Mpumalanga transport officials inspect burnt out Putco buses 1 minute Bus operator Putco says it’s ready to resume full operations on Monday following an arson attack at various depots in Mpumalanga last week. According to police a group of unknown armed suspects targeted several depots in the province, setting a total of 51 buses alight….
[FILE PHOTO] Learners boarding a bus. 1 minute The North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management (COSATMA) and the Department of Education have admitted to have violated the rights of many children. They have conceded that they have failed to provide adequate scholar transport. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has concluded…
[FILE IMAGE]: Timothy Omotoso and co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho in the dock in court. 2 minutes Community activist and a whistleblower in the Timothy Omotoso rape and trafficking case, Pamela Mabini, has been shot dead in the driveway of her home in KwaZakhele in Gqeberha this morning. She was also shot at by…
The Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman speaks at the Provincial Budget and Governance Forum in Swellendam on December 9, 2024. 1 minute The Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman, is expected to table the 2025/26 Provincial Budget this morning. The budget will be tabled amid significant fiscal constraints, as national finances remain…
The South African Weather Service graphic showing the outlook for April 2-3, 2025. 2 minutes Meteorologist Azwi Tuwani says the cold snap experienced in parts of the country is caused by clouds covering the systems, that are moving along the coastal areas and pushing in cooler air to the interior. Gauteng, Free State and the…
[File photo] A worker counts money 3 minutes Labour unions representing the majority of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) workers are threatening strike action over a wage dispute. This after the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) and The United National Transport Union (Untu) declared a dispute of mutual interest with…
US President Donald Trump 4 minutes The signing of an executive order by US President Donald Trump to cut financial assistance to South Africa dominated the debate on the State of the Nation Address (SONA). President Ramaphosa delivered the SONA last week Thursday. Trump cited disapproval of South Africa’s land policy and its genocide case…
ANC secretary general, Fikile Mbalula. 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has described as mischievous former party President Jacob Zuma’s letter of demand to be reinstated as an ANC member. This comes after lawyers of uMkhonto weSizwe party leader wrote to Mbalula to demanding their client’s immediate reinstatement. This is pending what…
Cape Town construction sites have been plagued by stoppages, but the construction mafia is highly active all over the country. “The Construction Mafia remains an ever-present threat to projects in both the public and private sectors – but there’s a limit to what the industry can do,” he says. “We need to see a ‘joined-up’…
Outside City Hall where Parliament sits. 1 minute 259 written questions from members of Parliament to Ministers were not answered by 27 December this year. This has emerged on a parliamentary publication list regarding unanswered written and oral questions. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu as well as Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson are the…
