[File Image] A woman holds a placard that reads “Stop killing us,” at a march against gender based violence. A Mozambican witch doctor is expected to appear before the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Isaac Shikomboya faces charges of contravening the Immigration Act, the National Health Act, and being in possession of human body parts….
[FILE] Eskom has submitted a request to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) for approval of a revised tariff system. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has sought to explain its calculation blunders in its earlier multi-year price determination for Eskom, which will lead to higher than previously announced electricity tariffs…
18-year-old fast bowler Kwena Maphaka. 1 minute South Africa’s 18-year-old fast bowler, Kwena Maphaka, will make his Test debut for the Protea men when the second cricket Test against Pakistan starts in Cape Town today. Maphaka replaces Dane Paterson in the starting 11 and is one of three changes to the team. The other changes…
Fresh vegetables. 2 minutes Botswana’s unbanning of South African vegetable imports has been widely welcomed as a positive move for South African farmers and consumers in Botswana. The new Botswana administration lifted the ban put in place to protect their agriculture sector. Experts, however, say the move worked against the Botswana nationals as vegetables were…
Johannesburg’s newly constructed Lilian Ngoyi Street, formerly Bree Street. The City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says Lillian Ngoyi Street, formerly known as Bree, in the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD), will be reopened next week Friday. The Mayor had previously committed to completing the repair work in August, which had been delayed due to…
[FILE IMAGE]: The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral). Action SA in KwaZulu-Natal has raised concerns over the relationship between the roads agency Sanral and a construction company facing corruption allegations. China State Construction Engineering Corporation is accused of misrepresentation and fabrication in its tender bid documents. The Umngeni-uThukelo Water Board subsequently blacklisted the company….
Defence lawyer Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu is pictured at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on 30 October 2023. 1 minute Legal expert Nthabiseng Dubazana says the death of a defence lawyer in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is a huge blow to the case. Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu’s family confirmed his death yesterday. He fell ill last month and this prevented…
Bullet casings and broken glass at a crime scene. 2 minutes The police in KwaZulu-Natal are appealing to anyone with information about the murder of eight people in Umlazi to come forward. Twelve people were shot at the Zamani Transit camp in Umlazi, south of Durban, on Friday evening. Eight died on the scene while…
Police are still investigating the Sunday bombing incident. Zanu-PF Harare deputy chairperson Ephraim Pfundukwa’s house in the capital city was petrol-bombed on Monday by unknown assailants. On Sunday morning, the offices of the ruling party’s Harare chairperson, Godwills Masimirembwa, was also petrol-bombed by unknown suspects. Police are still investigating the Sunday bombing incident. National police…
Food parcels. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it rejects plans by the Gauteng Social Development Department to centralise food bank operations. The party’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe says this will see food parcel distribution from the 288 Non-Profit Organisations (NPO) and the five regional food banks transferred to a central food bank. She says this is concerning…
