Image supplied The Index evaluates four dimensions of food security, namely availability, access, utilisation and overall stability, from 2012 to 2023, and creates a baseline to measure food security in South Africa yearly using publicly available and annually updated data. While South Africa peaked at 64.9 on the Index in 2019, this number dropped to…
The Lusikisiki crime scene cordoned off. The trial of six men accused of killing eight people in Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki will continue in the Mthatha High Court, Eastern Cape today. The incident happened in September last year. A forensic investigator testified on Friday that forty rifle cartridges, dozens of bullet fragments and DNA samples…
Minister for Public Works Dean MacPherson at the scene of the Verulam temple collapse as rescue efforts continue The Western Cape government has sent a team of rescuers including two rescue dogs to the collapsed temple in Verulam, north of Durban. Four bodies have been recovered. WATCH | The death toll from the temple collapse…
A roadblock to check vehicles and drivers 2 minutes More than 500 motorists have been arrested for various traffic offences across the country, including drunk driving and speeding, during the Easter road safety campaign. This follows a sharp increase in traffic volumes over the Easter holidays, with many holidaymakers traveling to different destinations around the…
Minister George Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George has signed a notice to publish the second draft regulations for the environmental management of Offshore Ship to Ship Transfers, for public comment. This follows the department’s legal success in the African Penguin settlement and its ongoing commitment to marine biodiversity. The regulations introduce a risk-based…
The West Ridge High School, one of the two schools involved in learner-on-learner violence. The Gauteng Education Department has confirmed the suspension of about 19 learners from West Ridge high school and three from Hoërskool Roodepoort, over a violent school feud earlier this week. Three learners were hospitalised as a result. The Department’s spokesperson, Steve…
Person holding South African money 1 minute North-West Finance MEC Kenetswe Mosenogi has re-tabled the provincial budget after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana re-tabled the country’s budget last week. Mosenogi says the province’s Agricultural Support Programme has received a slight increase. ”The Conditional Grants allocation amounts to R9.618 billion in 2025/26 financial year and R9.182 billion…
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has described comments on Iran by Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) General Rudzani Maphwanya as reckless grandstanding, which comes as relations with the US remain fraught. In a statement, the DA says the comments made by…
Solar panels 2 minutes The Independent Power Producers (IPP) Office says the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape are the only three provinces that have a combination of wind and solar energy to produce power. It says the three provinces have more collective wind energy than the rest of the country. The IPP Office gave Parliament’s…
The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. The bail application of a police officer sergeant accused of killing nine people for insurance claims, together with her two co-accused, has been postponed to the 23rd and 24th of July at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. Sergeant Rachel Kutumela, her sister Anna Shokane and daughter, Flora Shokane,…
