Minister of Cogta, Velenkosini Hlabisa encourages young women to join local government. Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Velenkosini Hlabisa, has called for more visibility of young women in the local government space. Hlabisa was speaking at the dialogue on the White Paper Review on Local Government (WPLG) at Birchwood Conference Centre, Ekurhuleni,…
The National Prosecuting Authority Head Office in Pretoria. 1 minute Gender activist Lisa Vetten has described the acquittal of televangelist Timothy Omotoso and two others as a complete humiliation for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The high court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape acquitted Omotoso, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho yesterday after finding them…
Arsenal’s Declan Rice during the press conference. 3 minutes Declan Rice has already provided two magic moments that will become part of Arsenal folklore during his side’s run to the Champions League semi-finals but says more will be required if the dream is not to die against Paris St Germain on Wednesday. Arsenal head to…
Brown Mogotsi’s bulletin riddled vehicle. Crime expert Mike Bolhuis says thorough investigations surrounding the shooting incident involving businessman Brown Mogotsi should be prioritised. This as police are investigating a case of attempted murder after the car which businessman Mogotsi was travelling in was shot at in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni Monday night. Mogotsi has been under the…
Due to the rapid increase of inflows into the #VaalDam, a fifth sluice gate has been opened at 10h00 this morning to manage water levels that have increased overnight as a result of the ongoing rainfall in the Vaal River catchment. 1 minute The Vaal River Corridor Tourism Association has warned that floods in the…
Workers assemble a vehicle as operations begin after flooding in April shut down the Toyota South Africa Motors plant in Durban on August 16, 2022. 2 minutes Business and labour are concerned about the impact the loss of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) could have on the automotive sector. They convened for the…
Taxi sign seen on top of an e-hailing vehicle. 1 minute The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng have expressed concern over what they describe as unjust actions by the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) against e-hailing drivers. The party criticised the continued delays in issuing operating permits by the Gauteng Provincial Regulatory Entity (GPRE)…
FILE | Electricity pylons. Eskom in Gauteng says it has lost close to R7 billion in revenue due to electricity theft and illegal connections. Three farmers and an Eskom employee are expected to appear in the Randfontein Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for their bail applications. The four suspects stand accused of meter tampering on farms…
MK Party leader Jacob Zuma (C) before addressing party members 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party is adamant that it will take the reins in KwaZulu-Natal in the coming months. Despite the party securing the greatest number of votes in KwaZulu-Natal in last year’s general elections, it failed to secure an outright majority. This…
Initiates undergoing the traditional passage to manhood in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape. The Sedibeng Committee of Initiation Schools says it has rescued more than 20 boys from bogus initiation schools around the Vaal and Westonaria since Friday. The committee says the rescue mission, which included police, came after a number of families sought help…
