Miners seen in as shaft Former mineworkers around Ekurhuleni can now go to the Far East Rand Hospital to register for their social security benefits. The Gauteng Health Department is currently embarking on a drive to have former mineworkers register for compensation due to mining related illnesses such as Tuberculosis and Silicosis. Four other registration…
VIP protection vehicle blue lights. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says their Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) application into the disciplinary case involving Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP protection unit exposes a breakdown in accountability in the police service and a cover up. The eight officers were filmed assaulting passengers and the driver of…
Kaizer Chiefs vs Asante Kotoko Kaizer Chiefs has lost the annual Toyota Cup, for the second season in a row. After Penalties’| #KC 0 (2) : 0 (3) #AK Full time score: Kaizer Chiefs 0 (2) : 0 (3) Asante Kotoko SC Toyota Man of the Match: Nkosingiphile Ngcobo#ToyotaCup #Amakhosi4Life #KCToyota pic.twitter.com/PNROF4BHnF — Kaizer Chiefs…
NSRI search and rescue respond to a distress call. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says it attended to four successful rescue operations over the weekend. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the rescue missions included a fishing craft, a sailing yacht and a kite boarder. Lambinon says the NSRI crew was activated offshore in Strand…
EPWP workers on site Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) says the decision to suspend the funding of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) for the Matjhabeng Local Municipality in the Free State must be reconsidered. This comes after the Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson halted the funding…
Twelve learners have sustained serious injuries after a minibus they were travelling in overturned in Montgomery Park, north of Johannesburg, on Monday. All the injured have been taken to various hospitals. Johannesburg Metro Police (JMPD) spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the minibus, operating as a scholar transport vehicle, crashed on Westpark Drive. “A white minibus Toyota…
Trucks on the road. Deputy Minister of Transport Mkhuleko Hlengwa has called on the country’s youth to seize opportunities in the logistics and transport sector. Hlengwa was speaking at the inaugural Cross-Border Road Transport Agency Micro Small and Medium (MSME) Conference in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. The meeting aims to empower cross-border freight operators…
Mine operation ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says in order for Africa to prosper, it should be exporting finished products the world needs, instead of raw materials. The President of the @MYANC ahead of the Liberation Movements Summit. @CyrilRamaphosa #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/qLxZP8H3HU — Sophie Mokoena (@Sophie_Mokoena) July 27, 2025 The continent is rich in mineral resources, including…
Johannesburg Metro Police have advised motorists to exercise caution after a bus collided with six other vehicles on the M1 highway near Booysens this morning. Several passengers in the bus were injured. No fatalities have been reported. The affected stretch of the road has been closed and motorists have been asked to use alternative routes….
Protecting existing jobs in the auto manufacturing industry is critical in light of looming US tariffs and the introduction of stricter vehicle emissions regulations in leading export destinations such as the European Union. In his letter to the nation on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasises the need for South Africa to diversify its export base,…
