Gauteng Traffic Police in operation The Gauteng government has raised serious concerns about motorists speeding and failing to wear seatbelts, children sitting on their parents’ laps, vlogging, and drink-driving on the province’s roads. This comes as the Premier’s Office, Gauteng Transport and Law Enforcement agencies conducted stop-and-search operations at the De Hoek Toll Plaza Tuesday…
Members of SAMWU at a protest. 1 minute The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Eastern Cape is marching to the Buffalo City Metro Municipality on Tuesday over issues affecting its members and the city. The march aims to highlight alleged financial mismanagement, corruption within the metro, union-bashing and a breach of labour…
DA MP Dr Mark Burke says,“With the ANC’s refusal to agree to the DA’s reasonable, Growth and Jobs Budget plan, I have been mandated to go into the Finance Committee meeting to amend the Fiscal Framework such that there will be no VAT increases.” 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance…
We adored the green vegetation, lakes, were amazed by the safe driving on the four-lane carriageways, which narrowed down to two lanes as they entered cities. A VISIT to the Zhezhiang Provincial Museums by the Seminar on Omni Media Journalists from African English Speaking Countries ignited lots of conversations on the bus as the team…
A shooting crime scene. Durban Central Police are investigating two counts of murder after an off-duty Metro Police officer and another person were shot and killed at a parking lot at Durban’s North Beach in the early hours of this morning. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says reports indicate that the off-duty Metro Police inspector…
Inside a court 1 minute The bail application of two men accused of gunning down alleged Cape Town underworld kingpin, Mark Lifman, has been postponed until next month in the George Magistrates Court in the Western Cape. The suspects, aged 37 and 53, were arrested hours after Lifman was gunned down in the parking lot…
Funeral service for Theresa Solomon. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has described the city’s late former mayor, Theresa Solomon, as a leader who made a significant impact in uplifting the most vulnerable people. Solomon’s funeral is underway in Lansdowne. She died last week at the age of 79. Hill-Lewis says Solomon cared for communities. “She wanted…
Police officers during a protest 1 minute Two police officers have been injured during a confrontation with protesting students at the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The students are protesting against the decision by the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court to grant murder suspect Manelisi Mampane bail. Mampane allegedly shot and killed…
AMCU’s Joseph Mathunjwa President of trade union, AMCU, Joseph Mathunjwa says South Africa needs a political reset. He was speaking at a gathering to mark the 13th anniversary of the massacre in Marikana near Rustenburg, in the North West. Mathunjwa says the country only needs two political parties instead of the more than 600 registered…
File image: Sascoc banner. 1 minute Parliament has warned the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) that legislative action could be used to enforce compliance. It has emerged that Sascoc has been ignoring the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture when called to appear. Chairperson of the committee Joe McGluwa says they…
