Rough diamonds on a table. 1 minute The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has rejected Petra Diamond’s retrenchment notice of over 200 mineworkers in its Pretoria and Northern Cape Operations. According to the union, the company says the diamond industry is facing the longest downturn in over 30 years. It says this is driven by…
Illegal miners arrested at Sheba Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga as part of the SAPS’ Operation Vala Umgodi on August 1, 2025. Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Jackie Macie has raised concern over the increase of crimes in the Barberton area, especially illegal mining. Macie spoke outside the Barberton Magistrate’s Court following the appearance…
Anti-rape activists’ sloganeering. A 41-year-old alleged serial rapist is expected to appear at the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto on Monday morning. The man was arrested in connection with a series of serious crimes, including rape, kidnapping, robbery and assault committed in Diepkloof and Orlando between 2008 and 2025. It is reported that the man…
Entrance of Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on October 29, 2020. 1 minute The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) is calling for a full inquiry into Tuesday’s fatal shooting inside the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town. A man believed to be a taxi owner was gunned down. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)…
Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Sihle Zikalala. 2 minutes Government says additional capital investment for infrastructure projects will increase to more than R500 billion. This follows the allocation of an additional financial injection in the R300 billion infrastructure development plan that was announced in 2020. This announcement was made by the Deputy Minister…
Scene of a multiple-vehicle crash in Limpopo which claimed seven lives (22 December 2024) 2 minutes The carnage continues on South Africa’s roads as another crash has claimed multiple lives, this time in Limpopo. Seven people were killed and many others injured in a multiple-vehicle pile-up on the N1 in Ga-Phasha, Botlokwa outside Polokwane. The…
Business leaders, small and big, can help end homelesssness by offering work experience, says the writer. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp A growing list of cities are solving homelessness. Movements like Built for Zero prove it’s possible to implement dignified, lasting solutions—and save money in the process. These success stories were possible because of…
Phone with social media apps Social media law expert, Emma Sadleir has urged parents to monitor their children’s activities on social media platforms, particularly on WhatsApp. This after the Gauteng High Court, on Monday, ordered Meta platforms, to shut down anonymous Instagram accounts and WhatsApp channels distributing graphic child pornography involving South African schoolchildren. Sadleir,…
Empty courtroom. 3 minutes The judgement in the Democratic Alliance’s application against Section 15a of the Employment Equity Act has been reserved by the High Court in Pretoria. Section 15a of the Employment Equity Act will give the Minister of Labour and Employment powers to set targets in particular employment sectors. The DA has described…
A commuter carries a bag of groceries while walking in the rain, September 22, 2023. 1 minute The South African Weather Service has issued an alert for strong and damaging winds in parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. This, as a cold front sweeps across parts of South Africa from today. The Western Cape, Eastern Cape,…
