Bullets seen at a crime scene. 3 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has confirmed that the death toll from Saturday’s shooting in Soshanguve, Gauteng, has now risen to five. He was addressing the Community of the Marry Me Informal Settlement in the area on Sunday. According to police, at around 3 am on Saturday morning, a…
SAMWU logo 1 minute Municipal workers union, South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in Limpopo, has expressed concerns on the alleged nepotism and corruption on the hiring of workers in the Vhembe district municipality. According to the union, executive mayor Fridah Nkondo allegedly interfered in the hiring of more than 100 general workers and borehole…
A security guard on duty. 1 minute DENOSA’s President Simon Hlungwani has called on government to insource surveillance security to clinics that operate for 24-hours. This after two nurses were abducted, robbed and raped last week by an armed assailant at the Chuene Clinic outside Polokwane in Limpopo while on duty. Hlungwani was speaking at…
(FILE PHOTO) Candles lit during a funeral service.v 1 minute Mail & Guardian’s political editor and award-winning journalist Paddy Harper has passed away. Editor-in-Chief Luke Feltham confirmed the news on the publication’s website, stating that Harper died at his Durban home earlier today. Harper, a seasoned journalist, was widely respected both in the media industry…
SACP spokesperson Alex Mashilo. 2 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) has vowed to keep its status as a registered political party and to contest future elections in line with the resolutions of its previous conferences. This follows the Independent Electoral Commission’s earlier notice to de-register the party with other 191 political which remain…
Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) wave party flags at a rally. 1 minute Key organisational matters, including the vetting of members, are topping the agenda of the ANC’s four-day National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Boksburg, in eastern Johannesburg. The meeting which started yesterday will also reflect on recent domestic developments, including Finance…
eThekwini Claremont Regional Offices 1 minute Residents and activists from Clairwood south of Durban will today picket outside the eThekwini Municipality’s Town Planning Offices to object to the City’s proposition to rezone the area and create a logistics park. This comes as the Municipality continues with the 2014 resolution for the Local Area Plan, which…
EFF leader Julius Malema addressing the public at the event. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has reiterated the party’s stance that it will not work in a government that includes both the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Freedom Front Plus (FFPlus). The EFF leader says the DA and the FFPlus are…
Roadblock 1 minute Some motorists making their way into the Eastern Cape via the N6 from different provinces say other drivers need to be vigilant and considerate. Provincial authorities conducted a roadblock just outside of Komani as part of its safety campaign. A minibus taxi driver who was travelling from Johannesburg, Mphangeli Moyeni says his…
Court gavel 1 minute Twenty-six illegal miners are expected to appear in the Stilfontein Magistrate’s court near Klerksdorp in the North West on Friday. They were arrested this week after four resurfaced at Margaret Shaft while another 22 also emerged from Buffelsfontein Shaft number 10. They are facing charges of trespassing and contravention of the…
