A health agent prepares an anti-malaria injection. Four municipalities in Mpumalanga have registered large number of malaria cases. The Department of Health says cases have been reported in the City of Mbombela, Nkomzai, Bushbukridge and Thaba Chweu municipalities. Over 619 people have been infected and at least five people have died between April and November…
Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi speaking at a SAPS Awards ceremony. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will be the first witness to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry when hearings begin in Pretoria on the 17th of September. The Commission, appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, confirmed at a briefing on Monday that consultations with Mkhwanazi…
The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya. 1 minute Hawks Head Godfrey Lebeya has reaffirmed the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigations’ commitment to combating the scourge of money laundering and terror financing in alignment with the Financial Action Task Force standards. This after the arrest of a 35-year-old…
Floods in the Eastern Cape. 2 minutes Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube says her department has put in place plans to support learners and repair damaged infrastructure in the Eastern Cape. This is after severe floods affected the schooling of more than 6 000 learners. More than 70 schools were damaged. The death toll stands at…
Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams in action. Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams struck a fluent 137 from 164 balls on day two of the first test against South Africa in Bulawayo on Sunday, but the visitors were in command with a 216-run lead and nine second-innings wickets remaining. A South African side missing several regulars will resume on 49…
ANC SG Fikile Mbalula at an event African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula has summoned the Free State party leadership to Luthuli House in Johannesburg. This comes after it announced the redeployment of some mayors, chief whips and speakers of seven municipalities. The affected municipalities include Mafube, Moqhaka, Letsemeng, Nketoana, Nala, Masilonyana and Lejweleputswa….
2 minutes Muslims across the country will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday. The new moon was sighted in South Africa last night. The announcement was made to hundreds of worshippers who gathered in Cape Town. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated after the month-long fast of Ramadan, when Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk. The…
Nkosana Makate, ‘Please Call Me’ originator, speaking to SABC News. Please call me inventor Nkosana Makate will not be receiving his full payout from Vodacom until the dispute with his previous legal funder is resolved. Makate’s former legal funder Black Rock Mining Limited recently filed papers in the Johannesburg High Court contesting a claim for…
[File image] Vehicle submerged due to flooding in Centurion 1 minute A couple of streets including Rabie, End and the John Voster drive intersection in Centurion, Pretoria are closed following heavy rains. The City of Tshwane says a visual inspection conducted by its engineers has revealed no damage to the End Street bridge. However, a…
SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter. 2 minutes SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has told Parliament that an estimated R800 billion in tax remains uncollected. SARS, together with the National Treasury, was responding to submissions received by the Standing Committee on Finance as well as the Select Committee on Finance during public hearings on this year’s budget. The…
