Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe as a remarkable leader who will be remembered for her commitment to gender equality, peace and unity. Bhengu is amongst the ANC leadership visiting the home of Mnganga-Gcabashe who died…
City Power is on a drive to upgrade prepaid meters. 1 minute Johannesburg’s City Power says over 99% of its vending pre-paid meters have been upgraded. This comes as customers rush to beat the Sunday deadline for meters to be upgraded. City Power says from today its Service Delivery Centres across Johannesburg will remain open…
SA police ‘arrest’ banner. 1 minute One person has been arrested for selling soccer tickets to the Nedbank Cup final in Durban. All tickets for the match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates have been sold out. KwaZulu-Natal Police Spokesperson, Robert Netshiunda says the man was caught selling tickets issued to sponsors. He was also…
Court gavel hammer The family of student activist Caiphus Nyoka, who was brutally murdered in 1987, says they hope justice will prevail and that the two accused will receive a heavy sentence. This comes after the Johannesburg High Court found two of the three apartheid-era police officers guilty of the murder. Nyoka, who was a…
FILE | A child plays in water after heavy rains 1 minute The weather warning for disruptive rain issued by Weather SA for large parts of the Eastern Cape has been downgraded from level 5 to level 2. The advisory indicates that the level of rain can still lead to localised flooding and damage to…
Cocaine worth millions seized at OR Tambo International Airport. 1 minute Police have arrested another drug mule at the OR Tambo International Airport. The 55-year-old Nigerian national arrived at the airport from Brazil. A few weeks ago, police arrested two South African nationals at the same airport for drug trafficking. They seized cocaine with an…
The Gauteng Education Department has called on parents and guardians not to panic about securing placement for their children. MEC Matome Chiloane has launched the 2026 online admissions system for Grades 1 and 8 in Garankuwa in northern Pretoria. By eight o’clock this morning, when the system went live, over 40 000 parents were already…
People holding placards at an anti-corruption march. Corruption needs to be treated as a health epidemic that is making society sick. That’s how the Active Citizens’ Movement (ACM) has described the crisis, ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on Tuesday. Billions have been lost to corruption in South Africa, with very little accountability or justice. The…
Former ANC Youth League Secretary General Sindiso Magaqa. 1 minute One of the men charged with the murder of former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa has confessed to the murder. Sibusiso Ncengwa made his confession before the Pietermaritzburg High Court. Magaqa was shot in July 2017 in uMzimkhulu and succumbed to…
