A prepaid electricity meter. Power utility, Eskom, says the new electricity smart meter system aims to modernise the electricity network and prevent illegal connections and theft. This comes after Orange Farms residents, south of Johannesburg, picketed outside Eskom premises demanding the stopping of the installation of smart meters at their homes, saying the high tariffs…
X-SAPS file image A 39-year-old man, Clifford Ngwenya, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ermelo Regional Court in Mpumalanga for raping his former landlord in 2021. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Provincial spokesperson, Monica Nyuswa, says Ngwenya denied the rape allegations. He claims that Ngwenya and the victim met at a tavern and…
Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the 2024 budget speech. 2 minutes The office of the Auditor General (AGSA) says it is considering the request from the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) to investigate the financial implications of the budget speech postponement last month. This is after MKP wrote to the Auditor General requesting an investigation, claiming that…
The bail application of the second man accused of allegedly pulling the trigger in the assassination of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, is expected to continue on Monday at the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court. Mozambican national Armindo Pacula faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder, murder and contravening the Immigration Act. LIVE STREAM:
2 minutes The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it’s investigating Gauteng’s online learner placement system. It says their provincial office is inundated with complaints of unplaced learners for the 2025 academic year. The SAHRC has previously raised concerns over the slow placement of learners. The commission has called on parents and guardians of…
Food inspected at a spaza shop. 2 minutes With President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 21-day spaza shop registration process deadline fast approaching, the Gauteng government says it will embark on a process to determine those who qualify to own spaza shops. The deadline is five pm on Tuesday. Acting Gauteng Premier, Lebogang Maile has briefed members of…
Sergeant Fannie Nkosi testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The bail application of suspended police Organised Crime Unit member Fannie Nkosi is expected to resume in the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Nkosi was arrested earlier this month by the SAPS Madlanga Commission Task Team following a raid at his home in Pretoria…
PanSALB to simplify the curriculum of many learners and students across the country. 1 minute The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) believes the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources ( SADiLaR) will simplify the curriculum of many learners and students across the country. The function of SADiLaR is to a focus on all…
A person in handcuffs. 2 minutes Police in the Western Cape have arrested two women, aged 59 and 53, in Strand for allegedly defrauding about 80 victims of nearly R2 million through a bogus travel scheme. Police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie says that the victims had responded to a social media advertisement promoting a trip to…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi testifying at Madlanga Commission Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi has testified that he did not install blue lights in the vehicles of attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Evidence before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria suggests that a memorandum of understanding between Mkhwanazi and CAT VIP, would entail the…
