uMkhonto we Sizwe Party has tabled a motion of no-confidence against Premier against Thami Ntuli. Political analyst, Thobani Zikalala, says the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party is within its rights to try and test the stability of the Government of Provincial Unity in KwaZulu-Natal. Zikalala’s comments come ahead of the vote of no confidence motion that…
A power meter City Power says it has resumed its meter auditing programme to identify approximately 140 000 offline meters within the city. The Johannesburg power utility says this initiative will also help correct billing inaccuracies and fix faulty meters to ensure that customers are able to purchase electricity. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says…
[FILE IMAGE]: A newborn’s feet. Limpopo’s Health department has expressed concern on the number of teenage mothers. Of the 80 women who have given birth to Christmas babies, 13 are teenagers. The province has welcomed 53 boys and 35 girls on Christmas. Department Spokesperson Percy Moagi says the MEC has described teenage pregnancy as a…
Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa handed over gas stoves to 5 schools, in Mpumalanga The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has encouraged households to consider using gas stoves and heaters. Minister Kgosientsho officially handed over gas stoves to five schools and a gas refilling kiosk in KwaZamokuhle Township in…
An Eskom pre-paid meter. Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the revision of electricity prices in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday night. The steep electricity price increases approved by energy regulator Nersa threaten to push families further into poverty. Ramokgopa says his ministry is focusing on how to…
JMPD officer checking a motorist driving license. 1 minute Johannesburg municipal council Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu says more needs to be done to protect the lives of law enforcement officers. This follows the murder of a Joburg Metro Police (JMPD) Officer Matome Mokoena, who was shot and killed on Wednesday, whilst responding to a robbery in…
Compliance drive in Mangaung Metro 1 minute Mangaung Metro officials in the Free State say they will continue with the environmental health and safety operation at spaza shops throughout the festive season, to ensure consumers remain safe. An environmental health and safety operation around the Bloemfontein CBD in the Mangaung Metro has revealed that there…
[File photo] A farmer holds a dagga plant. 1 minute Three foreign nationals have been arrested in Atlantis on the West Coast for cultivating dagga on a farm and for the illegal possession of a shotgun and ammunition. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says the suspects had a substantial amount of dried out dagga concealed…
A supporter of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) walks on a farm in Free State province 2 minutes The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office in Geneva has described South Africa’s Land Expropriation Act, signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa, as a critical step in addressing the country’s racially imbalanced land ownership. The statement…
3 minutes As the South African Communist Party (SACP) prepares to contest the 2026 Local Government Elections for the first time, political analyst Dr Levy Ndou warns the party will need to intensify its efforts to gain voter support. The assessment follows Friday’s bilateral meeting between the SACP and the Congress of Traditional Leaders of…
