Young pupils in uniforms on the first day of school 4 minutes While parents continue to face the hassle of trying to get their children admitted in nearby schools, they now also have to deal with alleged officials asking them to pay bribes to secure space for their children. Meanwhile, other parents are growing impatient…
Police blue lights. 1 minute The DA in Johannesburg has welcomed the high court ruling that the City’s VIP protection policy is unconstitutional and invalid. Yesterday, the high court in Johannesburg ruled that the VIP protection policy, which provided excessive security to municipal officials without proper threat assessments, violated the law. The policy allocated 10…
Cattle in an enclosure. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Agriculture MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has encouraged farmers to bring their cattle, goats and pigs to be dipped against foot and mouth disease. The MEC visited Johnstone Village outside Newcastle to check on progress being made in dipping cloven hoof animals in the Amajuba District after the disease was…
Mine retrieval operations at Stilfontein 2 minutes The families of some of the illegal miners are pleading with the government to retrieve their loved ones from shaft 11 in Stilfontein in North West. They made the plea during a media briefing organised by civic and labour organisations. Some families say their loved ones are in…
1 minute Women activists say society needs to come up with proactive and preventative measures to curb the scourge of gender-based violence. This was part of a dialogue at the International Women’s Day commemoration hosted by the Eastern Cape government in Bhisho yesterday. One of the delegates at the dialogue, Wendy Kiviet, has called on…
Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni will be join by senior management of SAPS and other law enforcement agencies as he leads the weekday Operation Shanela in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg District. 1 minute Gauteng Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, has expressed concern over police officers assisting criminals in carrying out crimes. This follows…
Former Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. 2 minutes Some of the people allegedly scammed by former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda say all they want is their money back. This comes after the fraud case against the embattled former mayor was provisionally withdrawn by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) last week. One victim, who invested over R21,000…
NWest Premier Lazarus Mokgosi recently announced plans to create the agency, which will focus on infrastructure development and improving the province’s road network. 2 minutes Some opposition parties in the North West have pledged to monitor the establishment of the proposed provincial Roads Agency to ensure it does not become a source of financial misuse…
Former US Ambassador to South Africa, Ebrahim Rasool. 1 minute The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says it hasn’t received a formal communique from the United States of America regarding the deployment of a new US ambassador to South Africa. US President Donald Trump has nominated Brent Bozell III to be Washington’s ambassador…
FORMER Zanu PF Chegutu West lawmaker Dexter Nduna FORMER Zanu PF Chegutu West lawmaker Dexter Nduna was yesterday further remanded in custody on charges of illegally collecting vehicle parking fees from motorists. Nduna, the chairperson of the ruling party’s resource and mobilisation committee, was remanded to October 29. He appeared at Chegutu Magistrates Court represented…
