File image: City Power technician repairs electricity lines in Johannesburg. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero says close to R 300 Million has been set aside to electrify informal settlements in the city. He delivered his State of the City Address in Braamfontein yesterday. Morero says provision of electricity in informal settlements…
Slight petrol price increase from midnight Tuesday
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. 1 minute The State Security Agency (SSA) has described allegations about an alleged operation called Sibonkolo as diversionary tactics that seek to undermine progress in reforming the Agency. The SSA says in a statement released by the Ministry in the Presidency that the Agency does not have an operation…
An NSRI motorboat used in rescue operations. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has called on members of the public to report any findings of debris from an aircraft to the authorities. NSRI Spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the search for the missing pilot off the coast of Durban continues. Sixty one-year-old Andrew Blackwood-Murray, went missing…
The Standing Committee on Appropriations Chairperson and BOSA leader, Mmusi Maimane delivers pre-budget remarks at Parliament in Cape Town on March 10, 2025. 2 minutes Build One South Africa (BOSA) has confirmed that the African National Congress (ANC) has approached the party to request a meeting on the national budget, which Parliament is set to…
CONTRALESA President Kgoshi Lameck Mokoena addressing a Cogta event in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA) has criticized the recently signed Expropriation Act, saying it fails to address the needs of dispossessed black South Africans. The Act allows government to expropriate land in the public interest to address issues…
FILE | Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appears in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. The case against controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his four co-accused has been transferred from the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court to the High Court in Johannesburg for trial. Matlala and his co-accused will now face 11 attempted murder charges as well…
Recent flood in the Eastern Cape cause damage to infrastructure in Mthatha. Another body in the Mthatha floods has been recovered by search and rescue teams in the Eastern Cape. The death toll is now at 102. This comes after some parts of the province were hit hard by floods leaving most families displaced. Provincial…
Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Muzi Sibiya. Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has admitted to knowing the father of Constable Sizwe Zungu, however, maintains he did not know the key state witness in 2014. Muzi Sibiya has been under cross examination at the High Court in Pretoria…
FlySafair plane seen at an airport FlySafair cabin crew have downed tools. The striking workers that the South African Cabin Crew Association represents are demanding higher wages and the revision of the roster. FlySafair says it does not anticipate any disruptions to its flight schedule. The airline also says that more than two-thirds of its…
